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A Vine Entwines Them
“A Vine Entwines Them” by Geoff Gander Hyrmor pressed the point of his father’s blade against the bound witch’s throat, his face a taut mask of calm. “Dilana, Witch of Lhamar, do you yield your lands to me?” His bloodied … Continue reading
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A Bier of Bloody Roses
“A Bier of Bloody Roses” Kit Harding The roses were in her throat again. She coughed, and they fell from her mouth to splatter against the white marble of the bathroom floor. Jackson Pollock in bloody flower petals; this was … Continue reading
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A&A reviews From Voyages Unreturning
From Voyages Unreturning (Aqueduct Press) by Deborah L. Davitt This poetry chapbook tells the story of an adventurer who leaves earth and travels into the future, on a space voyage, looking for she’s-not-sure-what. Her discovery process and what she finds … Continue reading
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A&A reviews Japanese Robots Love to Dance
Japanese Robots Love to Dance (Double Dragon/Fiction4All) by Margret A. Treiber This is a “fix-up” novel, a series of short stories about the same characters in different situations that tell a larger story. I found it quite entertaining! The main … Continue reading
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A&A reviews Wolf’s Blood by E.L. Johnson
Wolf’s Blood (Azure Spider Publications) by E.L. Johnson This is a fantasy that kept me guessing. Someone came to the abbey asking for help, looking for the Witch Hunter, and for help breaking a curse. And could he find out … Continue reading
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the swan
Joshua Jones Lofflin the swan _______________ Joshua Jones Lofflin’s writing has appeared in Apparition Lit, The Best Microfiction, The Best Small Fictions, The Cincinnati Review, CRAFT, SmokeLong Quarterly, and elsewhere. He lives in Maryland. Find him online at jjlofflin.com Backstory: … Continue reading
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A Cartoon Universe
Todd Sullivan A Cartoon Universe Seong’s classmates cavort on the ceiling, their shrieks of laughter raining down to drench his hair. He creates a flock of sparrow and blue jay origami on the wooden nest of his desk, forced focused … Continue reading
The Folklore of Glass
Suzanne J. Willis The Folklore of Glass There are worlds blown to life by human breath, the breath of little gods. Tiny globes for a single glass bee and its sweet sting; others so vast that cities spring up inside … Continue reading
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Martian Museum
Yuliia Vereta Martian Museum Here’s a stuffed blue whale converted into a fine museum. It’s got all of Mother Earth in it, from beginning to the very end. Dinosaur bones, mounds of snow, the heads of astronauts in alcohol… Stuffed … Continue reading
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Red Destiny
Randall Andrews Red Destiny Red stone beneath my feet, red sand between my toes, red dreams behind my eyes as I sail the barren skies of space. One thousand of my race, one seed upon the breeze, one people called … Continue reading