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The Procedure
“The Procedure” by P.A. Cornell I expect there to be more to a test that will determine the length of your lifespan, but in the end it’s so simple I’m almost disappointed. “What do we do with these?” Sam asks … Continue reading
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264 Days
“264 Days” by C.C. Graystone I’ve been on the run for 264 days because I had a dream. To be fair, it was a gut-wrenchingly gruesome dream. Violence shredded across nerves and neurons even as I gasped awake. I … Continue reading
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The Living Must Pass
“The Living Must Pass” by Tom Howard The first time, the king sent an eagle with a message saying Prince Georj had been taken and asking for the wizard’s help. Kragen, alone on his mountaintop, felt sorry for Prince … Continue reading
A&A Reviews The Infinity Trap
The Infinity Trap by Ian C. Douglas (IFWG Publishing International) Zeke is a 15-year-old boy who fakes being psychic to get into an exclusive school for psychics on Mars. This school is used to train people with the potential to … Continue reading
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Book and Sphere
Sara Backer Book and Sphere I’m climbing vines, leaves hard as metal ladders, tinted gold and lilac, under a linen sky. Between stems and branches, faces pop up, then hide. I’m getting lost in spades and knots—oh! kittens playing—slow down, … Continue reading
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Moths in a Fluttering Heart
“Moths in a Fluttering Heart” by Christine Lucas When Maria returned to her village, she found it burned to the ground. Nothing was left of her kinspeople but blackened corpses littered across the village square. She searched around; the moths … Continue reading
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The one with glowing eyes
Holly Payne-Strange The one with glowing eyes I fell in love with a woman in Marrakech. She was smokeless fire and a feline soul. She hovered above the floor, Offering to grant all my wishes As I watched her slowly … Continue reading
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A&A reviews Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War
Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War (The Wild Rose Press) W. B. J. Williams This novel is possibly one of the best examples of magical realism I’ve ever read. Warning: Adult themes. Johnny Talon is a private … Continue reading
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Circular in Wonderland
Laura Gunnells Miller Circular in Wonderland Alice plunges into smallishness on the scale of garden mushrooms converses with a caterpillar whose smoke rings wriggle like a segmented worm with five hearts— the queen would be proud now, … Continue reading
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The Siren’s Promise
Kai Holmwood The Siren’s Promise “How much are you willing to give? Come— let me hear the words within your words My plea, demand, need is only you Let me know the faults in your lover in the piece of … Continue reading
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