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Smudges in the Holiday Window
“Smudges in the Holiday Window” by C.A. Rowland Harold dipped the soft fabric end of the window cleaner into the bucket of soapy water, just as he’d done when he was alive. He wasn’t sure why he was still doing … Continue reading
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Editorial: Reach
Last year there was some talk about changing one of the qualifications for an SFWA pro market to a publication’s “reach”. That hasn’t happened yet, and unless people are donors in much higher dollar amounts so we can pay pro … Continue reading
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A&A Reviews: Ashes of Regret
Ashes of Regret (MudHouse Publishing) by Searby Gray On a Summer Solstice, imprisoned Mesopotamian gods broke free of their sun god’s prison and literally rained fire on our world, changing it forever. Called “The Misbegotten” because of their petty and … Continue reading
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A&A Reviews: Wicked Crown
Wicked Crown (City Owl Press) by Joya Luna If you like steamy romances as part of your fantasy reading, and enjoy stories involving the court intrigue of non-human and supernatural beings, then you’ll love Wicked Crown. The crown of the … Continue reading
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Black Holes in Therapy
Rose Menyon Heflin Black Holes in Therapy An enraged black hole So unloved by its mother Seeks to consume time Constantly starving Eating disordered black hole Devours the dawn Some distant black hole Very perfectionistic Never satisfied … Continue reading
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The river god dreams of death by water
Ryu Ando The river god dreams of death by water Click above link to read poem! ______________________________________________________________________________ Ryu Ando’s writing has appeared in many speculative literature magazines such as Strange Horizons, Pidgeonholes, Liquid Imagination, Zetetic, and more. He has … Continue reading
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Hunger
Kim Goldberg Hunger All day roaming the Char in search of food, a deep root divined with shank of rebar, this titan beetle wedged between bricks of a roofless school; pencils and other combustibles long removed by stripping blaze. … Continue reading
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The Corn God’s Daughter
Jennifer Crow The Corn God’s Daughter Blessed by rain, crowned with sun the god’s child lifts green arms and grows, hair of pale green silk catching every breath of wind, stalk straight, the scent of growth and rich … Continue reading
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On Halloween, when witches walk
Tristan Beiter On Halloween, when witches walk On Halloween, when witches walk, and ghosts emerge from open graves, the candles wait to flicker out. They guard the doorway for the brave. The cat, assured, goes traipsing there … Continue reading
Locks
Colleen Anderson Locks Aunty never cut my hair perhaps to enjoy the luxury where her own bristly, defiant bush was more akin to untamed weeds Each day these golden fronds reached toward the light freedom of the open fields … Continue reading
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