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Hunger
Marcus Whalbring Hunger There’s a werewolf in our town again. Its first victim, an insurance salesman found, what was left of him, the next morning in a shopping cart in the parking lot at Wal-Mart. The newspaper … Continue reading
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A&A Reviews: The Insane God
The Insane God (Water Dragon Publishing) by Jay Hartlove Sarah’s been institutionalized for years with schizophrenia. A healing meteorite crystal necklace not only cured her–immediately–but intrigued her psych grad student brother Nate to the point where he tracked its origins, … Continue reading
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A&A Reviews Frankenstein: Monsters of the Abyss
Frankenstein: Monsters of the Abyss (Padwolf Publishing) by John L. French and Patrick Thomas It’s best to think of this as a “secret history” of Frankenstein and his monster. It’s done in the style of Mary Shelley’s original work but … Continue reading
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Rick’s Legacy
“Rick’s Legacy” L. B. Spillers The desert sun baked Esteban’s skin as dry air wicked the moisture out of it. He rolled the throttle on his tiny dirt bike for more cooling wind. Rather than tearing up the fragile plant … Continue reading
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A&A Reviews: Blunt Force Magic
Blunt Force Magic by Lawrence Davis (WildBlue Press) It took me a short while to get past the way the author interrupted action scenes with reflections, but those were in the past tense and well done—so I quickly fell into … Continue reading
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Birther of Stars
“Birther of Stars” by Leslie Vedder The ocean was full of stars. As far as Thea could see in any direction, the thick, ink-blue water around her glowed with hundreds of thousands of bioluminescent exocephalopods—ammonites as red as supernovae, pulsing … Continue reading
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Binary Star System
“Binary Star System” by Phoebe Wood I remember being her: the girl on the other side of the observatory ballroom, starlight combing past her skin. Her hair’s the color of rose quartz, a tousled spray chopped below the jaw. When … Continue reading
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A Bot Named Dog
“A Bot Named Dog” by Wendy Nikel It was lucky we were at home when Dog went on the fritz. Had we been off on one of our museum excursions or wandering around the farmers’ market, I’d have had to … Continue reading
The Happy Students of Jayden M. Martinez Middle School
“The Happy Students of Jayden M. Martinez Middle School” by Jonathon Mast “You all know about depression, right? Self harm, feeling sad, all that? All right, let’s skip ahead then.” The presenter turned to fast-forward through a handful of slides. … Continue reading
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Memory’s Rule
“Memory’s Rule” by Genevieve Sinha Clementine knew about war because Bonne Maman’s stories often began with it: Pendant la guerre. During the war. During the time of bombs, of nights in blackout, in hunger, in fear. The time of roughshod … Continue reading
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