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Introduction to Poetry, Issue 77
Introduction to Poetry, Issue 77 Please enjoy the slate of innovative poets kicking off 2021—a year, I pray, will be healthy, and productive for all y’all: “After the Singularity, the Programmer Goes for a Walk” by Stephanie Yue Duhem (Austin, … Continue reading
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Ransom and the Christmas Tree
“Ransom and the Christmas Tree” by Robert Runté “You missed the turn,” Lily said. “Nope.” Trixie said from the front seat. “We’re not going to Banff this time.” In the back seat Ransom exchanged looks with Lily. “Um,” Ransom … Continue reading
A&A Reviews DEAD STAR by Simon Kewin
Dead Star: Tri-Star Empire Book 1 by Simon Kewin Selene Ada is rescued, unconscious, from her homeworld. The planet had been condemned to death by the brutal, galaxy-spanning Concordance: their sunlight slowly being blocked by a planetary shroud. Someone breaks through … Continue reading
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A&A reviews HERE, THERE BE MONSTERS
Here, There Be Monsters (Dark Quest) by John L. French I first met the book’s protagonist in a collaborative book done by John L. French and Patrick Murphy – part of the Hell’s Detective series, and I asked for more … Continue reading
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A&A Reviews FORGOTTEN SIDEKICKS
Forgotten Sidekicks (Grimbold Books, Kristell Ink) Edited by Peter Sutton and Steven Poore This themed anthology is a lot of fun, and I think you’ll enjoy it. The first story, “The Bardic Guide to Disobedience” is about a Hero … Continue reading
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After I reach the end of a fairy tale
Margaret Kingsbury After I reach the end of a fairy tale For a moment, I could not remember some magic I’d left behind. Poor fool, I thought, to have let such a thing slip from memory, like the name of … Continue reading
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Excerpt from The Explorers Guild Essential Handbook: Librarian’s Edition
Rebecca Buchanan Excerpt from The Explorers Guild Essential Handbook: Librarian’s Edition [Subsection I: 1-9 “Appropriate Attire and Supplies”] Apprentice librarians should take note and begin gathering all of the required materials now. Junior librarians should have their bags out-fitted … Continue reading
People Dropping Dead in the Mall Parking Lot
Alan Ray Simmons People Dropping Dead in the Mall Parking Lot I pass three dead bodies in the mall parking lot, people dropping dead from extreme heat. Seniors are the first to go. Flies don’t drop like old folks do. Damn … Continue reading
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Villa Abbandonata
Jennifer Crow Villa Abbandonata Everything becomes ‘after’ at this point, when doors hang open on broken hinges and luxuries large and small grow mold, begin to decay. Vermin invade boudoir and great room, gnawing like hunger. The chef’s kitchen deteriorates … Continue reading
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Those who leave
M.C. Childs Those who leave Hexagram Pi, Holding Together Earth embers glimmering, we circle the campfire called Saturn. We kindle each other. Those who leave, let them leave. They are sparks bickering with stars. Godspeed. _______________ M.C. Childs is interim … Continue reading
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