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Merlin’s Return
Frank Coffman Merlin’s Return ………….English Megasonnet, an invented form Did the Lady of the Lake bind him in an oak? So goes one version of the many-forkéd tale. Or in a glowing mist that crystal tower seemed To Myrddin, trapped … Continue reading
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Moonchild
Patricia Hope Moonchild Last night I waded in the waters of the moon, thrust my feet in the cool liquid that’s nothing like the waters on Earth. It’s part moondust and part something else: a silvery, silicon, slippery substance that … Continue reading
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Noctiluca scintillans
L. Acadia Noctiluca scintillans (蓝眼泪) Charting sine waves of ………………………………sun angles ………….tide cycles …………………….UV indexes ……screaming beachgoers we calculate 美人沙灘 Beauty Beach’s perfect snorkel hour dodging reef-flat turtle-traffic ……there are fines for touching navigate canyons so vibrant with reef fish we cannot … Continue reading
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Star’s End
Star’s End by A. Reid Johnson Catherine swept her hands across the control board. Green lights shone across the Omuma’s bridge displays. “Wormhole criticality at 92%; ready for deinsertion.” Next to her in the captain’s chair, Tark engaged the … Continue reading
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Stray
Stray by Michael Compton One had a Schnauzer. One had a Jack Russell. One had a Malinois, but it looked like a German Shepherd to me. One had a cockapoo, which sounds kind of like a cockaTOO, except it’s a … Continue reading
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“Science Fiction and Fantasy” by Bonnie Brunish
Science fiction and fantasy are very different genres, but at Abyss & Apex, we welcome both. And we have good reason. Many fantasy stories are set in a world of the past. Empires, kingdoms, and principalities are the norm. Wars … Continue reading
Human Connections
Human Connections by Kaitlin McCloughan The Game was designed for us. For four bodies, not four people. It’s a thing of beauty when done right—the ball flying from one hand to another and another and then swish, swish, swish into … Continue reading
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Grandfather
Grandfather by Jack Powers He could be my body double. My twin. There’s a word for it but I can’t remember. He had a scar under one eye, fewer freckles on his hands and a ridiculous mustache, but otherwise … Continue reading
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All for the Egg of a Dragon
All for the Egg of a Dragon by James Robert Steinhaus The copper-headed baton came down. The sound of cracking ribs echoed through the room. He screamed. “Caster, tell me now where that egg is, or I’ll have Brother Bo … Continue reading
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A Breath of Hope
A Breath of Hope by Tyler Bourassa “Magic is dead,” the old man moaned, cradling two halves of a broken staff to his chest. A spattering of purple droplets encircled him, glittering faintly in the dim light of his study, … Continue reading
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