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On these pages you'll meet a Babe in Black (a Goth woman); a new species of primate in an interstellar garbage dump--on Earth; a Welsh sin-eater; a world at the bottom of the ocean in another Universe; and a bridge with its name misspelled...maybe. All these places and much more await you between these covers. Be prepared to laugh, cry, smile, and tremble. Be prepared to stay awhile.

The master of combining flash stories with haiku is back, and this time he has a collection loaded with foibles, anecdotes, scifaiku, dreams, fantasies, and huh? what? If you've read an issue of Scifaikuest, you know his work. And if you don't know his work-you should get acquainted. Here are a couple pieces: archaeological explorationpainted on a cave wallmushroom clouds and quantum vacationthe numbers on our hotel roomkeep changing There are lots more inside . . .

BRIEFING: Nyx is a cold-blooded operative for Blacklight, a section of Amphictyony Security that does not officially exist. Deven, her boss, has dispatched her to the tropical world of Malache, there to kill a courier who is about to transfer classified information. Given minimal information in her briefing, she kills the wrong person. Ordered back to make amends, she finds herself in the middle of an intercorporate conflict where both sides want her dead. An old nemesis, the only person ever to have defeated her, is present on Malache as well. Her only allies are the lemuroid, pacifist, sexually-tilted Malasy, and an anthropologist of questionable loyalties. To win this one, Nyx has to recover her lost femininity, and make the coldest sacrifice of all.

parABnormal Magazine features stories that focus on the paranormal, including ghosts, spectres, witchcraft, the afterlife, and the occasional bit of dark magic. The main article in this issue is Trilogy of Terror: The Horror of Female Archetypes Explained and Reversed by Denise Noe.Read this magazine with all the lights on... StoriesThe Consolation for Piano by J. L. RoyceFlesh on the Mountains by Matthew McKiernanWho Controls the Sea by LH MichaelProof of Concept by Chris A. BoltonThe Committee by Emie BainesOngweias and the Stone Coats by Ken LelandLast Confession of a Luftwaffe Ace by Douglas KolackiPoemsKitsune by Chris DickinsonDid You Say Something by Tom GuldinDebris by Sarah CannavoHaunting by Mark A. FisherArticlesThe Lazzaretto and the Ghost Child by Viviana de CeccoTrilogy of Terror: The Horror of Female Archetypes Explained and Reversed by Denise Noe

There is tremendous power in words, and few writers can draw upon that power better than Lee Clark Zumpe. In "Feed Me Wicked Things" he summons topics ranging from the poignant horror of Srebrenica in the 1990s to the lynching trees of the 1890s, from the futility of assassination to the thoughts of a lonely passing. Evocative and provocative, Zumpe once read cannot be forgotten. The nights stretch like a mortician's arms,measuring tape eager to size me, but I will resist his effortsat compulsory relocation;God willing, the reaper will have to wait.

Atmospheric poetry at its finest is found in Wearing Winter Gray. Lee Clark Zumpe sets his moods and draws forth evocative images and memories, and not a little emotion. Now and then a ray of light shines through his words, so that having created a somber mood, he punctuates it with a bit of joy. Thus it is that Wearing Winter Gray reminds us that Shiny Summer Colors are just around the corner.

Spaceports & Spidersilk features science fiction and fantasy for ages 9 to 99. It presents adventures on other planets and in imaginary worlds. Inside these pages you'll find visitors from other worlds, dragons, magic, and strange friends.FeaturesPoetry Review: Lauren McBride's Aliens, Magic, and Monsters StoriesLuke and Odett by James FitzsimmonsSlip-Stitch by Megan ArchibequeCrashing the Party by Grant SwensonA Little Lavender Magic by Megan MahoneyUninvited Guests by Alcuin FrommScriptolographic Wizards by Alan J Wahnefried PoetryAmaruq's Island by Lisa LaheyDawn, on Dorva by Lisa TimpfAwkward Meet and Greet by Lauren McBrideIf by Brian RosenbergerT-Rex by L. W. LewisForward Control Thrusters by Katarzyna Lisi¿ska IllustrationsWinged Dragon by Vonnie Winslow CristToad by Vonnie Winslow Crist

You look at a grandfather's clock-and the clock looks back at you! There's a mist inside it.You find the words "GET OUT" on the back wall of the closet. In fresh red paint! Still dripping!A voice from the hay loft screams, "Get out!"It's the Green Lady of Weeping Willows. What does she want? Well, open the book...

Scifaikuest is a quarterly digest of minimalist poetry, including haiku, scifaiku, tanka, fibonacci, haibun, drabbun, sijo, cinquain, and other forms.FeaturedPoet: Francis W. Alexander TheWendy Van Camp PageTheJenelle Clausen PageTheJames O'Melia Page...andmuch more!! Articleby Robert E. Porter

After falling ill from a fever, Susan's parents put her in their car to go to the doctor. Along the way, a blowout causes the car to crash, killing the parents, who are unaware that their daughter had already died back at the house. Every morning after the accident, Susan awakens in her upstairs bedroom to await the return of her parents. Time passes, and the house gains a spooky reputation that makes it almost impossible to sell. Prospective clients have been unable to cope with the mysterious goings-on . . . until now.

A paranoid truck driver fears aliens but learns that there are even worse things than being abducted; a wealthy bratty girl meets her match when she discovers a genie-like creature in a trunk; two hunters become the prey; a disturbed and sadistic teen learns he isn't the only monster in his community; a security guard has been pursued by the grim reaper since babyhood yet, when it finally catches up to her, she is surprised by its ultimate intentions. These and more encounter strange evils and nightmares. Read this one with all the lights on. Meagan J. Meehan is a published author of novels, short stories, children's books, poems and cartoons. She is a produced playwright and screenwriter who has had the honor of seeing her work grace both the stage and screen. She is also a stop-motion animator, curator, an award-winning abstract artist and the founder of the "Conscious Perceptionalism" art movement. She is an animal advocate and a fledgling toy and game designer.

Illumen is a quarterly digest of science fiction and fantasy poetry, including minimalist forms such as haiku, haibun, empat perkataan, cinquains, and other forms, as well as more traditional formats for poetry. Featured Poet: Alexis ChildPlus: n a spencer, Iuliia Vereta, John Philip Johnson and many more!

In the not-to-distant future, a young reporter reluctantly agrees to interview a senile old man in the heart of the Florida Everglades. In the humid, swampy environment, the reporter is sure that there can be no story of substance here, but the old man reveals that, in the past, his love was so strong and so passionate for a woman that he stopped at nothing to get her back when the forces of war tore them apart. He became a hero and a coward, a lover and a fighter . . . a saint and a devil. In his quest to rescue the woman he loved, he became something that she could no longer love. Into the middle of this personal ordeal tumbles Cutter, a man from another world, sent to Earth to establish a breeding mission for his endangered race. He falls in love with an Earth woman, and must defend not only her, but also the future of his own people. The object of his alien affections, an innocent young woman named Angel, finds herself suddenly thrust into a world of aliens and intrigue, and of a love that has far more dangerous consequences than she could possibly have imagined.

Shelter of Daylight features positive and uplifting science fiction and fantasy. In this issue you'll find a woman swallowed up by a forest; a reunion after death; the disadvantages of team spirit; a mad and costly escape from a prison colony; a dragonslayer with second thoughts; and much more.FeaturesMovie Review: Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves by Lee Clark Zumpe NovelettesStar Crossed by Lisa TimpfBorne to Freedom on Iron Wings by Frank Sawielijew Short StoriesOld Growth by Douglas GwilymThe Grandeur and the Terror of Realms Beyond by Lee Clark ZumpeMiles to Go Before I Sleep by Victoria Audley & Joanna M. Lawrie Flash FictionIs There a Sign I Should Know by Tyree CampbellStuck on Akina by Lee Clark ZumpeThe Dragon's Lair by Randall Andrews PoetryMonthly Message Home by Lauren McBride IllustrationsForest Creature by Sandy DeLuca

The Fifth Di... presents science fiction, fantasy, and horror for your reading enjoyment. Come meet the difficulties and the characters who deal with them in The Fifth Di...The Fifth Di...December 2023 FeaturesBecoming Jade Reviewed by Lisa TimpfEverything Everywhere All at Once Reviewed by Lee Clark ZumpeWho's Who NoveletteThe Healer's Apprentice by Jason Lairamore Short StoriesFall of the Dark God by Mike AdamsonThe Dark by Randall AndrewsShe Makes Narcissus Bloom by Lisa VoorheesRattling Bones on the Black River by Ethan Robles Flash FictionThe Happy Harper Home by Glen R. StriplingWoman in the Moon by Terrie Leigh Relf PoetryAlien Rose by Guy BellerantiTanka by Tyree CampbellIt Wasn't Silly Putty by Terrie Leigh RelfLife by Angela Acosta IllustrationsNuclear Insect by Denny MarshallBeautiful Death by Sandy DeLuca

The Hungur Chronicles focuses on vampires in or from outer space as well as those encountered on Earth. Published twice a year, on Walpurgisnacht and Samhain, it features stories, articles, illustrations, and poetry by new voices as well as familiar ones. The Derelict by Gary DavisSurvival and Sorcery by David Lee SummersQuantum Poetry by James BullardMovie Review: Nanny by Lee Clark Zumpe And more!

Answering a distress call, March and Myrrha find a young woman who has deliberately been marooned on an uninhabited world. She claims to be Hoya Palologa, heir to the Palologa throne on Wanderby. But there is already a Hoya who has been invested as the heir apparent to that throne. Myrrha believes the claim of the Hoya she and March have encountered. Thus begins a journey to establish the succession, a journey made far more perilous because Hoya not only claims the throne, but is also a sinister personage with several crimes on her resume. March and Myrrha find themselves embroiled in internal politics on Wanderby, where the slightest wrong move can get them killed. The rulers on that world are oblivious to the subtle machinations of their underlings, one of whom has created a lookalike but false Hoya. Which one is which? And will death take the real one before March and Myrrha can stop it?

Wholehearted Half-Truths? Here's one:"I just couldn't make these characters work the way I wanted them to. Right now I keep all my rough drafts inside this bottom drawer. Once in a while I hear some noise down there. They're frustrated, half-finished, want some kind of resolution, but I'm tired. They will have to wait a few more centuries." There's lots more off-beat prose inside...

Welcome to a collection of 100-word tales of how many different items pass or do not pass through Duty-Free Space Stations. Our writers' imaginations worked overtime on this one. Find out how to sneak in-or out-of the customs offices. You'll find humor and serious points in these stories. So take a load off and escape this world for a little while.

Scifaikuest is Hiraeth Publishing's quarterly digest of minimalist poetry, including scifaiku, haiki, haiga, haibun, tanka. empat perkataan, cinquain, fibonacci, senryu, and several others. This issue features:Featured Poet: Joshua St. Claire The Lorelyn de la Cruz Arevalo PageThe Dylan Mabe PageThe Deborah Karl-Brandt Page...and much more!! Articles: Through by Robert E. Porter

Spaceports & Spidersilk features science fiction and fantasy for ages 9 to 99. It presents adventures on other planets and in imaginary worlds. Inside these pages you'll find visitors from other worlds, dragons, magic, and strange friends.StoriesOf Mothers and Monsters by Grace Joy HowarthGoodbye, Nathan, Goodbye by Terena Elizabeth BellThe Hailstone Prince by Pamela LoveTaking My Eyes to the Shop by Grant SwensonThe Golden Necklace by Brad JensenSlamming on the Brakes by Michael Barbato-DunnMidnight at Moonville by Diane Callahan PoetryOn MoonBase Lane by Lauren McBrideTrogdabogian Dyson Spheres by Corey Elizabeth JacksonAlien Gardener by Guy BellerantiOops! by Lisa TimpfFrumious Bandersnatch by Douglas M. JonesThe Guardian by Goran Lowie IllustrationsGarden Bird by Vonnie Winslow CristCastle With Crows by Vonnie Winslow Crist

In this thrilling and mysterious collection you'll meet several magical and ephemeral denizens. Ephemeral creatures such as dragons; aliens in the landscape; spirits, ghosts, and haunters; the strange, macabre, and delightfully weird. You'll find stories that will stay with you long after you've closed the book.

You may not realize it, but they're out there: impossible shadows, omniscient horrors, and unseen, unknowable entities scattered across the great gulfs of nothingness at the edges of the universe. In this collection, author Lee Clark Zumpe draws back the curtain from the invisible realm, divulging its arcane secrets and ghastly revelations. Come walk paths meandering over shunned worlds adrift in darkness, and through seemingly mundane, liminal spaces that might be overrun with ancient shadows at any moment. Stories inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.

Illumen is a quarterly digest of science fiction and fantasy poetry, including minimalist forms such as haiku, haibun, empat perkataan, cinquains, and other forms, as well as more traditional formats for poetry. Featured Poet: Yuliia VeretaPlus: Deborah Sheldon, Christopher Hivner, Gary Every, and many more!

Illumen is a quarterly digest of science fiction and fantasy poetry, including minimalist forms such as haiku, haibun, empat perkataan, cinquains, and other forms, as well as more traditional formats for poetry. Featured Poet: Maureen BowdenPlus: Lisa Timpf, Randall Andrews, Dawn McCormack, Sandy DeLuca, and many more!

Fun to read. Fun to write. Aliens, Magic, and Monsters features poems set in the unlimited and imaginative realm of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. The poems were chosen to showcase over twenty poetic forms from acrostiku to zip, from strict rhyme to free verse, and much more in between. There are guidelines included on how to write each type of poem. Try a sci(na)ku. At only six words, it's sure to interest even the youngest readers.

Crimes of some form will be with us as long as there are laws to break. Technology helps solve those crimes. But those solutions will always be found by the ones who get down and dirty-the detectives. Come see what the future holds for the dark side of law & order.Short StoriesHunters in the Maze by Mike AdamsonAcquisitiveness Can Kill by DJ TyrerSuttee by Tyree CampbellStolen Words by Iseult MurphyPhil, Sleuthing on His Own by Debby Feo ArticlesA Monetary Free Society by Peter MacQuarrie

parABnormal Magazine features stories that focus on the paranormal, including ghosts, spectres, witchcraft, the afterlife, and the occasional bit of dark magic. The main article in this issue is Severed Heads and Omens of Death: The Horror Origins of Halloween by Gary DavisStoriesBone Deep by Shannon TaftHello, It's Patrick by Joseph Charles WalterOn a Quiet Street, In a Friendly Neighborhood by Jean JentiletProtective Shadow by DJ TyrerThe Ghost on Coffin Street by Roxanne DentThe Inner Eye Opening by Daniel R. RobichaudPoemsFrom the Rim of the Quarry by John GreyMe and My Ghost by Fariel ShafeeWinter Traveller by Sarah CannavoHot Dog and Ectoplasm by Alicia HiltonAlone by Alexis ChildHouse by Lynn WhiteArticlesSevered Heads and Omens of Death: The Horror Origins of Halloween by Gary DavisPsychedelics and the Paranormal by R. D. Hayes

Five hundred years into the future, Pevely Keiser is the capo of the criminal organization called Temmen. Temmen runs itself, for the most part, with only a few nudges from Pevely to keep people in line. Lately she has two things on her mind. She wants to do something good and useful with the funds that accrue to the gang. And she has a companion or two to help her...and to share her bed, for she well knows it's lonely at the top. An alien named Dorcas, who can project illusions designed to create joy or terror, has come to Pevely because a small group of her people have disappeared. Assisting Dorcas, Pevely finds herself up against the major corporate power in human trafficking--a power that dwarfs what her gang, Temmen, can muster. To salvage this one, she has to deal with a possible betrayal by someone she trusted completely, and rescue a family in distress, as well as see to a few strays she tends to accumulate during her activities. Along the way, she has to figure out why someone would abduct aliens who create illusions. As dangers gather like storm clouds, she is forced to rely on the one person she cannot trust: Dorcas the Illusian.

Although Aryk was born an Islander, he washes ashore at a young age in the Flatland Kingdom, the only survivor of a shipwreck. King Konr raises Aryk as his own son. Years later, after a severe summer and serious drought, Islanders are detected making unannounced landings in Flatlander territory. King Konr has no knowledge of the Islander military strength and can only assume the worst by such behavior. In an effort to discourage war, he secures the betrothal of the daughter of the Highland king and an alliance he believes will be strong enough that the Islanders would not dare attack.Aryk is given the duty of leading a party to the Highland Kingdom to escort Konr's betrothed to the Flatland Kingdom, using a map provided by Konr's couriers. As the journey becomes increasingly difficult, this map becomes more and more suspect and the couriers who provided it are assumed to be Islander spies attempting to stop the wedding and alliance.