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As Foretold
“As Foretold” by T.L. Beeding They were back. Just beyond the tree line, twinkling like stars in the heavens, the lights were back. There were thousands of them, lazily weaving and bobbing between leafless branches that twisted up toward the … Continue reading
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Become the Part
“Become the Part” by Jeff Ronan “And was this before or after your interview with the agency?” Risa’s pen was poised above her notepad, her chunky black frames perched on the end of her nose. She had cut her auburn … Continue reading
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The Critique Boutique
“The Critique Boutique” by Robert J. Hansen What a surreal nightmare. A room: bland, featureless, gray. A table, two chairs, and an interlocutor so average-seeming I’m surprised I remember him. Well-dressed but not designer, charcoal topcoat and pale gray suit, … Continue reading
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The Right Words
“The Right Words” by Akis Linardos By the time he was thirteen, Tiernan could make a dice land on the same side ten times in a row. Now at fifteen, he can do it for up to a hundred throws, … Continue reading
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There Goes the Neighbourhood
There Goes the Neighbourhood by Tim Major Check the trays of seedlings. Check the heat of the forge. Check the defences. Shanté performed this routine every day. Every hour, perhaps. The seedlings were perpetually on the cusp of pushing through … Continue reading
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A&A Reviews Postcards from a City of Monsters
Postcards From a City of Monsters (Improbable Press) by Sherri Cook Woosley We rarely review children’s books, but this is a wonderful fantasy that serves a purpose. Toby’s mom and step-mom move halfway around the world with him, to the … Continue reading
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A&A Reviews Dueling Six Demons
Dueling Six Demons (Discus Books) by Jim Geraghty The Dangerous Clique novels have a paranormal edge to them and if you like spy thrillers you’ll love these books. The “Dangerous Clique” is a group of CIA misfits that go into … Continue reading
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A&A reviews Dragons Cats and Formidable Femmes
Dragons, Cats, and Formidable Femmes (Ginger Blue Publishing) by Jean Marie Ward Dragons, Cats, and Formidable Femmes is Jean Marie’s new collection of short stories across the years. I should mention that there’s a lovely introduction by Jody Lynn Nye. … Continue reading
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On Mars
Kathleen S. Burgess On Mars Alien, and lonely in this cold, distant world, I’m blue while the crimson sun of desire slumps over a Midwest harvest of sere spines and ears of corn, skeletal soybeans leaving behind dry stubs, … Continue reading
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My Bone Whisperer
Robert Frazier My Bone Whisperer As we circumnavigate Como Bluff A glow reddens the seer’s face Her vision folds into the anticline Layers of these formations Ripe with vertebrate remains She reads their hidden mysteries Haunts their fossil trails … Continue reading
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