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Issue 31 Volume 03 December 1999

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Editorial

Dan L. Hollifield

The Senior Editor's usual ravings about whatever…


Serialised stories and Long Fiction

Color Conformity
A. J. Thompson
Imagine a world where the color of your skin isn't just a matter of genetics; it's the law!

Strange Awakenings
Experimental Excerpt from "Stranded"

Dan L. Hollifield
Unit AHVC of the Dinochrome Brigade was dead as a doornail…until he received an SOS from the Reever.
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To Play's The Thing
Robert Yosco
Take a short trip down memory lane as very old friends meet again just in time for an awakening to usher in the new millennium.

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Short Stories

A Certain Attraction
Ralph Benedetto, Jr.
Mike and Mae Linn were two very different human beings, but when it came to police work, they had a lot in common.

Brittle Vision
Jennifer Handforth
Fedya found the crystal and everybody wanted it, but only Fedya knew how to use it.

Christmas Angel
D. F. Lewis
The christmas angel wanted everything to be perfect on the best day of the year.

Junkyard Carol
Kate Thornton
Running a recycling park is a lonely job most of the time, but the worst part of the year is Christmas.

Night Bloomer
Sommer Rae Meade
Damon was certain of two things during his duration as a vampire hunter. If he didn't quit smoking, the habit would kill him, and if he didn't exterminate the demonic race of kindred, others would join him in a similar darkened death. What he didn't know was that the prejudice he fueled with his hatred would soon become a revelation as well as a life saver.

Remembering
Wesley Ike
If you could go back and talk with yourself as a boy, what would you tell him? And what might he tell you?

Rosaline
McCamy Taylor
Before Juliet, there was Rosaline.

Seance with the Sun Kings
Lloyd Michael Lohr
An enigmatic message is received from deep space.

The Changing of the Guard
Django Wexler
On the corner of Park Avenue and Fortieth street, an old man stands, every day. He's one of the many slightly crazy people who inhabit the streets of the city…

The Choice of the Goddess
Karen Shepley
A wizard's spell sends a slave girl into the past in a desperate attempt to change history.

Timeline of Mathematics and Computing
The Hansen Family
This is your last warning. The Y2K bug is about to bite.

Trompe le Monde
Chris Wood
Based on a dream by the author, which featured the cover of the Pixies' "Trompe le Monde" album, two brothers in a small town discover that a little old lady living alone in a dark house isn't all she seems to be. Her appearance could "fool the world.”

Mare Crisium
Mark E. Cotterill
EHS inspectors were notoriously thorough and had immense powers, they were feared throughout known space for their diligence. They had powers to suspend trading licences, seize equipment and stock, and even arrest or execute staff. The Environmental Health and Safety inspector was fully entitled to spend as long as she liked looking at every aspect of the Mare Inebrium's operations.

Virtual Pet
Linda Kelly
The absent-minded inventor Camforrt is back at the Mare Inebrium- with a new toy!

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Poetry and Filk Music

Castle of Epiphany
Joseph B. St. John

Mary, Mary, Not So Contrary
Richard Stevenson

Pale Horse
Rob Wynne

Pre-Millennial
Jim Parnell

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Articles and features

Wayward Musings
Kim Holec
Kim warns readers about a new and present danger: the government wants a piece of your e-auction.

Double Wide
Jim Parnell
2000 Years and All I Got Was This Stupid T-Shirt! WARNING: Contains Language.

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