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Aphelion Issue 132 Volume 13 - May 2009

Tue, 05 May 2009 04:26:27 GMT

In memorium
Tom Deitz
1952 - 2009

Serials & Long Fiction

The Dolphin of Europa
By Ken Kraus
During a rescue mission to a remote weather outpost, a rookie nurse becomes trapped in a network of underground caverns inhabited by a half-crazed marine biologist and a creature whose hypnotic song feels too good to be true.

Helldiver (Part 1)
By Dan Edelman
A follow up to "Swords in the Fire". Kai Ferracanes mission is to deliver a very important artifact, and nothing, not sharks, not demons, not even a whole fleet is going to get in his way. Science fiction, fantasy and armed combat on the high seas.

Short Stories

Virtual
By T. Richard Williams
Alexis was to participate in a total-immersion telepresence mission to Sedna. Two men thought they knew why; both were wrong. (*Contains adult situations*)

Franklin's Reach
By Jon Wesick
Art Franklin had always dreamed of going into space. Now it was possible -- just barely, but possible. All it would cost was his future.

Cosmic Chronicles
By Joel Realubit
Jack -- code-name "Cosmic" -- was the most power metahuman on Earth. Sure, he needed a blast-proof underground chamber to cut his own hair and nails without causing mass destruction, but that was a small price to pay. (*Contains adult language and violence. BIG violence.*)

Chaos Angel
By Roderick D. Turner
Matt had two problems. First, he had to win the biggest contract of his career -- a tough job for a relatively small player in a narrow field. Second -- well, maybe first -- he had to connect with the devastatingly attractive woman who had almost totaled his car.

Bart Tell
By Terry Larson
Bart Tell had a lucrative career as host of a popular radio show that focused on all things out-of-this-world. He just wished that he could find reason to be a believer again himself, instead of just playing along...

Metamorphosis
By E. S. Strout
Elinor Matson's body held the key to a cancer treatment that would be worth billions to whatever company could bring it to market first. BioTech Pharmaceuticals was determined to be that company, or see that the treatment was never made available.

The Man Called Silence
By Ed Barol
Miller had been born cursed. Electronics, hell, anything electrical, failed when he was around. It made for a lonely existence when almost everyone depended on gadgets to do business...

Asparagus Screams
By Joseph T. Christopher
Richard thought that the endless chatter of the ghosts that nobody else could hear was the worst thing ever. He was wrong, of course.

Painted Faces
By Mary Kiorden Hayden
In spite of her brother Desmond's warnings, Ledra was determined to learn magic from the wizard Yusif. Surely Yusif could not be as dangerous -- as evil -- as Desmond said.

I Call To You
By Tyler Hardin
Something was killing the homeless men who depended on the shelter, something that used sex as a lure and a weapon. The police and the minister who ran the place thought the deaths were due to natural causes -- or as natural as death could be for addicts and alcoholics and mental patients. Chris knew better, and he tried to prepare his buddies to fight back.

Voices in the Pipes
By Philip Roberts
Hank's marriage was not exactly perfect, but he thought it was -- tolerable -- until the voice that seemed to emanate from the bathroom sink started in, goading him, encouraging his suspicions and resentments.

April 2009 Forum Challenge

Congratulations to Casey Callaghan, winner of the "My Pet Monster" Forum Flash Challenge. Check out Casey's entry "Samuel's Esoteric Pet and Statue Shop" and five more tales of creatures that only a pet owner could love -- after you have read and commented on our other stories, novellas, poetry, and features, of course. (All entries will also be available (shortly, if not immediately) via the Flash Index in the Fun and Games section of the Forum, provided by Nate Kailhofer, Flash Editor and Challenge Master.)

Poetry and Filk Music

A Poem For A Recession
by Jon Stocks

Alien
by J. B. Hogan

Cyborg At A Restaurant
by Richard Tornello

Just Call Me Joe!
by John Erickson

SciFaiku
by William Landis

Temporal Crack
by Richard H. Fay

Features

Thoughts on Writing #9: Control Your Children
By Seanan McGuire
In an ongoing series, Seanan McGuire takes apart the engine of writing to find out how it works, and offers her insights into how to put it back together again.

A Few Words About Dogs
By McCamy Taylor
McCamy Taylor takes a trip to the futuristic world of Miwa Shirow in this month's manga review.

From the Balcony: X-men Origins: Wolverine
Review by Mark Edgemon
Mark Edgemon takes in the first summer blockbuster of the season, and checks in with this review.

Convention Wisdom: Time Travelers Ball 2009
By Dan Hollifield
The hottest thing in the 21st century is...the 19th century. Our senior editor attends the first annual Atlanta steampunk convention, and files this report.

Aphelion Issue 127 Volume 12 - November 2008

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:12:20 GMT

Serials & Long Fiction

Running Time
By Kim Rush
When Jack sets out to see how far a can of gas and a motorcycle can take him, he gets a lot farther than he expected. A modern day fantasy.

Short Stories

Found
By T. Richard Williams
Brother Michael knows the truth about a vital piece of the Sedna colony's history, a history he helped to shape. But that truth could be dangerous -- so he must decide what to do with that knowledge.

The Sough Witch
By Scott T. Barnes
King Gunther was dying. His son mocked him for spending his last days seeking out the woman he claimed to have loved long ago, the legendary Sough Witch...

The Keeper
By Joshua L. Hamiltonl
The Keeper had waited patiently for eons while the world Above evolved and changed. But the time for him to fulfill his purpose was fast approaching as another Cycle neared its end.

Private Eye
By E. S. Strout
NASA decided that it was time to look at Mars through human eyes -- or rather one human eye.

Layover in an Oak Grove
By Mary Brunini McArdle
The old plane had crashed into Mary Jean Parker's favorite tree, and more -- it had crashed through Time.

Under the House
By Jeani Rector
The crawlspace under Kayla's house should have been scary -- it was dark and damp and full of spiderwebs and bugs. But it was also safer than the house above it.

The Assassination
By Casey Callaghan
Johan Schoeman is brilliant (he'd be the first -- but not the only one -- to say so). Now his brother has asked him to apply that brilliance to the mystery of how a man can be murdered by proxy with no weapons except fast food and a food court full of women.

Mistress of the Labyrinth
By Ash Hibbert
Climbing the cliffs overlooking the maze-like city and leaping off, she glides, and lets memories and dreams rush through her mind.

The Changeling
By K. A. Masters
The merman offered Alec the chance to join his people under the sea. But Alec's Fey nature was a little more complicated than Cazort knew.

The Last Warrior
By Joel Doonan
He was the last man, and there at the end of Everything, he was more important than he could have imagined.

Results of Forum Flash Challenge for October 2008

Congratulations to J. Davidson Hero, winner of the October 2008 Forum Flash Challenge. Shudder at the dark doings of "The Uncommon Bodgewick" and peer stealthily through two other windows into the souls of Evil Henchmen. And visit the Forum Fun and Games area around November 10th for the NEXT challenge to your imagination and writing skills.

Poetry and Filk Music

They've Come For Me Again
by Richard H. Fay

Terminal
by Holly Day

The Poltergeist's Recital
by James Matthew Byers

Untamed Waters
by Aurelio Rico Lopez III

Where Do Dark Times Come From?
by Mark Edgemon

Your Degree
by Richard Tornello

Features

Though ts on Writing #4: People Are Going To Be Mean To You
By Seanan McGuire
In an ongoing series, Seanan McGuire takes apart the engine of writing to find out how it works, and offers her insights into how to put it back together again.

Off the Shelf
By Larissa March
Larissa March shares her thoughts on what she's been reading lately, with book reviews this month featuring John Scalzi and a collaboration between Spider Robinson and the late Robert Heinlein.

Aphelion Issue 122 Volume 12 - June 2008

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:07:15 GMT

Serials

The Gulf of Eden
Part One
By McCamy Taylor
After three years in exile, Isaac is coming home, but the planet which his wa rrior race have been deeded is already inhabited, and it is up to him to forge a truce with the strange people that claim this world as their own.

Short Stories

Founding Fathers
By Daniel C. Smith
Cyrus McGreevy loved money, especially the old-fashioned kind he could hold in his hands. He'd do anything to make more -- even save the world.

Mystic Canyon
By T. Richard Williams
The mission to search for life on Titan was a One-Way -- reserved for terminally-ill volunteers like Jake Youngblood. Some people opposed One-Ways because they thought they treated people like Jake as expendable... but Jake didn't care.

Level 49
By Lee Gimenez
Earth needed the resources that Mars could supply, enough so that little things like personal freedom were viewed as luxuries. If you couldn't escape the Draft, your ass belonged to MarsEx... and all you could hope for was to work your way up the Levels, closer to the surface.

Green T
By E. S. Strout
Without the experimental treatment, Mike Norman would die. His parents wanted their son to live -- but they could never have imagined what they thought were side effects.

R.E.D.
By Alan Delaney
"Jim" -- a semi-autonomous combat robot -- had been in the field a long time, running Reconnaissance and Extermination missions against the insurgents scattered around the villages and caves, capturing new weapons as old ones were damaged or ran out of ammunition. His Heuristic artificial intelligence let him learn and adapt to new situations, which was fine, as long as Command could send him Orders...

Parallel Lives
By Mary Brunini McArdle
Sarah and Judith were analogs -- different versions of the same person in different worlds, leading lives that were often similar. Sarah was aware of the connection, and sometimes she saw trouble coming for Judith that she had already experienced. The urge to meddle was irresistible...

Soul Searching
By Saki Channing
The modified soul "Yin" had to find a way to rescue her friends before the witch (who preferred to be called the Red Goddess) finished stealing their souls. Luckily, she knew which dry cleaner would be processing them!

Stormchaser
By Michele Dutcher
Kriss and Shaeler were tourists of a sort, visiting Earth to experience the superstorm they knew was coming. Kriss wore a borrowed human body, while Shaeler was only in projected form, an insubstantial wraith that bore a remarkable resemblance to the marble satyr at the entrance to the library.

The Last War Dance
By George T. Philibin
When two boys disappeared from their neighborhood in New Cambria City, then returned with a fantastic tale of time travel, aliens, and rescue by an old Native American, almost nobody believed them. But Roger and Mike had been through the same thing when they were young -- and they knew what was coming next.

The Saga of 'Turim: Servant, Soldier
By Jay T. Bucka
'Turim and eight other young members of the Clan of the Cougar were taken by the Varnin, supposedly as hostages to ensure that their Clan would yield to Varnin rule. But the Varnin did not waste the potential it saw in its bondservants, and 'Turim was destined for greater things.

Results of Forum Flash Challenge for May 2008

Congratulations to N. J. Kailhofer, winner of the May 2008 Forum Flash Challenge. Check out "All for Love" and "Old Wounds - the conclusion" -- based in Bill Warren's "Aphelion Project" universe, and continuing Bill Wolfe's "Old Wounds" (winner of the April Challenge) -- after you read and comment on our other fine features, of course)... And visit the Forum Fun and Games area later this month for the NEXT challenge to your imagination and writing skills.

Poetry and Filk Music

A Possibility Within The World of Quantum Multi-Universe Probabilities
by Richard Tornello

By Degree
by Michaela Sefler

Green Grass
by Richard H Fay

Horrorku
by Aurelio Rico Lopez III

Lingering Images of Dead Spacemen
by John Grey

Manic Is The Dark Night
by Michael Lee Johnson

Mourner
by M Saling

One Evening On A Drive to the Food Store
by Richard Tornello

Osiris Rising
by J. Davidson Hero

Sonnet For An Orc
by Stuart Sharp

Urania
by James Matthew Byers

Features

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In memorium Tom Deitz 1952 - 2009

Serials & Long Fiction

Short Stories

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Aphelion Issue 127 Volume 12 - November 2008

Serials & Long Fiction

Short Stories

Poetry and Filk Music

Features

Aphelion Issue 122 Volume 12 - June 2008

Serials

Short Stories

Poetry and Filk Music

Features

Sorry, but there are no feature articles this month. Do you have a book, cd or film review that you think would be interest to Aphelion readers? How about a convention report, or an essay? Send your non-fiction queries to features@aphelion-webzine.com.

In memorium
Tom Deitz
1952 - 2009

April 2009 Forum Challenge

Sorry, but there are no feature articles this month. Do you have a book, cd or film review that you think would be interest to Aphelion readers? How about a convention report, or an essay?
Send your non-fiction queries to features@aphelion-webzine.com.