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Issue 176 Volume 17 August 2013

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Editorial

Dan L. Hollifield

The Senior Editor's usual rants about whatever…


Serials and Long Fiction

Cutters and Crazies
Jason Wisecup
How does one find a person who is everyone and no one, in all places and nowhere?  ADULT CONTENT.

The Light From Below
Rick Grehan
They were warned not the dam up the river to build a lake. But did they listen? No. Now the insurance adjuster's job is to piece together what happened to the lake and its wealthy builder. This is not the Johnstown Flood. This is something much more sinister.

Aphelion Explorer
And introducing a brand-new shared universe here at Aphelion, one years in the making. Here's the complete story so far…

The Aphelion Project
Bill Wolfe, Casey Callaghan, J. Davidson Hero, Richard Tornello, Robert Moriyama, William R. Warren, Jr., and N.J. Kailhofer
12 SOULS — THE RED PLANET — ONE DESTINY… STILL BEING WRITTEN!

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Short Stories

A Paper Trail, or, The Fermi Paradox Resolved?
E. A. Moore
An epistolary tale of first contact.

One Last Mark
Paul Miller
Everyone wanted an easy score… everyone except the man in the cryo-tube. He wanted everyone dead.

Selling Ghosts
Alex Puncekar
Veri could scarcely believe her eyes as the ragamuffin peddler stopped in front of her, a coffin on his back.

Skink
Richard Wolkomir
The Old Bones were buried deep, but Skink knew that wouldn't protect Jane.

Stones
Jason McIntosh
Davar couldn't stop his visions, didn't know the woman in them, and didn't know why she kept offering him a stone on a platter.

The Boogyman
Ray Prew
He saved the world every night, but why did it never get better?

The Hartfield Creature
Dominic Lennard
It prowled their backyards night. It was the talk of everyone in town, but what was it?

Under Lock and Key
Josh Fredette
Different people treasured different things.

Your Obedient Servant
Stanley Wilkin
Robert was determined to follow his orders, no matter what.

Your Sleep is My Sleep
Dimitrije Medenica
Professor Phil Kaltwasser felt the relentless tug of old age. If only there was a way to feel more rested…

Results of Forum Flash Challenge for July 2013

George T. Philibin topped the July Challenge with his story, "The Good Image." George won both the anonymous cash prize and also the virtual ice gnome trophy. Read his story and six other tales of twins here.

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Poetry and Filk Music

Abandoned Armored Troopers
Peter Ong

do aliens dream?
Denny E Marshall

Egg Shells
Clinton Van Inman

Endless
John Grey

Smuggler'sCove
Richard Tornello

The Rapture of the Deep
Jonathan A. Stefanovic

The Temptation of Experience
Jean Jones

Zombies in the Night
Richard Tornello

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Articles and features

Alas, there were no feature articles this month.

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