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            Issue 29 Volume 03 October 1999
          
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    Editorial
    Dan L. Hollifield 
    The Senior Editor's usual ravings about whatever… 
     
    Serialised stories and Long Fiction
    
      
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             Analore Part 1 (of 2) 
            Joseph B. St. John 
            "Jonah was as good as dead. He lived, he worked, and he camped, but no one could really call him alive until he found the
            way to Analore…" 
            Dreamer Part 3 (of 3) 
            Dan L. Hollifield 
            A rare foray into pure fantasy, just to prove that I can do it. 
            This story ran in 5 parts in the second incarnation of Dragon's Lair webzine in 1997. 
            (And in issues 5-9 - ye Archivist!) 
          
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             Superhero Nation Part 5 (of 5) 
            Mike Tanier 
            It's 2049, and any kid can call himself a superhero if he's willing to spend a little money and break a few
            laws. 
            The Journeyman Part 5 (of 5) 
            Allen Woods 
            Nothing in their lives could ever have prepared the citizens of Ithica, GA for the Journeyman. 
          
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      Boil a Manchild for Odin 
      Ulf Ronnquist 
      "I am young at seven hundred seasons. I am not yet wed, I have caught no manchilds and they think me odd." 
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      Short Stories
      
        
          
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                 Between the Rows 
                Abbie Klawitter 
                In honour of Halloween, here is a tale of what can happen to bad boys and girls, if they don't watch out. 
                Blackguard's Finest 
                Erik M. Roth 
                Trilcek, Law Inquisitor, would follow any trail no matter where it led in order to find his lost Karen and bring her
                home. 
                Canned 
                Dan L. Hollifield 
                "A thief is shot in the night — Whose hand is on the bow?" —Old Shoshone Proverb. 
                Dark Angels 
                Joseph B. St. John 
                Raul was smart, but he did a stupid thing. The girl from New York city thought she was a lot smarter than Raul. 
              
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                 Deep Blue 
                Tom Oliver 
                This tale of about averting nuclear disaster comes complete with the author's own analysis. Read the story, then read
                the author's commentary. 
                Hostage 
                Robert Jarero 
                An unforeseen circumstance concerning a very 'different' kind of man… 
                No Panthers Live in Dublin Marsh 
                Logan Johnson 
                Fitz was in no mood for nonsense, with the job interview in a couple of hours, when Charlie showed up with another one of
                his wild stories… 
                The Lotus on the Other Side 
                McCamy Taylor 
                A follow up to the short story "Sister Death" which appeared in issue 22.
                Rusty begins his training as a Knight of Death. 
              
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                 The Major 
                Norman Hess 
                "So as through a glass, and darkly 
                The age long strife I see 
                Where I fought in many guises, 
                Many names, but always me."… George S. Patton 
                The Summer is Past 
                Iain Muir 
                You can meet the strangest people in pubs. And what are those blasted owls doing outside? 
                World of Two Fallacies 
                Frederick Rustam 
                Eugene was of the lost generations. He was too young to remember HomeWorld, and born too soon to see GoalStar. When he was
                17, these facts did not trouble him, for he had Juanita and The Triv. 
                You Never Said Goodbye 
                Myke Anthony 
                Graduating from High School is a hard time in everyone's life. Several decisions have to be made that will affect your
                entire life. Having an alien living next door doesn't necessarily help making those decisions any easier. 
              
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                Drinking
              Problem 
              Jim Parnell 
              Never trust an alien who doesn't drink, particularly at the Mare Inebrium! 
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                The
              Challenge 
              Dennis Talent 
              There were two ways for a paramedic to join the elite 911 Group… The easy way was with 15 years seniority, but Rookie
              Stephen Haddad was at the Mare Inebrium to do it the hard way! 
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          Poetry and Filk Music
          
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          Articles and features
          
            
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                   The Aphelion Interview: Atk. Butterfly 
                  Jeff Williams 
                  Jeff Williams sits down with another of Aphelion's most popular writers, to discuss their life and work. This is the
                  fourth in a series of Interviews we will be bringing you over the next few months. 
                
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                   Double Wide 
                  Jim Parnell 
                  The Torture Never Stops — What's a poor boy to do? WARNING: Contains language. 
                
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                   Conventional Wisdom: 
                  The 1999 World Science Fiction Convention 
                  Liz Martin 
                  Liz Martin reports on the sights and sounds at Aussiecon 3, the 57th World Science Fiction Convention, held in September
                  in Sydney, Australia. 
                
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