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Furnace Two by Oliver Swift

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Furnace Two by Oliver Swift My eyes snap open. Total darkness. I blink, once, twice. It has no …

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Interview with Oliver Swift

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Oliver Swift is a young writer. He lives in the rural East Midlands. What is the best piece of …

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Stinger by Bruce McAllister

Stinger by Bruce McAllister

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Stinger by Bruce McAllister By the time Jerry lost his sister to one of them, and Hernando his older …

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The Mist in the Manor By Rhett Blood

The Mist in the Manor by Rhett Blood

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The Mist in the Manor by Rhett Blood I pulled into the driveway of the rundown manor to retrieve …

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Author Interview: Rhett Blood

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Rhett Blood is a father, factory worker, and punk rocker with a passion for writing. He is a sci-fi, …

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Crimson Night by R. Michael

Crimson Night by R. Michael

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Crimson Night by R. Michael Samantha knelt before the fire and wept. Behind her, moonlight filtered …

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Jack-O-Lantern's Flame by Paul Wilson. Read online at Theme of Absence.com

Jack-O-Lantern’s Flame by Paul Wilson

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Jack-O-Lantern's Flame by Paul Wilson Fred sat on his porch and worried about the monster sleeping …

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Author Interview: Paul Wilson

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Paul Wilson lives in a suburban neighborhood much like the one he turned into a horror playground in …

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Theme of Absence Site Update

Theme of Absence Update

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I'll be working on a site redesign this week, so if things start appearing broken or funky, bear …

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What Fits by Nina Kiriki Hoffman

What Fits by Nina Kiriki Hoffman

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The angel mask didn't fit over my horns. Methry Sanduskian threw the best masquerades in Hell. …

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Interview with author Nina Kiriki Hoffman

Author Interview: Nina Kiriki Hoffman

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How long have you been writing and what got you started? I started writing stories when I was about …

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A Math Teacher's Fantasy by James Rumpel

A Math Teacher’s Fantasy by James Rumpel

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Of the twenty-five students in Greg Pauket's Algebra two class, only about five of them actually …

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