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Interview with author Eliza Victoria. Read online at Theme of Absence.

Author Interview: Eliza Victoria

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Eliza Victoria is the author of several books including the Philippine National Book Award-winning …

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"Unmedicated" A short story by Eddie D. Moore. Read online at Theme of Absence . com.

Unmedicated By Eddie D. Moore

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The colony ship left Sol, and their home sun became a dwindling speck of light among the other …

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Worth Every Penny by Martin Lochman

Short Stories

I recognized my client as soon as I stepped into the bar. He was sitting at a small table in the …

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Martin Lochman is an emerging author who lives in Malta and works as an academic librarian at the University of Malta Library.

Author Interview: Martin Lochman

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Martin Lochman is an emerging author who lives in Malta and works as an academic librarian at the …

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"No Strings" A short story by Roy Dorman. Read online at Theme of Absence . com.

No Strings by Roy Dorman

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Howard Blackwood III (not his real name) walked slowly down 5th Avenue after having been to the …

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"The Slow Down" A short story by JD DeHart

The Slow Down by JD DeHart

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Take your life and seize it, he had been told. The voices of elders had intoned this motto over and …

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"Molecular Bonds" A short story by Cecilia Kennedy. Read online at Theme of Absence.

Molecular Bonds by Cecilia Kennedy

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Wood smoke floated through the open window Marissa forgot to close.  She kneaded dough at the …

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Darkwater Lighthouse by Tim W. Boiteau

Darkwater Lighthouse by Tim W. Boiteau

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All evening Steven felt he had something stuck in his throat. It was similar to how he felt before a …

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10 Questions with author Tim W. Boiteau

Author Interview: Tim W. Boiteau

Interviews

Tim W. Boiteau's fiction has appeared in such places as LampLight, Kasma Magazine, and Every Day …

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Humanity by Alix Maria Taulbee

Short Stories

He could hear the nuclear alarm alerting the city to evacuate, its repeated wailing echoing through …

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"Be Careful What You Wish For" A short story by Paul Beckman. Read online at Theme of Absence.

Be Careful What You Wish For by Paul Beckman

Short Stories

We had ourselves beamed to far off places. Through our thought process we drove our cars and cooked …

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Interview with author Paul Beckman at Theme of Absence.

Author Interview: Paul Beckman

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Paul Beckman’s story, “Healing Time” was one of the winners in the 2016 Best of the Small Fictions. …

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