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Interview with author and editor M. J. Wolfson.

Author Interview: M. J. Wolfson

Interviews

M. J. Wolfson is a writer with a handful of publication credits. Book collector, autograph hunter, …

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Diversification by Rick Witherow. Read online at Theme of Absence.

Diversification by Rick Witherow

Short Stories

Tod Maroney started to put his classic Cadillac sedan in gear. Then the muzzle of a compact .380 …

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Interview with author Rick Witherow

Author Interview: Rick Witherow

Interviews

Rick Witherow has had short stories published in Midnight Zoo and The Best of the Midwest's Science …

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Strange Collateral by C.W. Blackwell

Short Stories

The young man heaved the blanketed cage onto the counter. "I'm hoping for two-hundred," he said. …

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10 Questions with author C.W. Blackwell.

Author Interview: C.W. Blackwell

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C.W. Blackwell writes speculative fiction in the vein of horror and western, and he enjoys combining …

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"Career Choices For Young Shape-Shifters" Flash fiction by Russell Hemmell. Read online at Theme of Absence.

Career Choices For Young Shape-Shifters by Russell Hemmell

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"The moment Ai kicked me off the nest on Mizar 3, I had to face a rather embarrassing problem: what …

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"No More Than We Can Bear" A short story by Jamie Lackey. Read online at Theme of Absence

No More Than We Can Bear by Jamie Lackey

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The steady rain had long since soaked through Callie's layered clothing.  The stone steps in front …

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10 Questions with author Jamie Lackey at Theme of Absence

Author Interview: Jamie Lackey

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Jamie Lackey lives in Pittsburgh with her husband and cat. Her fiction has appeared in Daily Science …

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Berserk by Lance J. Mushung

Short Stories

The mouth of the cave provided an excellent view of the rocky clearing right in front of me and the …

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The Practical Realities of Riding a Space Dinosaur by Paul A. Hamilton

The Practical Realities of Riding a Space Dinosaur by Paul A. Hamilton

Short Stories

My HUD beeps, reminding me how little life support I have left. The cold I tried so hard to ignore …

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10 Questions with author Paul A. Hamilton at Theme of Absence

Author Interview: Paul A. Hamilton

Interviews

Paul A. Hamilton is a writer and technology worker living in Northern California with his wife and …

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Fly by Night by Sierra Blasko

Short Stories

A nightingale trilled somewhere outside as I hefted my satchel and straddled the windowsill. I …

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