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Time and Tideless by Jacey Bedford

Short Stories

Maura typed as if her life depended on it. She was in full flow now and her characters' actions …

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Interview with author Jecey Bedford at Theme of Absence

Author Interview: Jacey Bedford

Interviews

Jacey Bedford is a British writer with a three book deal from DAW. Empire of Dust, a Psi-tech novel …

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Faerie Bad by David Wing

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It was fair to say that of all the rum soaked, vodka stained, gin joints in all the worlds, the ones …

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Interview with author David Wing at Theme of Absense

Author Interview: David Wing

Interviews

David Wing is a former English language teacher and currently a Creative Writing student, reading …

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"Maybe Far Away" by Roy Dorman. Read for free at Theme of Absence

Maybe Far Away by Roy Dorman

Short Stories

Miranda Peters felt as though she were being hypnotized. She was looking into her neighbor's eyes, …

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The Pickpocket Hero by Derrick Boden

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Picking pockets is the first and last thing I can remember. Some of the older guys at the station …

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Interview with author Derrick Boden at Theme of Absence

Author Interview: Derrick Boden

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1. How long have you been writing and what got you started? I wrote my first science fiction …

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A Different Kind of Story by Julie Novakova

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The Hacker The man who hacked the universe is said to have been an inconspicuous young geek who …

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10 Questions with author Julie Novakova at www.ThemeOfAbsence.com

Author Interview: Julie Novakova

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Julie Novakova was born in 1991 in Prague, the Czech Republic. She works as a writer, evolutionary …

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Eulogy for a Sister by EJ Shumak

Short Stories

I remember the yellow grasses of Sont'Jin. The green hue of a dead city, never to be renewed. I …

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The Whosie-Whatsit Next Door by Kristina England

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Patty was on a paleo diet. She scooped a gluten-free pancake mix onto the griddle, a combination of …

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Charley vs. RealiTV by Milo James Fowler

Short Stories

The first time, nobody thought much of it. Charley’s always trying to get attention, the youngest …

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