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Our November/December 2024 issue ends the year under Sean Monaghan’s “Wildest Skies.” This thrilling novella is filled with adventures on a dangerous and deadly alien planet.
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Our special Slightly Spooky September/October 2024 issue is jam packed with spooky tales. “The Four Sisters Overlooking the Sea” cast judgment in Naomi Kritzer’s disquieting novelette set on the New England coast; Stephanie Feldman spins a truly terrifying short tale about “Bachelorettes on the Devil’s Dance Floor” in an odd German village; and Susan Shwartz’s strange story combines operatic lore, a WWII battlefield, and “Project Fafnir.” Perfect tales for an eerie fall evening!
Spookiness permeates new author Zohar Jacob’s NASA ghost story about “An Unplanned Hold”; electronic ghosts play a role in new author R.P. Sand’s “Eternity Is Moments”; it’s all science fiction in new author Betsy Aoki’s novelette about an alien invasion, game design, “And to Their Shining Palaces Go”; while new author Anita Vijayakumar enchants us with “Bitter Chai, Sweet Chai.” Robert Reed’s chilling novelette relates “All the Homes of Terror”; Ray Nayler exposes a bleak truth in “A Gray Magic”; a charming ghost is present in “Art Deco Farmhouse, Original Hardwood Floors, Slightly Haunted” by Alice Towey…
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Heartshock
by Nick Wolven
At first Maya can’t figure out what’s happened. Then, when the shock fades, she can’t believe it.
The world is throbbing, shooting pain through every nerve, and Maya’s whole existence, at the moment, is dark. Then she starts to hear chatter, human noise, shifting bodies. Plus a screaming of alarms. And feels pressure.
A hand on her shoulder. Firm.
“We did it.” Astrid’s voice is like something high and far away, a star far north of the galactic plane. “It’s over, Captain. We won.” READ MORE
Bachelorettes on the Devil’s Dance Floor
by Stephanie Feldman
In spring, on the eve of Saint Walburga’s Day, the witches gather in the mountains of Central Germany to celebrate the devil.
So says the hotel concierge. He also says there will be vendors, performances, and huge crowds. The three American girls should walk; the route to the festival site, the Devil’s Dance Floor, is easy.
“How did you not know?” Elle, the best friend, complains. “And it’s our last night.”
“There was nothing on the website!” Bea, the sister, cries.
“It’s spontaneous!” Angie, the bride, insists. “I wouldn’t want anything else.” READ MORE
