Stories that fall between the cracks... 

Judith Tarr

 To win a war, a king will take any ally he can find--even the Father of Lies.

I Sing of a Maiden

Judith Tarr

Part of a writer's job and privilege is to travel in time--sometimes even literally.

Cowards Die

A Tragicomedy in Several Fits

Judith Tarr

Marco just wants a piece of the action.

Dealing in Futures

Judith Tarr

Sometimes, even Fate doesn't know where the universe will go next.

Them Old Hyannis Blues

Judith Tarr

A touch of the gonzo, with Kennedys.

Thin Man

  Steven Piziks

Modern children fear the monster under the bed or the creature in the closet. But Victorian climbing boys spend their days crawling through claustrophobic chimneys to scrub them clean and make their beds in piles of ashes. What would they fear?

Image Of The Beast

Irene Radford

The Sword Of Herakles

Irene Radford

Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff

"It is incumbent upon every man of insight and understanding to strive to translate that which hath been written into reality and action.."—Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 250

Bert Wells is a writer with a mission and a message ... until he meets a mysterious stranger with a seemingly simple request...

THE DEVIL HIS DUE was originally published in Amazing Stories. It is reprinted in I LOVED THY CREATION, a collection of my short fiction. (You'll see how the above quote applies when you read the story.)

Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff

Be careful what you ask for ... you may get it.

This story, based on the above aphorism, chronicles the granted wish of a couple of musicians. Parts of the story are autobiographical. Which ones? If you ask, I'll tell you. This story, like "Silver Lining" was published in Interzone magazine. 

Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff

The operative aphorism is: Be careful what you ask for, you might get it...

This is the third "panel" of a triptych of stories all written around the above aphorism. Like "Beggars Might Ride", "Silver Lining" appeared in Interzone magazine.

The light hits your eye, and the image is refracted by the lens onto your retina, and the data is carried by the optic nerve.  But the actual seing takes place in your brain.  So and no otherwise is it, with prisons.

This story first appeared in Helix.

Laura Anne Gilman

 A TextonPhone title.

  Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff

Reedy Watson decided at an early age that he would outrun Death. He was successful ... for a time.

"... strange and compelling and thoughtful." -  Mervi's Book reviews.

This story originally appeared in INTERZONE magazine and is featured in I LOVED THY CREATION, a collection of my short fiction from Juxta Publishing. (Which you can order from Amazon, by the way.)  

A TextOnPhone title.

Vonda N. McIntyre

Irene Radford

Vonda N. McIntyre

Anne Harris

Gwen is stuck in a rut; Her two bosom buddies really want to help her get over her old boyfriend and get on with her life, but their methods are unorthodox to say the least.  Will Gwen learn what George and Gracie are trying to teach her before her life spirals out of control?

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