This issue features three original short stories (mysteries by M.A. Monnin [thanks to Acquiring Editor Michael Bracken], and Edd Vick & Manny Frishberg, plus a fantasy story by D J Tyrer), and an original science fiction novel by Thomas A. Easton.Furthering the mystery section, we also have a great tale by John M. Floyd (thanks to Acquiring Editor Barb Goffman) a classic novel by William J. Burns & Isabel Ostrander, and a solve-it-yourself puzzler from Hal Charles.Rounding ...

More Alternative Truths is an exploration of the potential consequences of today’s politics in our daily lives. More than our individual lives, but our American identity.This exploration defines this anthology. So many of the stories ask what has America become? What will it be in the future? Will it devolve into a Russian style oligarchy, or will we rise to the challenge and use our hearts, our minds and our votes to return to a rational democracy, of, by, and for the people. No o...

20 stories of magic and technologyAlmost everyone carries a smartphone these days. They sit in pockets and on tables. They sleep on headboards and are the first things their owners check in the morning. They’ve edged out more mundane equipment like calendars and MP3 players.They aren’t magical, of course. Or are they?In Untethered: A Magic iPhone Anthology, 21 authors twist reality and call into question the mundanity we hold in our hands. ...

Science Fiction Magazine featuring short stories, poetry, artwork, articles, reviews.The SF Caledonia special, featuring stories from Scottish writers.Beth NuttallCallum McSorleyCat HellisenDavid Tam McDonaldEly PercyEric BrownKaty LennonKen MacLeodLaura ScotlandLaura WattsMoira McPartlinRichard GregsonTH DrayIncluding the winning story of the Cymera/Shoreline of Infinity ...

In the first tantalizing installment of Jeffe Kennedy's ravishing serial novel Master of the Opera, an innocent young woman is initiated into a sensual world of music, mystery, passion--and one man's private obsession. . .Fresh out of college, Christine Davis is thrilled to begin a summer internship at the prestigious Sante Fe Opera House. But on her first day, she discovers that her dream job has a dark side. Beneath the theater, a sprawling maze of passageways are rumored to be h...

Everyone loves cats! What's not to love? In this book you will find 101 Hilarious jokes about the cats, and everything we enjoy laughing about our feline friends. Fill your days with laughter, give this book as a gift, or use it to entertain your loved ones. These punny jokes make great icebreakers and will lighten any mood. Great to use in a classroom, near events, or times when you just need a laugh.This collection of jokes is clean fun and family friendly, with no violence or of...

**This story runs 25k words and originally appeared in the Fire & Frost anthology!*8The witches of the world ridiculed and rejected nerdy Veronica for trying to use her newfangled computer to enhance old world spellcasting. Well, it’s 1984 now, and Veronica has perfected her spellcasting computer program. And as usual, she’s all alone, with nobody to share her victory with. Probably for the best—the code is far too powerful and dangerous to let out. And hey, who needs friends when ...

You Want Me to Kill Who? (A Dandy Frost-Ninja Assassin Story) - Book OneI am a Petaloid.The lowest rung of the races, except for humans, the native species of the planet. Some say we're powerless but it really just takes us a while to find our power. Okay, a long while.Besides, as my mother always told me, "Petaloid means 'resembling the petals of a flower.' We're slow to blossom, but when we do, we're the most radiant plant in the forest."Te...

Deserted by her people at a kennel one dog longs to go home. Will someone choose her and take her to their home? Or is she meant to be alone with no human to call her own. This story is based on the life of a real dog but told by her.

Join Russ Crossley on a journey to five worlds of urban fantasy together in one collection. Tales where people turn into frogs, a woman travels to an alternate reality, in a fairytale world a newspaper reporter is accused of murder, a young wizard competes on a TV reality show, and in the far future the last vampire becomes the prey. Welcome to adventures into the weird and the wonderful.

Trouble is what I'm good at. I make my living at keeping the world from discovering magic, but tonight my best friend and I are trolling into territory we might not be able to escape from…My name is Lynlee, and I'm a Neutralizer. It's my job to keep magical and undead creatures out of sticky situations. What kind of sticky? The kind where humans find out that we really do exist. The kind that derails the great big train of our happy coexistence.It ...

A dark comedy short story about a man who adopts a stray cat that makes his life a living hell.