Eight Gets Us Airborne
by Eric Del Carlo “Remember–before the Z Years? It was all stealth and tantalizing mystery. Does-he-doesn’t-he exist? Children believed, with driven-snow innocence. Then they’d get older and lose faith. Then,…
In Memory of Jane Timm Baxter
When author Jane Timm Baxter died, the writing world endured a great loss. Here is a letter she wrote to her husband before dying at young age which I thought…
Piece Work
by Edward Ahern There was no one thing about Daniel that made people shy away from him. All his features, viewed in isolation, looked fine. But with his elements combined…
An Interview with Author Eric Del Carlo
What we have for you is a really delightful interview with author Eric Del Carlo talking about a book he had the pleasure of writing with his father, and he…
Spring’s Arcana
by Lilith Saintcrow American Gods vs. Baba Yaga in this Russian-inspired contemporary fantasy Spring’s Arcana, by New York Times bestseller Lilith Saintcrow. Nat Drozdova is desperate to save a life.…
Night School
by Cassandra O’Sullivan Sachar “Now, Drake, I want you to be on your best behavior this time. It’s your last chance,” Mrs. Anderson told her son before he climbed out…
Seaside Romance
By Martha Patterson The wind whipped her bonnet strings as Anne walked along the pebbled beach. She’d walked two miles, as was her habit every day, but the weather threatened…
The Last Seconds Before the End
by Martin Lochman You see the thermonuclear bomb ten seconds before it goes off. You are on a morning train to the airport, looking out the window at the city…