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 Shelter by Jennifer Bosworth. Jennifer graduated with a degree in English, and went on to teach courses on writing horror, fantasy and science fiction at the University of Utah. She worked for several years as senior copywriter at a marketing company before she decided she’d had enough of convincing people to buy things they didn’t need, and would much rather convince them to be afraid of the dark. She has completed two dark fantasy novels, and her short fantasy story, "Bread," is forthcoming in Challenging Destiny.
Will Alexander awoke shivering and pulled the blankets to his chin. He glanced at the clock... (continued)
The Windoor by Jack Dawe. "The Windoor" deconstructs in surreal fashion the experiences of an actual New Mexico reporter of the '30s, who may have been fortunate–-in light of the events of this story-–to have died on Okinawa in 1945. After relocating to the Southwest, Jack has completed many novels, short stories, and screenplays. He is presently finishing "Soul Cellar," a black comedy about a Faustian psychiatrist who achieves success by having his clients sign a contract with the Devil. Jack's story "Love's a Pale Assassin" appeared in the Spring 2006 issue of Midnight Times.
Luke Farrell’s cough erupted again, like a string of firecrackers popping. Zinnia Slocum seized the steering wheel of the Model A... (continued)
Love, Obsession, and the Deep-Freeze by Gabriel Beyers. Gabriel lives in Bloomington, Indiana with his wife Brandy. All hobbies, along with free time, have slowly dwindled since he discovered his love for writing. Gabriel has published several short stories in such magazines as: Mudrock, Seasons in the Night, Peeks & Valleys, and Fighting Chance. His story "A Town Full of Holes" appeared in the Winter 2005 issue of Midnight Times. Gabriel is currently finishing up his first novel.
Sandy Higgins stood in her kitchen, wearing her long red robe, and a very large smile. She went to the small window above the sink, pulled up the blinds... (continued)
Dear Kate by Thane Benson. Thane began his professional life working as a visual artist before forgoing his paints and paintbrushes for a keyboard and a dictionary (which tend to leave fewer stains on the carpet). Thane has written several short stories, three and a half novels, and is currently attempting to merge his two great passions (art and writing) by adapting his first novel into a comic book. A native of Ithaca, NY, Thane currently lives in Denver, Colorado.
Dear Kate: I’ve been sitting here at the kitchen table with a bottle of bourbon starring at this piece of paper trying to get up the courage to write something... (continued)
Shadows by Russell Krauss. Russell was born and raised in New Jersey, and graduated from Cornell University with a degree in mathematics. He served as an actuary for a national life insurance company, the last thirteen years as senior vice president and chief actuary, and then established his own software and actuarial consulting practice. He is now retired and lives in Nampa, Idaho and has a second home in the mountain resort town of McCall, Idaho. He keeps busy writing software, fiction, and commentary.
Shadows have lives of their own. That's a mind busting concept, isn't it? Ridiculous, too... (continued)
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SPECIAL FEATURE:
THE ROBERT PALMER INTERVIEW
Author of "Beautiful Dead Girl"
The Soldier by Manuel Ramos Montes (Translated by Toshiya Kamei). Manuel Ramos Montes studied literature at the Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas. He has contributed to local publications such as Trópico de Cáncer, Finisterre, Corre, Conejo, and Asedios a Jericó. Manuel is the author of the story collection El inconcluso decaedro y otros relatos (2003). Toshiya A. Kamei is an MFA student in translation at the University of Arkansas. Toshiya's translations of Mexican poetry and fiction have appeared in Bonfire, SmokeLong Quarterly, Literal, Eclectica, Mslexia, and Hobart, among others.
The night air is heavy, damp, almost liquid. Despite the enveloping warmth, Leiojan wears a long trench coat... (continued)
A Tale of Hell by Phillip Slattery. Phil is a native of Kentucky and graduated from Eastern Kentucky University in 1980 with a B.A. in German and Russian. His fiction has been published in Futures, Ascent, Medicinal Purposes Literary Review, Wilmington Blues, The Copperfield Review, Spoiled Ink, and Mobius. Phil says that more and more in his writing he is enjoying blurring the boundary between the real and the surreal. Phil's story "Wolfsheim" was published in the Summer 2005 issue of Midnight Times.
The last face Jack saw was the executioner’s as he slid the needle into Jack’s arm. "I didn’t mean to kill him," said Jack... (continued)
Purgatory by Kurt MacPhearson and Rick Yennik. Kurt MacPhearson lives in western Wisconsin with his wife Anne and son Kyle where he converts diesel engines into eco-friendly vegetable oil consumers. Recent appearances include Dreams and Nightmares, Star*Line, Aoife's Kiss, Hadrosaur Tales, and The Magazine of Speculative Poetry. Rick Yennik is a disembodied literary spirit whose credits include Cochran's Corner, Tales of the Talisman, Black Petals, and The Magazine of Speculative Poetry. Rick frequently inhabits the mind of an unsuspecting 27-year-old MBA student, taking him on mutually beneficial flights of transcendentalism. Kurt and Rick's story "A Taste of Truth" was published in the Spring 2006 issue of MT.
The limp rubber tube dangled from the IV bag like a dead snake. "Excuse me, Dr. Bauer," said Nurse Johnston, "but have you seen Mr. Green?"... (continued)
El Escorial by Daniel Yazlovitsky. Daniel lives in the old and decaying city of Worcester and spends his time reading obscure histories of the world and turn of the century ghost stories. He is currently working on several other historically based horror stories and some more conventional tales of terror. "El Escorial" is a short horror story that contains historical and cultural representations of Spain.
My friend and I who I have not seen for some time were sitting at an upscale café in downtown Madrid... (continued)
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Well here is another chance to read the Kip Tobin Interview, author of "The Oiler."
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