 On Sable Wings by Libby Faucette. Libby lives with her husband and son in rural North Carolina, where she writes dark fantasy novels and short stories from the point-of-view of the traditional "bad guys." Her birthday is Halloween, which warped her from an early age and gave her a love for all things grim and ghastly. She loves writing about them and digging deep to find the nobility beneath their loathsome exteriors. Monsters are her heroes.
Banished. For Maree, it was a lesson in abandonment and humiliation. For her brother the Prince, banishment was a lark... (continued)
The Vampire Hunter by Daniel J. Wiehn. "The Vampire Hunter" is one of several short stories written by Daniel, who has spent the last few years developing a science fiction saga set in the midst of a vast intergalactic war. Upon completion of the third book in the series, he shifted his focus towards writing short stories in an attempt to develop a name for himself in the literary world. Daniel’s primary goal is to establish enough credibility to get his SF series published, but also to continue writing in the field of horror with vampire related storylines.
Thomas sat quietly, alone in a chamber far below the streets of Vatican City. He had been traveling for weeks and hadn’t slept for the better part of the last two days... (continued)
The Waking of Bree by Catherine Field. Catherine is a writing student at St. Mary-of-the Wood's College in Indiana. She is married with two children and resides in Illinois. Writing is her life and vampires are her passion.
Six full moons had set in the sky, along with an over abundance of blazing rounds from the sun, and Bree remained a motionless statue of what she once was... (continued)
New Blood by Bob Strother. Forty years in government honed Bob’s cynicism, heightened his appreciation for irony, and gave birth to a new career in creative writing. His short fiction has been published in a number of literary journals and he is currently working on a second novel and a collection of related short stories. Serving on the board of the South Carolina Writers Workshop allows him the opportunity to grow professionally and encourage the development of new writers. Bob’s web address is www.bobstrother.net
Eastern Hungary, 1754: Janos trailed a fingertip along Catalyn’s delicate chin, down her neck to the small hollow at its base. She shivered in anticipation... (continued)
Baby Lamb by Anna Sykora. A former teacher and attorney, Anna now lives in Germany with a very patient husband who can't quite understand why she wants to write seven days a week for no money. Since 2004 she has published nine stories and seven poems in print or on the web. She is ardently seeking an agent for her medieval thriller about the witch holocaust.
Driving up to the rickety mansion, perched on a bluff by itself overlooking the Hudson, I saw shingles were missing, a shutter hung crooked, and even the weathervane stood askew... (continued)
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SPECIAL FEATURE:
THE ELISABETH HEGMANN INTERVIEW
Author of "Jeremy"
Echoes in the Dark by David McBride. David has been writing for about three years now, and says, "I have been lucky enough to have five stories published including this one." He's a huge fan of fantasy stories and hopes to one day have a novel published in that genre. He also hopes people enjoy reading his work as much as he enjoys creating it.
I love her like no one I’ve ever known before. That’s why I stood there in the checkout line of that little convenience store: to prove that I would do anything for her... (continued)
The Highwayman by Laura Bickle. Laura has worked in the unholy trinity of politics, criminology, and technology for several years. She and her chief muse live in the Midwest, owned by four reformed feral cats. She has forthcoming work appearing in Down in the Cellar, and is currently working on a series of dark fantasy novels exploring the alchemy of corruption. She can be contacted at red_rain9@hotmail.com.
There had always been monsters in the woods. Wolves glided, thin and supple, through the spaces between trees. Voices of banshee barely unsettled leaves on the ground... (continued)
Moonlight Encounter by Catherine Bancroft. Catherine works two jobs to support her writing habit. She exists somewhere in a wretchedly boring suburb in cold, dreary New England, with three domineering cats and a very out of date MacIntosh. She also has an antique Buick that gets her to the grocery store. Her work has previously appeared in Lost Worlds, Lynx Eye, Bog Gob, Mausoleum, Descend, and Wicked Wheels.
There weren’t many of her kind left in the world. Many had been killed throughout the centuries, slaughtered in their daylight sleep by the ignorant. Butchered for what they were rather than what they did... (continued)
Blood Drive by Spencer Wendleton. Spencer lives in Overland Park, Kansas, with his ravishing redhead wife and two demanding cats. Spencer's main interest involves watching foreign and b-horror movies, his favorites including Hell of the Living Dead and Zombie 2. He is currently marketing two novels entitled Dead Flesh and Ashes in her Eyes and will continue to write despite the tight market.
Blood banks were Jake Clarke’s extra source of income. One percent of the population carried type AB negative blood, and he harbored the rich commodity in his veins..." (continued)
MISSED IT IN THE LAST ISSUE?
Here is another chance to read the Jeremy Brown Interview, author of "The Trackwalkers."
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