Monthly Archives: September 2011

Excerpt from Space Monkey by Scott T. Hutchison

Posted on September 30, 2011 by adminSUE

As if JJ Jackman and the other kids didn’t mess with me enough—when Mr. Wheeler started teaching us about early space flight, saying how the first astronauts were really monkeys named Albert, every head in our sixth grade class turned … Continue reading →

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Book Review by Stephen W. Roberts: The Trespassers by Brett Matthew Graham

Posted on September 27, 2011 by adminSUE

“No one in the airport terminal could see Raymond Shepherd’s skin crawling. They couldn’t see it twisting like a bed sheet thrown over a swarm of eels.” –Brett Matthew Graham, opening sentence to The Trespassers.
From word one, Brett Matthew Graham … Continue reading →

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Excerpt from 60 Minutes by Matthew Leroy

Posted on September 26, 2011 by adminSUE

One hour to go. One hour until the machines went insane. One hour until the end.
Three pills sat in my hand: one yellow, one blue and one pink. The smiley faces on them laughed at the human imperfection that had … Continue reading →

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Excerpt from Death Watch by Richard Flores IV

Posted on September 25, 2011 by adminSUE

Damn!
Amadi saw the time fly off his watch as he thought about accepting the invitation. Jessica had been all Amadi could think about since she began working for the company. She was the most attractive woman in the … Continue reading →

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Excerpt from Book Review by Jezzy Wolfe: The Life and Death of a Sex Doll by Zoe. E. Whitten

Posted on September 24, 2011 by adminSUE

A tag-team of sci-fi/ fantasy stories, The Life and Death of a Sex Doll are two separate novellas, neatly packaged together. And the title accurately sums up what you can expect from it… well, almost. Because Ashley Braun, former sex … Continue reading →

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Excerpt from Scuttle by Milo James Fowler

Posted on September 23, 2011 by adminSUE

True Story: I never thought buying a gallon of milk would prove to be fatal.
He came at us like the Marshmallow Man, pasty but hairy and flushed and sweaty, gargling and huffing, staring straight through us as he staggered with … Continue reading →

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Excerpt from Juvenile Jackdaws from the Clouds by Amit Parmessur

Posted on September 22, 2011 by adminSUE

A baffling rain of
dead birds darkened
my New Year in a
snowy Swedish street.
My knees buried
helplessly in the soft
ground I gazed
at a bird’s harsh demise.
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Excerpt from I’ll Fly Away by Lauren Bates

Posted on September 21, 2011 by adminSUE

Wind whips my face as we weave through the countryside on another beautiful spring afternoon. Dad’s driving as crazy as usual, passing every vehicle that’s not quite up to his speed standards with a well-worn hand gesture or four-letter word. … Continue reading →

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Excerpt from 2012: A Firsthand Account of the End of Days by Bryan Phillippi

Posted on September 20, 2011 by adminSUE

It was June of 2012. The economy was recovering, people had jobs, and a new brand of whiskey was on the market that didn’t damage your liver. Everything was going so well.
Or so we thought.
Another issue lurked in the shadows. … Continue reading →

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Sept 2011 Liquid Currents

Posted on September 16, 2011 by adminSUE

Winners of Farland “Kick” Contest
We were delighted with all the stories we received in response to our David Farland “Kick” Contest. What fun, wonderful stories! Even though we wanted to pick them all and call it a tie, we had … Continue reading →

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