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December2009/January 2010
Vol. VIII No. 3   ISSN: 1545-3650
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A Long Strand of Loveliness
Manhattan Swallows Itself
Normandy
Robot Arm Above Her Bed
Shattering Stars
Survival Instinct
The Weaker Sex

~ ~ Reanimated ~ ~ by Sean Monaghan, New Zealand
Cut leaf, crystal. Magic frond. Tragic end, blasting wind, a fairy friend ignites life.

 

 

~ Preserving Arthur ~ by Boyette Sims, Alaska
Poor dead Arthur. Abandoned. Life's Juices pumped out. Embalmed fresh for eternal rest.

 
 


Featured Fiction
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by Tim Kail  ©2009

Bathroom.

Good hiding place.

Creep into a stall.  Shivering.  Breathing hard, hold breath, lift feet. Shivering like a fetus, curled like a fetus, helpless like a fetus.  Like back in the sac, a ball of tiny bones and jelly.  Sweat everywhere.

Damn this human flesh, these pores, this stink. They all stink.

Bathroom door screeches open.

Can he smell me?  Does he know?

The man in dark glasses, dark suit, and dark shoes.  Black, glistening shoes gliding along the tile toward my stall.  Heels smacking on tile.  Clip-clap. Clip-clap.  Stops.  Turns.  Curses to himself.  Leaves.

Door slams shut.

Gasp for breath.  Need to wash up.

Hurry to faucet.  Look in mirror.  Can’t go out like this.

Big flap of flesh, broken during chase, sagging off skull.  Real skin visible, line of silver flesh glowing.  Stitch it up.  Stitch it up to blend in, hide from those dark-suited men.

Safe now.

~ Tim Kail, Connecticut  ©2009

Tim devotes his time and energy to writing.  He writes primarily speculative fiction, but enjoys exploring other literary genres as well, usually telling stories that are dark and sardonic in tone.

 
 

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