Issue of July 2, 2007

Peek of the Week 098 by Sand Pilarski — Photo art

A young kildeer photographed while following his parent along the sidewalk.

Dark Whispers: Running Amok 45 by Lydia Manx — Serial fiction horror vampires

A vampire war is coming; Kenyon's power madness has made that certain. And in the conflict, sides will be chosen ... and if not? Vampire values are not the same as human ones.

The Overactive Imagination of Lucy Jade, Part 2 by Mel Trent — Short fiction

Lucy Jade has a gift that is also a curse ... maybe because everyone wants to think it's a curse and no one wants to train her talent into a gift. Jack knows how a kid has to travel that road and wants to change the direction for someone else. There's got to be a way to make a difference, but finding the way is like flying too close to the sun.

The Aser Stories 19: The Difference Between Men and Women by Sand Pilarski — Short fiction fantasy

Is it just societal molds and preconceived attitudes that make men and women seem so different? Are we all just pawns of the system?