Issue of April 21, 2008

Jackfish, The Vanishing Village: A Book Review by Wendy Robards — Book review

Wendy Robards reviews "Jackfish, The Vanishing Village," by Sarah Felix Burns.

Left Behind by Jerry Seeger — Cover story science fiction

The Unknown is out there, waiting, mostly empty, but holding mysteries that may be no more than just memories. Agnes Stephenson wonders if there is more out there than memories, and if she'll ever be more than a rear guard ...

Black Whiskey 2 by Mel Trent — Fiction fantasy

Unexpectedly, McBride is the next best hope for the injured Kaine and Iai. McBride knows that Iai has the power to heal himself, but what about Kaine, who was never expected to survive his own birth? But it is an odd fact that power comes when you're willing to take it ...

The Forbidden Kingdom:"Everybody was kung fu fighting ..." by Bernie and Sand Pilarski — Movie review

Shouting "Woo hoo!" all the way, Sand drags Bernie off to the movies to see Jackie Chan in "The Forbidden Kingdom."

Peek of the Week 139 by Ko Okazaki — Photo art

A robin graces the view near Vindolanda.

No Tracks by Sand Pilarski — Poem rhymed

Beyond the Similes by Dan Mulhollen — Poem unrhymed

Patterns in Blood 22 by Lydia Manx — Serial fiction horror vampires

Horror continues to mount in Alanna's mind as she finds out all the "surprises" her increasingly aggressive husband has in store for her.

The Aser Stories 46: Take My Shaman ... Please by Sand Pilarski — Short fiction fantasy

Staying mad at each other is easy until you realize how silly you look doing so. Cloudraft the Wizard and his hot former apprentice let two angry empaths trade insults for them.