Issue of July 14, 2008

Review in Haiku: We Are All Welcome Here by Katrina Stonoff — Book review

Katrina Stonoff reviews the book, "We Are All Welcome Here" by Elizabeth Berg.

Dancing On The Edge by Lydia Manx — Cover story fiction horror

Calls peal out in the night, and a vicious death spooks the neighborhood pets ... and what begins as curiosity is about to become a terrifying discovery ...

Journey to the Center of the Earth: Comin' At Ya by Pilarskis and Queen — Movie review

"Ah, what the heck," says Alex,"it's Brendan Fraser." Bernie and Sand lurch off with her to see "Journey to the Center of the Earth." It's a Jules Verne title, after all, and it certainly can't be any worse than Tom Cruise in "War of the Worlds.

Peek of the Week 151 by Cheryl Haimann — Photo art

Maple tree seeds, often dubbed "Whirlybirds."

Patterns in Blood 34 by Lydia Manx — Serial fiction horror vampires

Sleeping the deep sleep of the profoundly traumatized, Alanna is unaware of what is going on beyond the door to her bedroom ...

Blue Moon: Part 2 by Mel Trent — Short fiction fantasy

Hizashi and Getsuei fire, but it is not enough. The Immortal Guns will pass on, but will they ever be able to defeat the Death that walks the ruins of Angel City?

The Aser Stories 58: Knowledge is Power by Sand Pilarski — Short fiction fantasy

Aser and Danner take one last break among the Ghost-folk and find that fish-breath and spectral lounge-lizards inspire them.