Issue of June 1, 2009

The Silver Swan: Book Review by Wendy Robards — Book review "The Silver Swan"

Wendy Robards reviews the book, "The Silver Swan" by Benjamin Black.

Peek of the Week 197 by Sand Pilarski — Photo art

A novel in progress.

Nah Nah Nah Nah: NAH!!! by Michael Lee Berger — Poem unrhymed

At the end of the school year, new contributor Michael Lee Berger looks back on his own formative years.

Diving At Midnight by Tyler Willson — Poem, unrhymed

Poetry about a thrill in the dark ...

Transitions 16 by Sand Pilarski — Serial fiction family relationships

There are concerns, and there is family drama, but what really matters is whether the pretty girl is going to smile at him ...

Strange Bedfellows 11 by Lydia Manx — Serial fiction horror vampires

An alliance is being formed between the vampires and werewolves after all ... but not exactly in the way Kenyon had imagined.

Plague 3: Our Daily Bread, Part 1 by Mel Trent — Short fiction disease angels demons

One is always provided with what one needs to get by ... that is, if one is willing to trust... and know that "getting by" might not be easy ...

The Aser Stories 80: Cabin Fever by Sand Pilarski — Short fiction fantasy

The visit was lovely, the company so welcome -- until the snow and ice made visitors into residents. And even suddenly fellow residents are fine -- that is, until the beer runs out.