Issue of June 7, 2010

Tinkers: Book Review by Wendy Robards — Book review "Tinkers"

Wendy Robards reviews the book "Tinkers" by Paul Harding.

Only Mickey Ever Used the Outhouse by Peter Kovochich — Cover story novelette

Peter lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he's worked in the magical realms of libraries, human resources, and word processing departments. He's also done some freelance editing and has had short stories appear in Carve Magazine and Elysian Fields Quarterly. Peter is living proof that with a little bit of love and a lot of caffeine, writer's block can indeed be conquered.

NUMMI Apocalypse 2 by Bernie Pilarski — Editorial

What seems like disaster may in fact be a good thing, and maybe we need to remember that more often ...

Peek of the Week 250 by Jon Renaut — Photo art

A brilliant cascade of bougainvillea blossoms.

Fishing by Tyler Willson — Poem unrhymed

I haven't had so much as a bite, but this is still the best/ time of my life...

Transitions 55 by Sand Pilarski — Serial fiction family relationships

The mansion is very empty, but all that quiet provides a space for a lot of thought ...

Strange Bedfellows 41 by Lydia Manx — Serial fiction horror vampires werewolves

Simon has appeared, and some nasty evidence has, too. Harry must keep them safe, but where the hell is he taking them?

Between the Stars by Jerry Seeger — Short fiction science fiction

You find a line out there, that edge past which lies what you were seeking, that cliff that changes you forever ...