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Flesh
by Megan Arkenberg
Poetry - Horror

If you listen, she talks.

Tailings
by Rhian Waller
Fiction - Fantasy

I couldn’t hear Mam or Dad anymore.

Damp was soaking through my jogging pants and my fingers were scuffed and sore. I cwtched my knees up to my chest and set my chin between them. It was cold, and the wind ran spirals around the heap. When I looked up I saw clear sky. The moon was in its last quarter and not so bright that it smothered the starfire.

Something shuffled to the left of me and my spine snapped as straight with shock. There might be foxes out here, or a badger with jaws like a vice.

‘Who are you?’ said the thing beside me, and I almost swallowed my tongue.

Mind Games
by Zachery Kain
Poetry - Horror

Imagination can kill....

The Truce
by Allan Dugas
Fiction - Thriller

Blood makes for strange allies.

Detention
by Natasha Bennett
Fiction - Horror

Two sisters are trapped in an abandoned school, with
a spirit who wants to punish them for being bad.

Mr. Raccoon Eyes
by Brian Rosenberger
Poetry - Horror

There is an art to his deception,

Night Driving
by Nerine Dorman
Fiction - Horror

Aleister prowls the N9 National Road through the South African Karoo, in his 1948 Hudson Commodore. However, he may be picking up more than he expects to while searching for worthy prey.

If All Else Fails
by F.J. Bergmann
Poetry - Horror

In The Blood
by Jade Smith
Fiction - Horror

The beast leaps toward me.

The path opens, tangled with weeds and ancient trees. I am panting as I run. I can’t go against all I have been taught—all the memories.

The Usual Stuff

Speculations
Time Enough
by Bill Snodgrass

Time machines have been the fertile ground from which many a science fiction story has grown. In today's busy world, something that manipulates time sounds like a good idea!

Theo Logos
Variety of Good News
by Bill Snodgrass
Religion/Theology

I am not scared by the fact that there are small differences between the ancient manuscripts from which the Bible is translated. What would scare me is if there were differences, someone knew, and intentionally kept me from knowing.

SpecMusicMuse
Interview With Ty Schwamberger
by Scott M. Sandridge
Horror

I had the pleasure of interviewing Ty Schwamberger, author of Night School, his first published novel. We discuss his novel, the Horror market in general, and the best weapons to have when attending conventions.

Writer's Cramps
Write it Again, Sam
by L. S. King

Welcome to the Wonderful World of (re)Writing

SpecMusicMuse
The Bell Witch Legend - A Review
by Scott M. Sandridge
Movies

The Bell Witch Legend is a documentary about a piece of American Southern folklore, a spirit that haunted the Bell family for four years.

Theo Logos
Messing With Rob Murphey's Head - My Rail Against Ontological Godness
by Bill Snodgrass
Religion/Theology

Of late, I have been known to say I don't believe in theology. Needless to say, this has raised a few eyebrows at seminary and at the college where I teach!

Writer's Cramps
Using Speaker Attributions Correctly
by L. S. King

Attributions are one of the least understood little devices used in writing, I think. I see them misused all the time, and have done so myself way too often.

Speculations
Civilization's Glass Ceiling
by Bill Snodgrass

For some of us, there is a limit to where our civilization can take us. No amount of technological advancement can solve some problems.

Writer's Cramps
Descriptive Verbs
by L. S. King

Using descriptive verbs instead of –ly words.

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