E-Zines, Audio Fiction, Comics, and More

Some very good, varied free fiction, audio fiction, comics, flash, and more.

E-Fiction
The latest issue of Clarkesworld Magazine is out with

"Placa del Fuego" by Tobias S. Buckell.
"Tiago would normally have taken his cut of the picked pockets and stopped right here at the Seaside Plaza. On the very edge, past the vendors on the cobblestone sea walk, Tiago would sit with his legs over the rocky sea wall and look out over the harbor."

"On the Lot and In the Air" by Lisa Hannett.
"The crow's talons gouged new gashes into Jupiter's enamel as the orrery revolved a clockwork orbit beneath him. Gaslights incandesced from the base of the carnival booth, projecting the solar system's rotations onto the canvas dome above the crow's head."

These, non-fiction, and an audio version of "Placa del Fuego" all HERE.



At Beneath Ceaseless Skies:

"The Land of Empty Shells" by Caroline M. Yoachim.
"Long ago when the world was young, two gods sat beside the river for a thousand years and watched the turtles. They saw turtles hatch, saw them grow, and saw them die. Scavengers ate the flesh of the dead turtles, and this was good."

"The Bone House" by James Lecky.
"We live in the Bone House, Father and I, in the shade of the ironwood trees, beside a river that is never still, never silent."




Planetary Stories has its 15th issue online and Pulp Spirit hast its 6th. They feature stories by Shelby Vick, Michael Shack, Bob Bolin, Sue Ross, Johann Kuester, Gerald W Page, Erwin K Roberts, Erwin K Roberts, Rob Shelsky, and David Hardy.


Both Magazines are online HERE.






At Project Gutenberg: "Now We Are Three" by Joe L. Hensley, from Fantastic Universe August 1957.


"It didn't matter that he had quit. He was still one of the guilty. He had seen it in her eyes and in the eyes of others."


Online at Project Gutenberg HERE.



Audio Fiction
At LibriVox: Short Science Fiction Collection 20 with

"2BR02B" by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., read by Bellona Times.
"And All The Earth A Grave" by C. C. MacApp, read by Bellona Times.
"Arm of the Law" by Harry Harrison, read by Gregg Margarite.
"The Bell Tone" by Edmund H. Leftwich, read by Bellona Times.
"The Gun" by Philip K. Dick, read by Gregg Margarite.
"History Repeats" by George O. Smith, read by Bellona Times.
"Keep Out" by Frederic Brown, read by Gregg Margarite.
"My Father, the Cat" by Henry Slesar, read by Patricia Oakley.
"Of Time And Texas" by William F. Nolan, read by Joe Pilsbury.
"Operation Lorelie" by William P. Salton, read by Bellona Times.

In ogg and MP3 downloads HERE.



At Beneath Ceaseless Skies:
"The Mansion of Bones" by Richard Parks, from Issue #19 (Jun. 18, 2009)

"I know it was wrong of me to savor the look of fear on Kenji's face, but some temptations are not to be resisted."

In MP3 download HERE.




Comics
At The Horrors of It All: "Thing That Grew" from Adventures into Terror #7 (Dec ’51) and "Dry Death" from Adventures into the Unknown #54 (April 1954).


Online HERE.






At Diversions of the Groovy Kind: "A Warp In Time...Loses Everything!" from Witching Hour #10 (May 1970).



Online HERE.




Other Coolness
(Audio - Children's Fantasy) At Chatterbox: "Esmerelda the Ugly Princess"
(Flash) At Every Day Fiction: "Recipe" by William Wood.
(Flash) At 365 tomorrows: "Morning Rounds" by Gavin Raine.
(Flash) At Flashes in the Dark: "It’s Dark Behind The Door" by Marcus Walker.
(Misc) At Fantastic Flashbacks: "1966 "Mad" Lost In Space spoof"
(Music) At Sci-Fi Songs: "30 Free Songs! Sci-Fi Songs One Year Anniversary!"
(Pulp Flash) At The Flash Fiction Offensive: "Audio Commentary On" by Stephen D. Rogers. PG-13ish
(Pulp Flash) At The Flash Fiction Offensive: "Just Business" by Christopher Grant. PG-13ish.
(Review + Link) At BestScienceFictionStories.com: "Orphans of The Helix" by Dan Simmons.
(Western) At Munseys: Red Men and White by Owen Wister (1895).
(Western Comic) At Golden Age Comics: Lone Rider #3.