Stephen Baxter, Karen Marie Moning, and More

Tons of good free fiction from flash to novels with many in between.

E-Fiction
At Suduvu: Manifold Time by Stephen Baxter (2000). [I've read this one; it rocks]

"The year is 2010. More than a century of ecological damage, industrial and technological expansion, and unchecked population growth has left the Earth on the brink of devastation. As the world's governments turn inward, one man dares to envision a bolder, brighter future. That man, Reid Malenfant, has a very different solution to the problems plaguing the planet: the exploration and colonization of space."

Free downloads HERE.





Also at Suduvu: Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning (2007).

"When her sister is murdered, leaving a single clue to her death–a cryptic message on Mac’s cell phone–Mac journeys to Ireland in search of answers. The quest to find her sister’s killer draws her into a shadowy realm where nothing is as it seems, where good and evil wear the same treacherously seductive mask."

In free e-book downloads HERE.







Reflections Edge has its July issue out with:

"The Urban Parasite" by Jamey Robert Stegmaier (Horror).
My father, a compulsive liar, once told me that a person dies every time a leaf falls from a tree. If you catch a leaf before it touches the ground, you save a person’s soul.

"Tough Love" by Don Pizarro (Fantasy/Romance)
"Jason started the day knowing in his gut that Isobel was about to drop the It’s Not You, It’s Me speech. "

"Iron Boots" by Autumn Canter (Fantasy)
"She ran, clanking. Ping, grind, huff of breath. Muscles popped and stretched in her legs. She ran, unknowing to nowhere with a tickle of fear fading in the back of [...]"

"Heavenly" by Tai Dong Huai (Fantasy).
"When the boiler in the basement of Temple B’nai Chaim broke down, Zhou Lei decided it was too cold for our weekly Chinese lesson. Our parents were summoned by phone"

These and more are HERE.



Lorelei Signal has its July - Sept '09 issue out with,

"Shadow of a Black Cat" by Gerri Leen.
"A black cougar prowls; a young woman waits. The cat cannot exist without the woman, and neither should exist at all. But magic--and desperation--can make anything happen."

"A Celebration in Blue Silk" by C.L. Holland.
"After twelve years of marriage to the man who invaded her home, Allegra finds a way to reclaim her freedom in a bolt of blue silk."

"A Breath of Ill Intent" by Rhonda Porrett.
"Madame Vetch, the frumpy and grumpy old dragon slayer, discovers there is something more treacherous than fire-breathing monsters threatening the town of Dingerland."

"Fae" by Rhonda Parrish. - Poetry

"Medusa" by Ed Blundell. - Poetry.

"Plague Chalice" by Christine Lucas.
"Ella is a servant in the temple of Ekkas, God of Chance, Commerce and Thieves. The passing of the High Priest gives her an opportunity she never expected when she takes a goblet as a keepsake from his rooms."

"A Proud Thing" by James Hartley.
"Engaged to an evangelical minister, Ginger finds her world turned upside down when she is kidnapped and learns that she is witch."

"The Banquet of Queen Nitokris" by Megan Arkenberg. - Flash Fiction.

"Speech" by Daniel D. Jones.
"Ostracized because of her heritage and a speech impediment, Shantheya gains new confidence when a magical amulet allows her stand up for herself."

"Willful Steel" - Pam L. Wallace
"Soul trapped in a sword, Ameena meets up with the wizard who trapped her there, but does the warrior carrying her have the skill to defeat him?"

All online HERE.




Crossed Genres has out its Anthropomorphism themed issue with fiction by,

"Epidermal" by Aaron Wilsford.
"The real problem with the attack was that it was completely impersonal—no psychic trace remained of the murderer, at least at first glance; the entire psychic form was comprised of psionic energy harvested from the victim himself."

"The Strangler Fig" by Jennifer D. Munro.
"Then, when I developed into her shadow, I became Click the Tick. I was in two places at once. I followed her career, and flashed it ahead of her at the same time. With my photos, I made Kiara, and she made me."

"A Hatful of Rabbits" by Benjamin Jacobson.
"Kendra replaced the mug on her coffee table, sending the bunny tribe that had nested there hopping off like ripples in a pond. She squinted and shook her head. Biting her lip, she raised to her feet. A mother rabbit and her litter reclaimed their sofa warren."

"The Last Collector" by Jeromy K. Smith.
"The creature stirs again. Jack takes two steps back as it sits up and rub its eyes with smooth hands. The clacking sound once again fills his head. The thing lowers its hands and places them in its lap before looking at him with wide eyes."

"In the Image And Likeness" by Aleta Johansen.
"It is my job to make sure that everyone is quiet and settled when she puts her key in my lock and enters her home. On the quiet days - the days when there are no dirty dishes - it is easy to get everyone ready for her arrival. On days like today, though, we can end up cutting it pretty close."

All online HERE.



At Futurismic: "Homeostasis" by Carlos Hernadez.

"a plainly-told story about real people adapting to a plausible piece of tomorrow’s life-saving medical technology"

Online HERE.


Comics
At Fantasy Ink: "Trick or Treat." A short from House of Mystery #195, cover dated October 1971.


Online HERE.





Other Coolness
(Art-Wallpaper) At WotC: "MM2 Creature Competition Wallpapers"
(Flash) At Every Day Fiction: "Tender" by G. Lloyd Helm.
(Flash) At Everyday Weirdness: "A Blood-Spattered Letter from Mr. Grim" by Catherine J Gardner.
(Flash) At 365 tomorrows: "Close Encounters" by Stephen Graham Jones.
(Flash) At Flashes in the Dark: "Thick As Blood" by Lori Titus.
(Flash) At MicroHorror: "Eaten" by L.B. Kröger.
(Flash) At MicroHorror: "RatTail Randy" by Chad Case.
(Flash) At MicroHorror: "Illicit Desires" by Jon Brunette.
(Manga Serial) At IKKI: "Children of the Sea" chapter seven by Daisuke Igarashi.
(Podcast) At RevCast: "RevCast Roundtable Episode 027 - The Books Edition"
(OTR) At Boxcars711: Exploring Tomorrow - "First Men On The Moon" (01-22-48)
(OTR) At Relic Radio: "Thing From The Darkness" by Dark Fantasy.
(Pulp Flash) At Powder Burn Flash: "Candy Sangria" by Walter Conley.
(RPG) At Chgowiz's Old Guy RPG Blog: "Announcing ... the winners of the One Page Dungeon Contest"
(Serial) At The Erudite Ogre: Aetas Nex, Chapter Two, Part Five.
(Serial) At Book View Cafe: Eccentric Circles Chapter Two Rebecca Lickiss.