Drabblecast, Buzzy Mag, and More

Some good freebies to start the weekend.  There are new items from Drabblecast and Buzzy Mag (Both sites highly recommended). There's a new issue of the long-running Aphelion posted and tons of e-books. There's also some good items in the "Other Genres" category that are worthy of attention. 








Fiction
At Buzzy Mag: "The Fair Beneath The Ice" by A. P. Maynar. 
     "When he called her name, the rocky slope and the pine-scented trees distorted the sound of his voice, scattering it into a thousand shards, so it sounded like it came from everywhere at once."

Now Posted Aphelion #168. Science Fiction.

• Shadow Aspect By Timothy Potter
• in the Lamp By David W. Landrum
• Drift By Roderick D. Turner
• Flowers for Ackerman By Karen B. Kaplan
• Halitosis By D. A. Cairns
• Deep Freeze By E. S. Strout
• Between By T. Richard Williams
• PatienceBy Damian Delao
• Inner Child By Colin Fenwick
• And Poetry and Filk Music

Flash Fiction at 365 Tomorrows: "Security" by Christina Richard.

Audio Fiction
At Drabblecast: "Betty Flesh and the Meat Man" by Damon Shaw. Fantasy. Romance. Strange.
      “Your suitor’s here!” Ma Flesh hurried into the back room of the butcher’s shop. “Are you presentable?”

E-Books
Via Pixel of Ink: 

• Lodestone Book One: The Sea of Storms by Mark Whiteway. Science Fiction.
• The Ups and Downs of Being Dead by M. R. Cornelius. Science Fiction.

At Free eBooks Daily:

• First Crossing by Tyla Grey. Paranormal Romance.
• Barbara Reilly by Carl Grimsman. Historical Fantasy.
• The Goddess of Dance by Anna Kashina. Fantasy.
• The Kingdom of Shadows by K.W. Jeter. Fantasy.
• Forged by Greed by Angela Orlowski-Peart. Young Adult Urban Fantasy.
• The Havenshire Resistance by Diane Rapp. Fantasy.
• Lichgates by S.M. Boyce. Young Adult Paranormal Fantasy.
• Anu-Bis by T. O. Bolseen. Science Fiction.
• Six Moon Summer by SM Reine. Young Adult Dark Fantasy.
• The Dirty Mermaid by Jen Purcell. Fantasy.
• The Ghost by Sandra Brown Rarey. Paranormal.

At Smashwords: 

• "The Last Guardian" by Bruno Stella. Fantasy. 5k.
• "Evan Burl and the Falling" by Justin Blaney. Fantasy. 58k.
• "Max and the Gatekeeper" by James Todd Cochrane. Fantasy. 77k.
• "The Sweetest Stalk" by Scott Gordon. Fantasy. 9k.
• "Scarlet Ribbons" by Anita Dawes. Paranormal. 71k.
• Sword of the Gods: The Chosen One by Anna Erishkigal. Fantasy. 173k.
• "Legends From Belico; At The Gates Of Yur" by D.E. Tomas. Horror. 4k.
• "Covet and Redemption" by Gary Chiert. Science Fiction. 23k.

Other Genres

• Audio at The Classic Tales Podcast: "Head and Shoulders" by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
• Audio at Miette's Bedtime Story Podcast: "Strawberries" by J. Robert Lennon.
• Audio at SFFAudio: "Duel" by Richard Matheson.
• E-Book at Free eBooks Daily: The Highlander by Zoe Saadia. Historical Fiction.  Aztec.
• E-Book at Free eBooks Daily: There is No Otherwise by Ardin Lalui. Western.
• Fiction at Online Pulps Site: "Mystery of the Mexicali Murders" by J. Lane Linklater. Noir 1941. And "Alibi-With Sound" by Robert Wallace. Noir 1948.
• Flash Fiction at Every Day Fiction: "The Picture Book" by Ev Bishop. Surreal.
• Flash Fiction at Spinetingler: "Arranger" by Christopher E. Long. Crime.