Part 2

A bit more free fiction and other items of interest.  It's been an insane day so more will likely have to wait until tomorrow.





Fiction
Now Posted: Issue 18 of On the Premises (Genre stories listed below)

• "Reset Romance" a speculative story about a romantic relationship gone wrong by John Burridge.
• "Miss Betty Comes Home" an unusual ghost story by Theresa Rovillo. 
• "The Quantum Mechanic" a speculative story about some of the bad—and good—that can come from disturbances in time and space by Sarina Dorie.
• "Transmission" a speculative story about what our recent past might mean to the very distant future by James Calbraith.

Flash Fiction

• At Every Day Fiction: "Wall Walkers" by Mary Alice Meli. Fantasy.
• At 365 Tomorrows: "Reflection" by Clint Wilson. Science Fiction.
• At Weirdyear: "The Phone Call" by Mark Slade.

Gaming

• "Beer & Pretzel Space Marines" wargame [via freewargamesrules]
• "The Many Spirits of the Shaman: Archetypes for the Shaman Class (Part 4)"
• "Bats in Dabelfry!" Tunnels & Trolls adventure. 
• "Chuluunbold's Bow" - "Dwarf Lord’s Battle Horn" - "Stone of Bridges" - "Peacock Guardian Brooch" [Magic Items]
• "Acephali" - "The Blaash" (Gamma World) [Monsters]
• "Arcanic Fire" [Spell]

Science News

• "A harvest of new moons" Exoplanests.
• "Meteorites Reveal Warm Water Existed On Mars"
• "Archaeologists identify spear tips used in hunting a half-million years ago"
• "Ebola may go airborne"
• "Most Ocean Species Remain Undiscovered"
• "Astrophile: Lonely planet roams with stellar outcasts"
• "Scientists find 'fidelity' hormone in men"
• "Robotic Explorers May Usher in Lunar 'Water Rush'"
• "Kepler planet-hunting mission extended"
• "Mars Ripe for 'Cold Springs' Akin to Canadian Arctic"

Paleontology/History

• "Great whites 'not evolved from megashark'"
• "Tomb of Ancient Egyptian Princess Unearthed"

Hobbit/Oz News

• "Hobbit films loaded with new technology"
• "The sixth 'Hobbit' TV spot: Bilbo vows to help the dwarves recover their home"
• "The Hobbit IMAX 3D Getting a Star Trek Experience"
• "Warner Brothers Launches Official Hobbit and LOTR Shop!"
• "Hobbit TV Spot #7"
• "Disney releases second trailer for Sam Raimi’s ‘Oz the Great and Powerful’"