Comics, Sargent, Rambo, and More Free Fiction

Some very good free stuff again! Just a couple entries in the free fiction section, but they are from two great sites.  There are many free e-books including David Scholes' Soldier of the Brell free for a couple days and a collection of fantasy short stories by the exceptional Cat Rambo.  There's audio fiction by Pamela Sargent at StarShipSofa (always great) and several classic comic book stories and contemporary flash fiction stories.

 [Art from Eyes Like Sky And Coal And Moonlight by Cat Rambo]





Fiction
At Daily Science Fiction: "Red at the End of the World" by Lynda E Rucker.
      "He's not; and you know it by looking at him. You know it first by looking at his shoes, which are brown leather, scuffed and laced up wrong with floppy worn tongues. Above the shoes, a flash of thin ankles: he's lost his socks."

At Nightmare Magazine:  "Construction Project" by Desirina Boskovich. Horror.
       "We begin in August, when the summer nights are ripe and voluptuous. Moths beat against the window, seeking solace from the darkness. August brings violent thunderstorms; cut power lines draw the darkness closer. We cup a flickering flame and make love that brings purple bruises."


E-Books
At Amazon.com: Soldier of the Brell by David Scholes. Science Fiction.

Via Pixel of Ink:

• Nine Steps to Sara by Lisa Olsen. Horror. Ghost.
• Shadowland by C.M. Gray. Fantasy. King Arthur.

At Free E-Books Daily:

• Telepaths and Traitors by K.J. Blaine, Science Fiction. Space Opera.
• Tyrant Trouble by Phoebe Matthews. Fantasy.
• Blood Rite by Stephen Penner. Paranormal. Mystery.
• Eyes Like Sky And Coal And Moonlight by Cat Rambo. Fantasy Short Stories.
• The Merchant and the Menace by Daniel McHugh. Fantasy.
• American Blood: A Vampire's Story by Gregory Holden. Vampire Romance.

At Smashwords:

• "Vampires (The Social Workshop)" by Adrianna White. Paranormal. 3k.
• "The Path to Zeal" by Marie Hamenko. Fantasy 14k.
• "Survivor's Tale: Blind Girl vs. Onion Zombie" by Sean Roney. 4k.
• "Short Story Strands: Halloween 2012 Edition" by Jade Kerrion. 12k.
• "In Apprehension How Like a God" by RPL Johnson. Science Fiction. 8k.
• "Clyde" by Dan Schwartz. Horror. 1k.

Flash Fiction

• At Every Day Fiction: "Edge Work" by Sean Jones. Horror.
• At Flash Fiction Online:  "Zombie March" by Brynn MacNabb. Horror.
• At Flash Fiction Online:  "Mid-Autumn Moon" by Lani Carroll. Horror.
• At 365 Tomorrows: "Come Tomorrow" by Jae Miles. Science Fiction.
• At Yesteryear Fiction: "Dream Keeper" by Rohini Gupta. Fantasy.

Audio Fiction
At StarShipSofa: "A Smaller Government" by Pamela Sargent. Science Fiction.
      "an unknown force shrinks the White House and the Capital to the size of doll houses."

Comics

• At Atomic Kommie Comics: Space Squadron in "Last of the Martians" Sci-Fi. 1951
• At Comic Book Catacombs: Ka'a'nga in "Caveman Killers" Adventure. 1941.
• At Comic Book Catacombs: Nyoka the Jungle Girl in "The Talking Tiger"  Adventure. 1946.
• At The Horrors of It All: "Dungeon of Doom!" Horror. 1952.
• At Pappy's Golden Age: "Out of the Screen" and "The Timeless Tribe" Sci-Fi/Horror. 1954/1967.
• At Pappy's Golden Age: "Jet Powers and the three million-year-old men!" Sci-Fi. 1951.

 One after one, by the star-dogged moon,
Too quick for groan or sigh,
Each turned his face with a ghastly pang,
And cursed me with his eye.

Partial Post

Space Captain Dave took the day off because it's his birthday. As I told him, he's not older than dirt - but only because dirt is aging at the he same rate! He is very close to dirt's age. Since space union rules (local #8687687googleplex678) prohibit excessive work for lieutenants, I only made a partial post. Very good, free audio fiction, flash fiction, and gaming items are at your disposal.



Audio Fiction
@Transmissions From Beyond: Transmission #37, "Little Lost Robot" by Paul McAuley, read by Matthew Selznic. From Interzone 217, August 2008. Illustration by Paul Drummond,

Podcast Length: 45 minutes • Transmission Length: 37 minutes






@StarShipSofa: Episode #182 featuring "Red" by Melissa Yuan-Innes, "A Clown Escapes From Circus Town" by Will McIntosh. and more.








Flash Fiction and Poetry
@Every Day Fiction: "Privet" by Dee Turbon.
@365 tomorrows: "World" by Duncan Shields.
@Flashes in the Dark: "Fiona's Story (Part Two)" by Lori Titus.
@The Daily Cabal: "Shore Birth" by Jason Fischer.
@Daily Science Fiction: "L is for Luminous" by Tim Pratt, Jenn Reese, Heather Shaw, and Greg van Eekhout.
@Strange Horizons: [Poetry] "11th Hour Sonnet" by Andrew Kozma.

Gaming
@DriveThruRPG: Gen Con Premier Pack from Hunters Books.

"Includes 2 sample sceanrios that were featured during GenCon 2010" These are "Escape From Tri County Police Station" and "Survival of the Fittest." "This package includes -Rules for both campaigns -Maps for both campaigns -Detailed Sample Character sheets (Meet the Tri-County Cast!) -Resource tables and other handy game aids!" Zombies.
[free membership required].



Small But Very Cool:
@The Land of NOD: [Encounter] Mu-Pan - Encounter XVI.
@Daddy Gognard: An Adventure for Every Monster - Beaver, Giant.
@Trollish Delver: [Character Type]: Wytchfinder for Tunnels and Trolls.
@Ancient Vaults & Eldritch Secrets: [New Spell] Groundbound.
@Ancient Vaults & Eldritch Secrets: [New Magic Item] Horn of Malice.
@A Character for Every Game: [1 Page Adventure] Into the Worm’s Gullet – A One Page Dungeon.
@Savage Future: [New Monster] Fleshmelt for Mutant Future or GW.
@Blog on the Borderlands: [New Monster] Couerl (Black Displacer).