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"In medieval times, stone castles dotted the countryside of Europe. They attracted itinerant merchants and craftsmen who would wander from castle to castle selling their labor, products, and services. When wars occurred between the castle rulers which resulted in one castle taking over another,...

Researchers commonly ask subjects to self-identify their race from a menu of preestablished options. Yet if race is a multidimensional, multilevel social construction, this has profound methodological implications for the sciences and social sciences. Race must inform how we design large-scale data...

Although complexity surrounds us, its inherent uncertainty, ambiguity, and contradiction can at first make complex systems appear inscrutable. Ecosystems, for instance, are nonlinear, self-organizing, seemingly chaotic structures in which individuals interact both with each other and with the myriad...

"In ancient times when people lived in caves and thatched huts, men looked to other men to fashion weapons they could use to hunt and to defend themselves and their families against hostile enemies. These stone club and flint arrow makers were the first defense contractors." -T. H. Henning,...

A tribute collection of essays edited by author's colleagues and friends.

ADULT CONTENT! Ned's wife Diane put John in an embarrassing position by coming on to him, but when John approached Ned about it, he discovered that Ned had his own reasons for encouraging John -- and so did Diane. Things moved rapidly in directions that none of them expected -- and they kept escalating....

Mike and Beverly started out kind of rough. Mike discovered Beverly in a coffee shop -- and instinct had him follow her until he learned that she was pregnant and homeless, with nowhere to go in a blizzard. But the pair distrusted each other; Mike's effort at altruism only lasted one night. They discovered...

ADULT CONTENT! Pete and Mary got off to a shaky start -- Pete was looking for a one-night stand and Mary lied to him and withheld information from him that first night. Pete was leery -- but Mary knew a good thing when she saw it and committed herself to a point well beyond what most women would in...

ADULT CONTENT! Cynthia was the girl from the wrong side of the tracks. Jeff was a young man who had lost his mother at a young age. They were high school sweethearts who got married and started a family. Jeff went to college and was on his way to a promising career. Frank, Jeff's widowed father, helped...

Matt Holloway was an ex-military helicopter pilot with a nice, easy job ferrying supplies out to oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico -- but, all that changed... A storm blew up and his helicopter was sucked through a mysterious green veil -- and when he came out the other side, he was flying over...

College brings with it all sorts of challenges, but Jessica wants to start her freshman year with one less worry on her mind. For years she has watched and lusted after her best friend’s father, but had never acted on her desires out of respect for his marriage. Now that his wife has left him for...

So you head off to a self-catering complex and not only is it empty of holiday-makers but you also find, looking after the place for your week, a gorgeous, posh, young blond. Is that just luck or a handy plot device for an erotic short. T.H. Sandal's first person narrator knows just what to do in...

Beautifully written speculative fiction from Metaphorosis magazine. All the stories from the month, plus author biographies, interviews, and story origins. Table of Contents BetaU – T. B McKenzie The Circe Test – Nora Mulligan HOPper – Charlotte H. Lee Papa Pedro’s Children – Karl Dandenell Cover art by Kathryn Weaver.  

During a trip to Scotland with her best friend, Evey, Carrie discovers that her father and her closest friends have been keeping secrets — secrets about themselves and secrets about the world they live in. Magic exists. Mythical beings exist. The secrets about her past, however, are more difficult...