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Beautifully written speculative fiction from Metaphorosis magazine. All the stories from the month, plus author biographies, interviews, and story origins. Table of Contents Making the List – David Hammond Beneath the Sea of Glass – Rob Francis Lock Rise – Phil Berry Bluebird – Benjamin Cort Cover art by Kathryn Hammond.  

A child is being beaten. Robin's elders call them exorcisms. Demons possess him, affronting the piety and good order of his family. The droning prayers assault his ears, the savage rage of his ancient father open wounds across his flesh; and when his mother with her marmoreal skin and relentless eyes...

Hangman’s Jam never dies! A song crawls through time, shredding holes between the dimensions, and spelling doom to all who fall under its undeniable sway. Throughout the ages, lovers and losers, the famous and the infamous, have been consumed by the “song with a thousand names.”...

8 Strange Stories explore the far fringes of outer space and the dark depths of the human soul, workplace terror and blasphemous horror, murderous cannibals and immaculate birth, vengeful robots and guardian angels. Includes a bonus story, “The Ballad of Smoke,” an excerpt from Rob Errera’s novel, Hangman’s Jam.

When hyper-intelligent mathematician David is forced to confront his own mortality, his coveted manuscript on the ‘Proof of absence paradox’ threatens to die with him. Desperate to salvage his life’s work, he realizes that his exceptional mentee and protégé, Naila, could hold the key to the...

When Julia Harrison became a medical volunteer in Sierra Leone, she had no idea that she would be thrust into a hostage situation, and that the repercussions of her actions would change her life forever.

A chemistry graduate student makes a discovery that will change the human race. Julia Diaz, working alone in the desert, is ready to reveal the discovery in five days. She hires Daniel Kiernan, hyper-trained National Security Agency dropout, as her bodyguard. Michael Donegan, a wildcard inside the government, is instructed to put the genie back in the bottle - then deep-six the bottle...

SAS selection is the toughest military process in the world, and Ryan Marshall was expecting three months of gruelling hell.When John Medforth is selected as his assessor, Marshall soon realises that no amount of training could have prepared him for what Medforth would subject him to.Retribution is the back story of John Medforth, a leading character in The Alethean Legacy.

Mia is an aging, often grumpy house cat. Her new sister Eve is a spunky, young excitable tabby cat. Together with their Aunts, the family sets out to the village of Helmston for Christmas shopping. When Mia and Eve arrive they meet some new friends who have lost the spirit of Christmas and need some...

Nick Krasinski is a young amateur fighter in the best shape of his life when he is given a terrible diagnosis. His whole life crashes down around him and he feels lost and hopeless. Feeling as though he has nothing left to lose, he returns to the only place he feels alive, the boxing ring, in order...

More booze. More drugs. More sex. Welcome back to Wonderland…   Alex thought he’d finally found the love of his life. But ever since saving his boyfriend Steven from a kidnapper, he’s returned to his own warped version of a twelve-step program. Step one: Stock up on gin. Step two: Score some...

With calm abandon, Rob Schlegel stands among the genderless trees to shake notions of masculinity and fatherhood. Schlegel incorporates the visionary into everyday life, inhabiting patterns of relation that do not rely on easy categories. Working from the premise that poetry is indistinguishable from...

In early 1990 the author travelled by train from Paris to Beijing, stopping off along the way and taking three weeks to make the journey. This was during the final days of the break-up of the Soviet Union and just as China was opening up to the rest of the world. It was a fascinating time to travel...

After a season-ending injury, NFL safety Marty Winn fears his career may be over. Just as he begins life after football, a second chance comes by way of a workout with his new hometown team, the Seattle Seahawks. God blesses Marty with tremendous success as the Seahawks embark on a run toward the...