A collection of interviews.
Issue: July 2005
In the Rainy Season
The rain gathers out there, beyond the wide tiled balconies of this house where I lie abed. Isti sways as she sits on the low stool, muscles moving gently beneath [...]
They Stake Dead Guys, Don’t They?
Oh, to be a vampire. They have it all: money, looks, power, immortality. Considering that the only price seems to be one heck of a drinking problem, what’s not to [...]
Dark Duets: Musical Mayhem, by Michael McCarty & His Band
A short-story collection.
Beyond the Looking Glass: How to Write Meaningful Description
Description is easy. It’s fast. It runs up the word count nicely, and keeps those pages coming. But all too often, it doesn’t help the story at all.
We’ve all run [...]
King of Bavaria
At first, the man loitering on the edge of his crime scene got Detective Anthony Mason’s attention because he looked out of place—too well dressed, too affluent for this neighborhood. [...]
Ivory Tower
The white stone tower stood on the edge of open moorland at the head of a green valley full of birch and pine. A tiny stream cut its way out [...]
It’s Only Temporary, by Eric Shapiro
An intelligent novella about the end of the world.
Double Time
Jack Jensen could feel guilty for anything. It was a knack, as much an art as gambling or being unlucky in love, both of which he disdained as the habits [...]