Alan E. Nourse, M. D. was born in Des Moines, Iowa on August 8, 1928 and died in Thorp, Washington on July 19, 1992. He was a science fiction author and physician, writing both science fiction stories and novels with a medical bent, as well as numerous non-fiction books on various medical subjects including herpes, …
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“Breath and Tide” by Jennifer Greylyn
“Too Human” by Kirk Winning
“Self” by Conrad Jaye
“The Poet” by Dan Asad
“Jerry” by Karl Bunker
“A Day in the Life” by Jennifer Lott
“No Walls” by Scott Overton
“A Trip to the Northern Elves” by Pippa Wysong
Gilbert and Edgar on Mars, by Eric Brown
PS Publishing
October 2009
Reviewed by Steve Fahnestalk
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Charles Dickens (February 7, 1812–June 9, 1870; daguerreotype photo at left by Jeremy Gurney, circa 1867-68) saw his timeless Christmas classic published December 19, 1843. Its full, original title is A Christmas Carol, Being a Ghost Story of Christmas. Adapted for radio and dramatized numerous times during the Christmas season in the years before television, …
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POW!erful Tales, edited by Michael C. Lea
“The Lingering Grief of Twilight” by Geoffrey Thorne
“What Are the Odds?” by David Taub
“The Man Comes Around” by Christina Lea
“Day of Wrath” by Jon S. Crews
“Bad Man’s Gift” by John E. Rogers, Jr.
“A Very Small Hero” by Lawrence Barker
“Confidante” by Tim McDaniel
“Legacy” by Mark Onspaugh
“Steaming Mad” by John Michael Martin
“The Silver Shadow” by Eric Ian Steele
“Mister Blue Sky” by Christina Lea
“The Ironic Man” by Gareth D. Jones
“A Dog, A Rat, A Mouse, A Cat” by A. H. Jennings
“Yet Another Bad Hair Day” by Gustavo Bondoni
“Uncreation Myth” by Michael C. Lea
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“Marya and the Pirate” by Geoffrey A. Landis
“Conditional Love” by Felicity Shoulders
“A Letter from the Emperor” by Steve Rasnic Tem
“Wonder House” by Chris Roberson
“The Good Hand” by Robert Reed
“Wilds” by Carol Emshwiller
“The Jekyll Island Horror” by Allen M. Steele
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“The Plot to Overthrow Christmas” first aired on December 25, 1938. It was written by the legendary Norman Corwin and is told entirely in rhyming verse. It is a veritable tour de force in its dark, rather ghastly depiction of demons, devils, and nefarious historical figures assigned to Hell who plot to destroy one of …
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Tangent Online Presents:
An Interview with Leigh Brackett & Edmond Hamilton
photo by Dave Truesdale
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“Formidable Caress” by Stephen Baxter
“Wilderness Were Paradise Enow” by H.G. Stratmann
“The Jolly Old Boyfriend” by Jerry Oltion
“The Universe Beneath Our Feet” by Carl Frederick
“A Flash Of Lightning” by Robert Scherrer
Shaka II, by Mike Resnick