December 2007

"The Clone Wrangler's Bride," by Camille Alexa
story http://www.spacewesterns.com/articles/36/
All about a girl and her mandroid. . . . This story was a top ten finalist in the Preditors & Editors 2007 Readers Favorites Poll in the SF&F short story category.
Publication: SpaceWesterns.com, Edited by N. E. Lilly, December, 2007
Genre: science fiction / Category: Short story

"The Bear Child," by Anne Harris
Publication www.darkrecesses.com
I got lost in the woods all night once, and wound up just having to lie down and wait for dawn. I was lucky. Dawn came and I made it back to my campsite. Neth, the girl in my tale, goes through a more harrowing, and transformative, experience.
Publication: Dark Recesses Press, ?, 2007
Genre: Horror / Category: Short Story

"Diplomacy," by Catherine Lundoff
Read more at: www.haworthpress.com/store/product.asp?sid=A2C3BXAA1DP48KVQ5CCNKK4C7S1T52CE&sku=5822
Two women, one human, one alien, from two sides of an interstellar war meet in a time of piece.
Publication: Periphery: Erotic Lesbian Futures, Edited by Lynne Jamneck, December, 2007
Genre: Science Fiction / Category: Short Story

"A Baited Trap," by K G McAbee
storyauthor www.lulu.com/wildcatbooks
He's the bait in a wizard's trap, and only one woman can save him.
Publication: Startling Stories #3, Edited by Ron Hanna, December, 2007
Genre: fantasy / Category: Short story
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"On Omega Station: the Ballad of Malik Blayne," by K G McAbee
storyauthor www.lulu.com/wildcatbooks
Adventures of Malik Blayne on Omega Station, the last port in the galaxy.
Publication: Startling Stories #1, Edited by Ron Hanna, December, 2007
Genre: science fiction / Category: Novella
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"Carnal Dreams," by April Reid
story author www.april-reid.com
Born in magic, the daughter of a wizard has no paranormal abilities until she makes love with a man she first met in her erotic dreams.
Publication: Amber Quill Press, LLC, Edited by E J Gilmer, December, 2007
Genre: fantasy / Category: novella

"Salt & Zephyr," by Karen Swanberg
story: http://www.karenswanberg.org/writing/zombie.html
"Salt, fire, chop off the head. / These are the ways to kill the dead. / Dry them out, blow them up, / beat the brain to a pulp. / These are the ways to kill the dead." -- Traditional children's chant
Publication: Altair Australia Zombie Anthology, Edited by Robert N. Stephenson, December, 2007
Genre: horror / Category: short story

"Caught by the Tides," by Diane Whiteside
storyauthor www.dianewhiteside.com
A British mage and spy must accept help from a respectable widow to awaken his gryphon and stop Napoleon's double agent in Cornwall
Publication: Beyond the Dark, Edited by Cindy Hwang, December, 2007
Genre: fantasy / Category: Novella

November 2007

"Night Vaulting," by Camille Alexa
publication www.ravenelectrick.com/sportyspecgls.html
From tennis matches with Death to chess games with Oberon, from free throws with the Fairy Court to surfing with werewolves, every sport imaginable (and a few unimaginable) exist within this speculative city of games.
Publication: Sporty Spec: Games of the Fantastic, Edited by Karen A. Romanko, November, 2007
Genre: fantasy / Category: Short Story

"To Heroboy From Tiffani," by Camille Alexa
publication www.thousand-faces.com/hero.htm
"I want you to know I kind of like the way you kissed; all tongue like molten lava, and faster than a speeding bullet, when it had to be. It really was kind of nice...."
Publication: A Thousand Faces, Edited by Frank Byrns, November, 2007
Genre: science fiction / Category: Short Story

"Vanishing Village," by Margaret L. Carter
publication http://www.amazon.com/dp/1934169900?tag=mzbworks-20&link_code=as3&creativeASIN=1934169900&creative=373489&camp=211189
In search of a missing nobleman, two mages stumble upon a village hidden away from the outside world by an immensely powerful but very unusual sorcerer.
Publication: Sword and Sorceress XXII (anthology), Edited by Elisabeth Waters, November, 2007
Genre: fantasy / Category: short story

"Votary," by M.K. Hobson
storyauthor www.demimonde.com
The story of a young girl's disturbing devotion to her monstrous father.
Publication: Black Static, Edited by Andy Cox, November, 2007
Genre: horror / Category: Short Story

"How to Dispose of Sneakers," by Sue Lange
publication www.genspace.com/ctta/
Chaos Theory officially goes green with this story.
Publication: Chaos Theory: Tales Askew, Edited by Arthur A. Roberts, November, 2007
Genre: science fiction / Category: Short Story

"Not Poppy Nor Mandragora," by K G McAbee
other www.calderwoodbooks.com
The creature killed his family. What will he do to avenge them?
Publication: Calderwood Books, Edited by Joy Calderwood, November, 2007
Genre: fantasy / Category: Short story
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"Deadly Desires," by April Reid
April Reid
Publication www.amberquill.com/AmberHeat/DeadlyDesires.html
When they make love, will Kayla and Sultan Tariq’s desire for each other lift his deadly curse or make her his first victim?
Publication: Amber Quill Press, LLC, Edited by E J Gilmer, ?, 2007
Genre: Fantasy / Category: Novella

October 2007

"Inclusions," by Camille Alexa
publication www.hadleyrillebooks.com/
"The distant past meets the distant future in new stories set within ruins throughout the Universe. Travel with explorers who encounter ancient artifacts and abandoned cities. Some ruins are harmless, others are not...."
Publication: Ruins Extraterrestrial, Edited by Eric T. Reynolds, October, 2007
Genre: Science Fiction / Category: short story

"The Dream Tinker," by F.J. Bergmann
other http://www.meadowhawkpress.com/index.php
A traveling tinker whose cart is pulled by a peculiar animal fixes dreams - and sometimes, nightmares.
Publication: Touched by Wonder anthology, Edited by Jackie Gamber, October, 2007
Genre: Fantasy / Category: Short story

"The Club," by Sue Lange
publication http://www.redjackbooks.com/Anathema.html
Styrofoam: it's not just for breakfast anymore.
Publication: Anathema, Edited by Heidi Lampietti, October, 2007
Genre: science fiction / Category: Short Story

"The Beauty in the Beast," by K G McAbee
story www.calderwoodbooks.com
Why does she wear the silver mask?
Publication: Calderwood Books, Edited by Joy Calderwood, October, 2007
Genre: fantasy / Category: Short story
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"The Bird Shaman's Girl," by Judith Moffett
Author's Site: http://www.judithmoffett.com
When a child is kidnapped by Mormon Church authorities, Hefn Apprentice Pam Pruitt finds her by dreaming her location--thereby discovering in herself an ability to become a shaman.
Publication: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Edited by Gordon Van Gelder, October, 2007
Genre: science fiction / Category: Novella

"Detox," by Elspeth Potter
publication www.steveberman.com/sofey.htm
So Fey: Queer Faery Fictions also includes stories by Holly Black Laurie Marks, Sarah Monette, Melissa Scott, Delia Sherman, and many others.
Publication: So Fey: Queer Fairy Fictions, Haworth Press, Edited by Steve Berman, October, 2007
Genre: fantasy / Category: Short Story

September 2007

"The Unvanished Hitchhiker," by Margaret L. Carter
publication Whiskey Creek
A twist on the "Vanishing Hitchhiker" urban legend. How can a mother endure waiting every Halloween night for the knock at the door, as yet another stranger tries to bring her dead daughter home?
Publication: Shadows in the Heart (anthology), Edited by Karen Wiesner, September, 2007
Genre: horror / Category: short story

"Peroxide Head," by Sue Lange
publication www.darkermatter.com
Me and my silly peroxide head. We're just so vain. Diplomat to a distant planet discovers there's anyplace but home.
Publication: Darker Matter, Edited by Ben Coppin, September, 2007
Genre: Science Fiction / Category: Short Story

August 2007

"Gumbo and De Pain," by Sheri Fresonke Harper
publication www.lulu.com/content/1086489
Gumbo and his mining team take on Chinese mining pirates on an oil platform and in a deep Pacific ocean trench.
Publication: Tabloid Purposes IV, Edited by Nickolaus Pacione, August, 2007
Genre: science fiction / Category: short story

"The Case for RFID," by Sue Lange
Publication www.cedarhillsentinel.com/
Flash fiction on an appropriate use for RFID
Publication: Sentinel Science Fiction, Edited by Lou Antonelli, August, 2007
Genre: Science Fiction / Category: Short Story

"A Scent of Roses," by Catherine Lundoff
Read more at: www.haworthpress.com/store/product.asp?sid=A2C3BXAA1DP48KVQ5CCNKK4C7S1T52CE&sku=5642&AuthType=4
Burd Janet meets the Queen again years after she rescues Tam Lin.
Publication: So Fey: Queer Faery Fictions, Edited by Steve Berman, August, 2007
Genre: Fantasy / Category: Short Story

"The Trillig from Marrowgaz," by K G McAbee
storyauthor www.lulu.com/wildcatbooks
Captain Steve Danger and his crew take off on the ultimate mission.
Publication: Startling Stories #2, Edited by Ron Hanna, August, 2007
Genre: science fiction / Category: Novella

"Camera," by Elspeth Potter
A tough soldier's prisoner is more than she seems.
Publication: Best Lesbian Bondage Erotica (Cleis Press), Edited by Tristan Taormino, August, 2007
Genre: science fiction / Category: Short Story

"The Princess on the Rock," by Elspeth Potter
A different take on sacrificing a virgin to a sea monster.
Publication: Cross-Dressing: Erotic Stories (Cleis Press), Edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel, August, 2007
Genre: fantasy / Category: Short Story

"Stone Windows", by Julie K. Rose
story http://www.behindthewainscot.com/2007/stone_windows.html
"What is this place?" I whispered.
She shrugged. "The same as any place. Time and history living together, right on top of each other."
Publication: Behind the Wainscot, Edited by Darin Bradley and Adrienne J. Odasso, August, 2007
Genre: fantasy / Category: Short story

"A Building Desire," by D. Lynn Smith
publication www.writing2sell.com/hotblood.htm
Told from the point of view of a hammer, this is a story of love, betrayal and the danger out outside influences. You will never look at carpentry tools the same after reading this story.
Publication: Hot Blood XIII - Dark Passions, Edited by Jeff Gelb & Michael Garret, August, 2007
Genre: horror / Category: Short Story

July 2007

"Think Kindly On Our Fossils," by Sue Burke
other www.parsec-sff.org/confluence/
Will what comes after us think kindly on our human fossils?
Publication: Triangulation: End of Time anthology, Edited by Pete Butler., July, 2007
Genre: science fiction / Category: short story

"PowerSuit," by M.K. Hobson
storyauthor www.demimonde.com
Marshall Graig is a Corporate stooge. His AIgent, Buddy, wants him to swim with the sharks. He just wants to write songs like his hero, Frank Sinatra. What happens when the tools you use become the tools that use you? A humorous, near-future romp through boardroom intrigue and the songs of Frank Sinatra.
Publication: The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Edited by Gordon Van Gelder, July, 2007
Genre: science fiction / Category: short story

"God Bless," by Nancy Jane Moore
story www.farragoswainscot.com/2007/godbless.html
Worrying about the wrong catastrophe.
Publication: Farrago's Wainscot, July, 2007
Genre: science fiction / Category: short story

"Mentor For Hire," by Gloria Oliver
publication www.loreleisignal.com/MentorForHire.html
An advertisement brings Rees a lot more than she ever bargained for
Publication: Lorelei Signal, Edited by Carol Hightshoe, July, 2007
Genre: fantasy / Category: short story

"Test of Truth," by April Reid
April Reid
story author www.april-reid.com
A strong-willed woman, captured by space pirates, fights her sensual attraction to their leader and prepares to survive the deadly test of truth.
Publication: Amber Quill Press, LLC, Edited by E J Gilmer, July, 2007
Genre: Fantasy / Category: Novella

"Travelling with the Archetypes," by Calie Voorhis
publication raygunrevival.com/Published/RGR_0025_2007_07_01.pdf
Bob presents his biggest show ever. But what happens when his characters rebel?
Publication: Ray Gun Revival, July, 2007
Genre: science fiction / Category: Short Story

"Holy Places," by Martha Wells
publication www.blackgate.com
A prequel to the Fall of Ile-Rien series.
Publication: Black Gate, July, 2007
Genre: fantasy / Category: novelette

June 2007

"First Day Jitters," by J. Kathleen Cheney
story samsdotpublishing.com/contents.htm
Short short story, 1000 words, the trauma of the first day of wizarding school.
Publication: Between Kisses, Edited by Tyree Campbell, June, 2007
Genre: Fantasy / Category: short story

"Touching the Dead," by J. Kathleen Cheney
story www.baens-universe.com/articles/Touching_the_Dead
A blind girl must use her special abilities to help solve a murder.
Publication: Baen's Universe, Edited by Eric Flint, June, 2007
Genre: Fantasy / Category: short story

"The Hotel Astarte," by M.K. Hobson
M.K. Hobson
Author's site: www.demimonde.com
You can't make an omelette without breaking some eggs, and you can't build a nation without ripping away its soul and crushing some stereotypes beneath your heel.
Publication: Realms of Fantasy, Edited by Shawna McCarthy, June, 2007
Genre: Fantasy / Category: Short Story

"Buyer's Club," by Sue Lange
Publication site: samsdotpublishing.com/contents.htm
Woman caught up in the corporate world get more than she bargains for from the benefits package.
Publication: Aoife's Kiss, Edited by Tyree Campbell, June, 2007
Genre: Science Fiction / Category: Short Story

"We Aren't Civilized Yet," by Nancy Jane Moore
other aqueductpress.com/
Reflections on self defense and overpopulations generated by the WisCon 30 panel on women warriors.
Publication: The WisCon Chronicles, Vol. 1, Edited by L. Timmel Duchamp, June, 2007
Genre: nonfiction / Category: essay

"Sidhe Warrior," by April Reid
April Reid
storyauthor: www.april-reid.com
When Rowan inherits an Irish castle—relocated to Arizona, she discovers it comes with a sidhe warrior who’s bound to the castle by a curse.
Publication: Amber Quill Press, LLC, Edited by E J Gilmer, June, 2007
Genre: Fantasy / Category: Novella

"The Blue Parallel," by Jessica Reisman
publication www.hub-mag.co.uk/
a cleverly inventive story...that explores a world where reality is "not solid and precautions are necessary against the chaotic work of ‘patterners’...you are caught up in her marvellously crafted world."--Gareth D. Jones
Publication: Hub magazine, Edited by Lee Harris, June, 2007
Genre: fantasy / Category: Short Story

"Fable Fusion," by Lucy A Snyder
Gary A. Braunbeck (co-author)
publication www.bigfinish.com/drwho_books/ST20_destinationprague.shtml
Ace and The Doctor visit Prague of the future and must solve the mystery of fabled creatures come to life.
Publication: Doctor Who Short Trips: Destination Prague, Edited by Steven Saville, June, 2007
Genre: science fiction / Category: short story

"The Potter's Daughter," by Martha Wells
publication www.tachyonpublications.com/book/YearsBest7.html?Session_ID=new&Reference_Page=/index.html
Kade Carrion, queen of fayre, learns to be human.
Publication: The Year's Best Fantasy #7, June, 2007
Genre: fantasy / Category: short story

May 2007

"Marked," by Brenna Lyons
storyauthor www.brennalyons.com
Money clips and microchips, that's what little boys are made of. Lace and flair and grave malware, that's what little girls are made of. Who knew a fatal crash could feel so good?
Publication: Forbidden Love Magazine issue #2: Wicked Women, Edited by Terri Pray, May, 2007
Genre: fantasy / Category: Novellette

"A Key Decides Its Destiny," by Cat Rambo
A sorcerer's apprentice tries to figure out whether or not her teacher intends to murder her.
Publication: Say...What's the Combination?, May, 2007
Genre: Fantasy / Category: Short Story

"The Charnel House," by D. Lynn Smith
storyauthor www.dlynnsmith.com
An eerie tale about an American woman whose quest for "spiritual revelation" in Egypt plunges her into occult mysteries.
Publication: Summer Chills, Edited by Steven Jones, May, 2007
Genre: horror / Category: Short Story

April 2007

"Niobe in the Seattle Rain," by Cat Rambo
publication www.darkrecesses.com/
A goth girl gets more than she reckoned for when she insults an actual shaman.
Publication: Dark Recesses, April, 2007
Genre: Horror / Category: Short Story

"The Great VüDü Teen Linux Zombie Massacree," by Lucy A Snyder
story www.spacesuitsandsixguns.com/zombie-2.html
A science fiction/fantasy/horror humor story about installing linux on a dead badger to fend off a zombie horde.
Publication: Spacesuits and Sixguns, Edited by David L. Duggins, April, 2007
Genre: fantasy / Category: short story

"Reflections," by Martha Wells
publication www.blackgate.com
All Giliead and Ilias wanted was the wizard. But something in the forest wanted them. A prequel to the Fall of Ile-Rien series.
Publication: Black Gate, April, 2007
Genre: fantasy / Category: short story

March 2007

"What Song the Sirens Sang," by A. M. Dellamonica
Author's site: www.alyxdellamonica.com
The seachild came ashore as Reb was fixing the Denman Street desalinization pump. . . Two futures of queer culture in the age of climate change.
Publication: Xtra West, Edited by Robin Perelle, March, 2007
Genre: Science Fiction / Category: Short Story

"An Appetite for Love," by Cat Rambo
publication www.sensesfive.com/
A chef woos a woman with food, then is repulsed when she grows too fat.
Publication: Sybil's Garage, March, 2007
Genre: Fantasy / Category: Short Story

"Eagle-haunted Lake Sammammish," by Cat Rambo
publication www.shimmerzine.com/
A couple find more than they expected on the land that they have just purchased.
Publication: Shimmer, March, 2007
Genre: Fantasy / Category: Short Story

"The Surgeon's Tale," by Cat Rambo
Co-authoered with Jeff VanderMeer
www.subterraneanpress.com/index.php/magazine/winter2007/fiction-the-surgeon%E2%80%99s-tale-by-jeff-vandermeer-cat-rambo/
Dark fantasy about a reanimation gone awry.
Publication: Subterranean, March, 2007
Genre: Fantasy / Category: Novelette

"Wake Up Naked Monkey You're Going To Die," by Lucy A Snyder
publication www.horrorworld.org/
A ketamine-impaired blue collar hero battles against an ancient god to save himself, his friends, and his city.
Publication: Horror World, Edited by Nanci Kalanta, March, 2007
Genre: horror / Category: short story

"Tarheel Dead," by Calie Voorhis
publication www.quantummuse.com/
Up until last week there were two things he'd never done. He'd never killed anyone, no matter how hungry he was. He'd never missed a home game, not one in all of ninety-six years. Not even if they were during the day, no matter how difficult it was to get there.
Publication: Quantum Muse, March, 2007
Genre: fantasy / Category: Short Story

February 2007

"But Who Shall Lead the Dance?," by Marie Brennan
Author's site: www.swantower.com/marie/stories/other/bwsltd.html
If fate is kind, I shall never see the likes of Elsara Reen again.
Publication: Talebones, Edited by Patrick and Honna Swenson, February, 2007
Genre: Fantasy / Category: Short Story

"Execution Morning," by Marie Brennan
Author's site: www.swantower.com/marie/stories/ninelands/em.html
Remember to watch the sky, Sarienne told her assembled soldiers, projecting her voice loudly enough to reach the back rows.
Publication: Glorifying Terrorism, Edited by Farah Mendlesohn, February, 2007
Genre: Fantasy / Category: Short Story

"A Thousand Souls," by Marie Brennan
Author's site: www.swantower.com/marie/stories/other/ats.html
The ships always hurry away when they see me.
Publication: Aberrant Dreams, February, 2007
Genre: Fantasy / Category: Short Story

"Time of the Snake," by A. M. Dellamonica
Author's site: www.alyxdellamonica.com
An alien ground squad goes door-to-door clearing a city of pesky humans one at a time.
Publication: Fast Forward, Edited by Lou Anders, February, 2007
Genre: Science Fiction / Category: Short Story

"Civilization," by Vylar Kaftan
other rackstrawpress.nfshost.com/
The future is here! You get to decide what it is, Choose Your Own Adventure style. Good luck with that…
Publication: Glorifying Terrorism, Edited by Farah Mendelsohn, February, 2007
Genre: Science Fiction / Category: short story

"Alert," by Nancy Jane Moore
Read this story at: farragoblog.livejournal.com/16413.html#cutid3
The result of reading too many warning messages from the D.C. government.
Publication: Behind the Wainscot (part of Farrago's Wainscot), February, 2007
Genre: Fantasy / Category: Short Story

"Foam on the Water," by Cat Rambo
story www.strangehorizons.com/2007/20070219/foam-f.shtml
A dark near future retelling of "The Little Mermaid".
Publication: Strange Horizons, February, 2007
Genre: Fantasy / Category: Short Story

"Brilliance," by Jessica Reisman
publication www.revolutionsf.com/article.html?id=3470
An adventure story in the pulp science-fiction-exotic-planet style.
"A thoroughly enjoyable adventure story, with tons of beautiful imagery"--A.M. Dellamonica
Publication: RevolutionSF.com, Edited by Steve Wilson and Matthew Bey, February, 2007
Genre: science fiction / Category: Short Story

January 2007

"Breaking Ties," by Sheri Fresonke Harper
Publication site: www.lulu.com/content/656353
Bertie and his younger sister survive the death of their parents with the help of a human angel named Scary Joe in a post-apocalytic future run by gangs.
Publication: Dragons, Knights and Angels, Edited by Selena Thomason, January, 2007
Genre: Science Fiction / Category: Short Story

"Conquest," by Brenna Lyons
other www.phaze.com/authors.html
They are allies divided by loyalties, lovers in secret. When a threat to Meretta's life causes Culdan to act, the only way to secure the treaty and avoid war is feigning Conquest.
Publication: e-book stand-alone from Phaze, January, 2007
Genre: fantasy / Category: novella

"Playing Games I&II," by Brenna Lyons
storyauthor www.brennalyons.com
All Denise wants is to find the sicko draining blood and leaving people without their memories. Polero has those answers, but is the ex-priest what he appears?
Publication: Forbidden Love Magazine issue #1: Bad Boys, Edited by Terri Pray, January, 2007
Genre: fantasy / Category: novellette

"17 Short Films About Hades and Persephone.," by Elspeth Potter
Read this story at: www.fishnetmag.com/archives/2007/01/17_short_films.html
The complex relationship between Hades and Persephone.
Publication: Fishnet Magazine, Edited by Heather L. Shaw, January, 2007
Genre: Fantasy / Category: Short Story

"Mo'o and the Woman," by Elspeth Potter
Learn more at: cleispress.com/book_page.php?book_id=190
Reprint of a story that appeared on Fishnetmag.com in July, 2006.
Publication: Best Lesbian Romance 2007. Cleis Press., Edited by Angela Brown, ed., January, 2007
Genre: Fantasy / Category: Short Story

"Memories of Moments, Bright as Passing Stars," by Cat Rambo
publication www.talebones.com/
Two youths try to escape their class limitations with stolen technology.
Publication: Talebones, January, 2007
Genre: Science Fiction / Category: Short Story

"Ten New Metaphors for Cyberspace," by Cat Rambo
story www.abyssandapex.com/200701-tencyberspace.html
Flash piece featuring ten new metaphors that one might use to describe cyberspace.
Publication: Abyss & Apex, January, 2007
Genre: Science Fiction / Category: Short Story

"Memory of Touch," by Karen Swanberg
story: http://www.abyssandapex.com/200701-memorytouch.html
It was supposed to make me orders of magnitude more intelligent. Everyone said thought processes and communication would be instantaneous, sex would be extraordinary, life would be faster, better, more intense. They said I would be immortal. Some of that was true.
Publication: Abyss and Apex, Edited by Wendy S. Delmater, January, 2007
Genre: science fiction / Category: novella