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Speculations
Civilization's Glass Ceiling
by Bill Snodgrass

 

For some of us, there is a limit to where our civilization can take us.  No amount of technological advancement can solve some problems.


Writer's Cramps
Descriptive Verbs
by L. S. King

 
Using descriptive verbs instead of –ly words.


SpecMusicMuse
Interview with Eric S. Brown
by Scott M. Sandridge
Horror
 
I had the pleasure of interviewing author Eric S. Brown. We discuss publishing, zombie fiction, and music.


Speculations
Stop the Silence—REALLY! - (Part 2 from the bully pulpit)
by Bill Snodgrass

 
I'm not quite ready to get down from my bully pulpit just yet.  Join me as I rail, once more, against unheard opinions.


Everyday Faith
Punishments from God
by Selena Thomason

 
No loving parent would slaughter his children because they’d been bad.  So how can we imagine God is less compassionate?


Wi-Phy
Under the Hood - Five Questions for Tinkering With Your Stories
by Johne (Phy) Cook

 
A good story is more than it appears on the surface.  This column revisits a forums post about Damon Knight's Five Building Blocks of short story writing, culled from his seminal work on the subject, "Creating Short Fiction".  This column introduces five questions every writer can ask themselves when they are crafting a story under the hood.


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Current Features from MindFlights!

Encounter
by Elyn W. Marsh (Student)
Poetry - Fantasy
I never would have expected him, but there he was...
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Santa Is My Homeboy
by Rachel V. Olivier
Fiction - Speculative
Bud's been sentenced to community service, but it's his son's birthday as well as Christmas. What's a ghost to do?
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Gaming Real Life
by K.C. Shaw
Fiction - Fantasy
Kich's gaming group is a little unusual.  He's a troll, but he doesn't mind playing with an elf and dwarf too.  Species isn't something he has to worry about when playing Office Politics, anyway—everyone's human in that game.  But then his group leader finds a new game, called Real Life.  That's when the trouble starts.
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The Void Test
by Therese L. Arkenberg (Student)
Fiction - Fantasy
To pass the test, she must face her fear...but how can she feel fear when she is in control?
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Mound of Mud
by Fred Warren
Fiction - Fantasy
Two outsiders discover the solution to a problem can sometimes take on a life of its own.
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Salamander
by Robert Borski
Poetry - Fantasy
Hotter, please!
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Demons Without, Demon Within
by Scott M. Sandridge
Fiction - Fantasy
Sometimes history isn't what it appears to be.
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Random Previous Features from The Sword Review!
The New Elementals
by Marshall Payne
Fiction - Science Fiction


Voice of the Spoiler
by Michael Ehart
Fiction - Fantasy


Singing for the Enemy
by R. A. Gale
Fiction - Fantasy


Seasonal Lending
by Kurt Kirchmeier
Fiction - Fantasy


Happenstance
by Jaime Lee Moyer
Poetry - Fantasy



Modesty
by Karen A. Romanko
Poetry - Science Fiction


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