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December 2011

Ten new stories, several of them on the theme for this issue - frontier/western.



Finding The Other Spirit  
by C Wagoner

According to Journey, there is a Wheel in the Sky and it keeps on Turning. Even if you've lost the way, the path will eventually find you.

A Fine Piece of Meat
by Thomas Kearnes

Everyone knows gay beauty contests are silly, but some pretty boys will do anything to win.

The Frenchman
 by Anel Viz

Canada in the 1830s. A clerk for the Hudson’s Bay Company takes an interest in a gruff fur trapper and the half-breed boy who lives with him.
Fresh Pencils
by Chris Castle

A struggling young writer finds fresh inspiration in very unlikely circumstances.

Just As He Always Did
by Nick Medina

A man haunted by desires that might make him impure bows to compulsions for perfection that force him into denial, ultimately presenting him with a painful choice.

Le Beau Soleil
by Nan Hawthorne

Debonair gambler Frankie Deramus could lose his livelihood and his beloved riverboat if rumors that he cheats at cards gain ground. He must find who is spreading them, and he hopes to do that with the aid of a handsome private detective.

Mike's Pond
by Andrew Peters

In this fictionalized memoir about growing up in Western New York in the 1980's, a twelve year old accepts a dare to go to an overgrown suburban lot after dark, and discovers terrors even bigger than he expected.

Promise
by Brian Holliday

Lucas loves the carnivals that visit his home town. Then one year a new show arrives and brings him the man of his dreams.

Three-Quarter Moon
by Richard Natale

When Richard hears that his estranged friend Forrest is dying, he must reestablish contact to thank him for changing his life.

When the Rain Tumbles Down in July
(The Ballad of Johnny Sheehan)
by Alex Hogan

Johnny Sheehan began life as the son of the owner of a large sheep station in colonial New South Wales, but ended life as a bushranger. Where did it all go wrong?








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