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Editorial
The Senior Editor's usual drivel about whatever...
I thought that this month I'd be writing about getting
older, as I have a birthday coming up soon- but I really don't think
about aging too much any more. Then I thought about really stirring
things up with my usual diatribe on gun rights, but chickened out.
Then I remembered what all of us here have to have in common to keep
coming back- imagination.
Do you ever stop to think about your imagination?
Every invention, every step towards civilization
required someone to imagine a better way of doing something. Creativity
relies on consideration of possibilities as much as bringing the
possible into existence. Pretty powerful, that imagining thing.
We all enjoy tickling our imaginations with stories or
we wouldn't be reading this Zine. Stories are inventions too- every
fairy tale, myth, urban legend... All share the mark of an imagination.
And we've learned how to enjoy the products of other people's
imaginations. I sometimes wonder if that's not the biggest reason we
humans have come so far- the ability to think of something that no one
has ever thought of before and make it real. Of course, I'm not
mentioning all the hard work that goes into making a thought into an
object. That's a different topic. Ideas, imagination, dreams... These
have made us what we are today.
Oh, and the hard work of course.
Thanks for your time.
Dan
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Aphelion Staff:
Dan Hollifield
Senior Editor, Publisher
Roger
Bennett
Editor Emeritus
Robert
Wynne
WebMaven
Cary
Semar
Short Story Editor
Kim
Holec
Poetry Editor
Jeffrey
Williams
Production Editor/Serials Editor
Serialized Stories
Analore
-Part 2 of 2-
By Joseph B. St. John "Jonah was as good as dead. He lived, he worked, and
he camped, but no one could really call him alive until he found the
way to Analore..."
The
Crave
By Vasilis Afxientou "I get this craving you see, a boner of an urge
really, to get to tinkering
in my garage."
Hunger
By Joshua Beavers Sammy's problem is his appetite. Kurt’s problem
is Sammy.
Planet of the Living Clouds
By Norman Hess A strange world, inhabited by strange creatures and
stranger human beings.
Loved by the Angel of Death
By McCamy Taylor Another "Sister Death" story. Diogo walks and talks
like a living man, but he is beginning to suspect that he might be
dead...
Nine
By Craig Cornwell Dead before his time, Spencer is given another chance
at life. Naturally, there is a catch.
Once
Upon a Time
By Jeff Williams Pale Horse rode silently across the desert plain, his
faded jeans and homespun shirt coated in dust and sand.
By
the Pricking of My Thumbs
By Elizabeth Gackstetter Nichols "By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this
way comes..."
Spring Break
By Mark Stanley On
the Havana Strip with his playboy college chums, football hero Jock
Karn learns that his pals are determined to have a good time, even if
it kills them.
Tempus Fugit
By G.L. Berkin Time flies like an arrow...
Toxic Waste
By Steven Varner Swifty was an old time tough guy, out of place in this
brave new world.
How
Did I Get Myself Into This?
By Dan L. Hollifield "When in danger or in doubt- run in circles, scream
and shout."
-- Woodrow Wilson Smith, 1912- ?
Aphelion's Daily Comics
By Mark Stanley, and Steve Troop Did he say daily? Yep, Aphelion is proud to feature two
of the funniest comic strips on the Internet, Mark Stanley's "Freefall"
and Steve Troop's "The Melonpool Chronicles". Bookmark this page, you
don't want to miss a single instalment!
The Listening
Room
By Rob Wynne Rob Wynne takes a look at recordings of interest to
science fiction
and fantasy fans in this semi-regular column. In this issue:
Passing Through by Bill Sutton
Wayward Musings
by Kim Holec
Kim remembers Marion Zimmer Bradley.
Double Wide
by Jim Parnell Volstead Oh-Vodey-Oh-Doh! -- When the Going Gets Tough
The Tough Get Blasted. WARNING: Contains Language.
In case anyone is curious as to exactly what's been keeping me
so busy,
I've planned a few webpages that show the progress of my landscaping,
interior decoration, and housework. Look for it in my personal pages at
Casa Vila.
It’s the beginning of a sort of photographic timeline of my yard work
and
such. I don't know why anyone would want to see it, but Rob thought
that someone might so I worked it up. Expect it to be updated as I get
new film developed and scanned.
Dan
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Back Issues:
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all our past stories are available for you to read.
I've
decided to ditch the back issues in favour of the Archives. The
Archives
are easier to use and can be indexed by author or story title.
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