A Sneak Peek At Issue 1
Listed below in the order that they appear in the zine is a little information about the stories, artwork and poetry that is included in issue 1.
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Meant to Be By Vic Fortezza - A fortyish male quietly searches for meaning at a beach party.
One day they will find me sleeping on balsa wood and spitting up their favorite colors By Joseph Goosey - "1 part restless, 1 part dreamer, 2 parts Sam Adams, and 1/3 parts
confused, I try to capture the mundane as well as the absurd."
The Lady Protector By Frank Harper - The Lady Protector is about a super heroin who just won’t give up. This fast paced story also shows how an insensitive, egocentric teenager transforms herself into a responsible adult who takes it upon herself to stand up to crime as only a superhero can.
Identity Crisis - From the files of department 118 By Layson A.Williams - "Kate has a dark secret that manifests every full moon, and now special agents of the American Empire have arrived to investigate reported werewolf sightings. Will she be able to keep her secret from them without hurting anyone? Can they help her condition or will they exploit it? Kate needs to find answers about them before the full moon reveals the answers about her."
How to prevent the spread of knowledge By Colin James - Colin James is inspired by off-the-cuff' remarks made in unguarded moments
Looking Back By Kevin Brown - "Looking Back" is essentially about looking back to a memorable moment that occurs before a tragedy, and wishing you could have looked forward. Looking to the past after you now know what's ahead.
Angel By George Sampson
The Pandora Project By Joseph Grant - "Despite worldwide protests, a controversial superconducting supercollider is being brought online to duplicate the Big Bang and ostensibly to provide the world with a limitless source of energy. But the devil is in the details as something goes horribly wrong." Cat Fightress By Quint the Wanderer Restraint By Joseph Goosey Nine Minutes and Eleven Seconds By James P. Wagner - "A phone call teaches a loving wife the real consequences of war." The Writer By Stephen Jarrell Williams - My poetry is often a dreamscape surrounding a touching-of-the-minds of someone I pass on the street, or a glimpse of my past and future life. The Visitor By Donna Bruck - This story was written from the point of view of a person who knew there was alien activity but never really encountered it. What would you do or say if you ran across such a person?
A Werewolf in a town By Quint the Wanderer
Sunday Afternoon By Angela Cross
Still Life, Fairy on Bidet By Christopher Woods
We Want You By George Sampson