Issue Ten, July 2010
In one of those coincidences that makes you wonder if maybe there’s a memo being passed around to all the writers in the world, all of our stories this month seem to deal with secrets and demons of one sort or another. Secrets we keep, secrets kept from us, and, sometimes, the ones we keep from ourselves. Demons raised from the depths and devils of our own that we just can’t shake. It’s almost an epidemic.
We start things off with Caitlin Campbell’s brilliant “Honesty Spree,” and then immediately get pounded by Ezra Fox’s “The Socratic Method.” After a quick clean-up, we take a walk on the dark side, making a deal with devil in Ally Malinenko’s “The Bargain” and cuddling up with Ash Krafton’s creepily tender “The Downside to Undying Love.” Then it’s time to pop in on P.G. Edwards’ necromancer in “Demons and a Dead Duke.” And we close with the beautiful, strange “The New Mercury Ghost Dancers” by Carl Fuerst.
It’s no secret we’re incredibly proud of this one. It’s almost like we made a deal with the devil ourselves.
Links to the individual stories are below, .pdf can be downloaded by clicking here.
– Eirik Gumeny
Honesty Spree, Caitlin Campbell
“The proper identification and extraction of secrets
is almost never covered in medical school.”
The Socratic Method, Ezra Fox
“Socrates is one ugly mother fucker.”
The Bargain, Ally Malinenko
“The devil looks exactly as you imagine.”
The Downside to Undying Love, Ash Krafton
“We don’t talk much.
I suppose not having functioning vocal cords is a big part of that…”
Demons and a Dead Duke, P.G. Edwards
“Vannevar was a very good necromancer.
Unfortunately, he was also a terrible poker player.”
The New Mercury Ghost Dancers, Carl Fuerst
“Phil’s memory begins only fifteen minutes ago…”
