Aurealis #182

The latest issue of Aurealis contains astonishing fiction, amazing non-fiction and fantasic artwork! It also has our remarkable reviews. What more could you ask for?

“The House of Spirits” is a science fiction mystery story, with a missing woman, and an android searching for a soul. Illustrated by Joshua Hardie.

Cosmic Crime Stories September 2023

A magazine of science fiction mystery stories from Hiraeth Publishing.

Crimes of some form will be with us as long as there are laws to break.
Technology helps solve those crimes. But those solutions will always be found by the ones who get down and dirty—the detectives. Come see what the future holds for the dark side of law & order.

“Stolen Words” is a space mystery concerning an heiress who witnesses a crime onboard a luxury star cruiser. When her android companion malfunctions and can’t provide recorded proof, will she be able to convince anyone that the crime actually happened? Perhaps she should bring the perpetrator to justice herself.

“Stolen Words” appeared in the September 2023 edition of Cosmic Crime Stories.

Glimmer

An anthology of hope by a big group of writer friends.

The 25 stories here showcase many genres including fantasy, horror, science fiction, microfiction and suspense – but share the theme of Hope.

“Who Wants to go for a Walk?” sees depressed Katie contemplate taking her own life. In a future where people wear the faces of celebrities to find their tribe, can unaugmented Katie find a real friend?

Drabble Harvest #11

Welcome to a collection of 100-word tales of alien fetishes. Our writers’ imaginations worked overtime on this one. Find out what guilty pleasures the interstellar population engages in. You’ll find humor and serious points in these stories. So take a load off and escape this world for a little while.

“Quargs Just Want To Have Fun” appears in this anthology from Hiraeth Publishing.

Drabble Harvest #10

Welcome to a collection of 100-word tales of how many different items pass or do not pass through Duty-Free Space Stations. Our writers’ imaginations worked overtime on this one. Find out how to sneak in-or out-of the customs offices. You’ll find humor and serious points in these stories. So take a load off and escape this world for a little while.

“If I Could Save Time in a Bottle” won first place in the Drabble Harvest #10 contest from Hiraeth Publishing.

Drabble Harvest #8

Welcome to a collection of 100-word tales of how so many problems and so much evil can be solved so easily by being shoved out the airlock. In here you will meet humans and non-humans who have to deal in some way with difficult people who seem bent on cluttering up the lives of everyone else with mean-spirited, petty, bureaucratic behavior. The solution is so simple: out the airlock! Bye. You’ll find humor and serious points in these stories. So take a load off and escape this world for a little while.

“Spaceships Weren’t Meant to Burn” appears in this anthology from Hiraeth Publishing.