February

The Night Stalker by Clyde Andrews I am a creature of the night; an abomination, a parasite, a curse on humanity. My goal, to feed on the innocent, the young, and the beautiful.

The Young Woman by C.W. Smith The young woman sat on the steps that led into the back of the hotel. She appeared to be waiting for someone or perhaps enjoying the afternoon sun while she still could.

Bird-Catching by Clif Mamund Like nightcrawlers in freshly tilled soil, Cedric and his fellow hooligans only came out at night. They owned the streets along London's West India Docks after sundown and they made sure everyone knew it.
The Haunting of Windham Hospital by tgreaper "Nah, thats your perfume." We exchanged grins. She knew me well enough to know that investigating haunted locales never bothered me. But this place, this hospital, something about it didn't sit well with me at all.

The Haunting of Windham Hospital by tgreaper "Nah, thats your perfume." We exchanged grins. She knew me well enough to know that investigating haunted locales never bothered me. But this place, this hospital, something about it didn't sit well with me at all.

Gonna Get Close to You by Jamie K. Schmidt “I told you that I would love you forever. Or, at least I always meant to.” Devon Kesselman said in a soft voice, from his vantage point, high in a tree.

SETH by Rachel Kovaciny He looked like an angel as he knelt at the Communion rail, shoulder-length blond hair falling forward around his slender face. I couldn't believe he had the audacity to show up in church, much less go to Communion. I didn't think even Seth had that much nerve.

*Other Side of the Fence by Paul Campbell Tom Hillman was one of those unlucky guys. He married his high school sweetheart, settled down right away and had a family. At the time this all seemed good.

Inside Out by E. S. Strout "Yes!" Major Judith Saul squealed. She plopped her cell phone on the desk blotter, then shot a victorious fist over her head. It was hers!. The assignment she had coveted for almost a year. Those weeks sequestered in the Bio-Organics Laboratory had been worth it. "I knew it, Judy. You're the best damn Astropilot in Space Corps."

*Bad Things Happen by Mark Holter I could not stand to spend another minute in my parent's house. The smell was just too much for me. But it was an eerie feeling, like; I was the only person who could smell it. My family went right on eating as I rose from the table and walked for the door.
*Who Needs Men by Carol Ann Culbert Johnson Is this a question most women ask themselves? I know I ask myself maybe twenty or fifty times a day.

Interview with Donna Taylor Burgess by Eric S. Brown For those of you haven't heard of Donna Taylor Burgess, she is an extremely talented and widely published poet and author. Her fiction has appeared in a wide array of magazines such as Weird Tales, The Book of Dark Wisdom, and Dreams and Nightmares to name only a few.