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Speculative 66 Issue 18
Speculative 66 Issue 18
Issue 18
Table of Contents
• Synthetic Love Guy Ricketts .………………………………………………………3
• Twilight Living Herb Kauderer ……………………………………………………4
• Swallow Evan Sheldon ……………………………………………………………………………5
• Take Us To Your Leader Allen Ashley………………………………………6
• A Papery Peace with Plants Joshua Scully…………………………7
• The Language of the Trees Kyle Bolan …………………………………8
• Ahistorical No(u)menclature Brad Baumgartner………………9
• fighting back Evyan Roberts ………………………………………………………10
• To Whom it May Concern: Michael St Pierre……………………11
• Gorgon Leslie Soule ……………………………………………………………………………12
• Little Bones M. Irene Hill….………………………………………………………13
• Resolution Kerry E.B. Black ….…………………………………………………14
• James Came Through Andrew Wheatley………………………………………15
• Deadwing, USA Erik Bergholm ………………………………………………………16
• Abyss J.B. Forest …………………………………………………………………………………17
• Fringes and Bangs Rhys Hughes……………………………………………………18
• The French Army’s Punishment For Cowardice in World
War One Marty Weiss ……………………………………………………………………………19
• Stone Son Miles Rausch ……………………………………………………………………20
• You May Already be a Winner Kenny A. Chaffin……………21
• Night Life Marja Ziemer …………………………………………………………………22
• Dialog with a Character Stepping Out of his Story
Alan Katerinsky …………………………………………………………………………………….23
• Hitchhiker Kristin Garth……………………………………………………………….24
• Contributor Bios………………………………………………………………………………25-28
• Speculative 66 Staff.…………………………………………………………………………29
• Photo Credits………………………………………………………………………………………………30
Synthetic Love
Guy Ricketts
Herb Kauderer
4
Swallow
Evan Sheldon
5
Take Us To Your Leader
Allen Ashley
Hovering.
“Not him.”
“Putin? Merkel?”
Joshua Scully
7
The Language of the Trees
Kyle Bolan
8
Ahistorical No(u)menclature
Brad Baumgartner
9
fighting back
Evyan Roberts
echo tirelessly.
foreheads crossed in bloodlets,
faces stained, declarations
10
To Whom it May Concern:
Michael St Pierre
11
Gorgon
Leslie Soule
12
Little Bones
M. Irene Hill
14
James Came Through
Andrew Wheatley
15
Deadwing, USA
Erik Bergholm
Staring.
16
Abyss
J.B. Forest
17
Fringes and Bangs
Rhys Hughes
18
The French Army’s Punishment For Cowardice
in World War One
Marty Weiss
Miles Rausch
20
You May Already be a Winner
Kenny A. Chaffin
21
Night Life
Marja Ziemer
22
Dialog with a Character Stepping Out of his
Story
Alan Katerinsky
23
Hitchhiker
Kristin Garth
24
Con*trib*u*tors
Allen Ashley
Brad Baumgartner
Erik Bergholm
Kerry E.B. Black skips through the land where George A. Romero
made zombies a cultural statement. Steel runs through her veins,
and bridges span rivers proverbial and actual. Please follow this
First Reader for "Postcard Poems and Prose" and occasional
anthology contributor
at www.facebook.com, https://kerrylizblack.wordpress.com/,
and https://twitter.com/BlackKerryblick
Kyle Bolan
25
Kenny A. Chaffin
J.B. Forest
Kristin Garth
M. Irene Hill
Irene lives on the Canadian Prairies doing good things and growing her
cat collection. Her stories and poetry have been published in print
anthologies and online at 365 Tomorrows, Flash Fiction Magazine,
Speculative 66 and Poetry Soup, with an upcoming bite-sized flash in
Serious Flash Fiction. Follow her on Twitter @_Irene_Dreams_
Rhys Hughes
Herb Kauderer
Joshua Scully
Evan Sheldon
Leslie Soule
Michael St Pierre
27
Miles Rausch
Website: http://miles.ink
Twitter: https://twitter.com/awayken
Guy Ricketts
Evyan Roberts
Marty Weiss
Andrew Wheatley
Marja Ziemer
• Cat-in-Chief – Ila
29
*Photo Credits*
Cover Photo By L.L. Madrid
30
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