Fiction - Year VI - Number 47 - April 2021

    BLACK OP BLOG by John E.C.

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    Black Op Blog for R.N. The reason? To heighten, within the populace, the fear and hatred of the perceived enemy’s threat, in order to increase the state’s authoritarian grip. A straight up and down Black Op...

    THE POWER OF MUSIC by Ron Torrence

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    THE POWER OF MUSIC Rachel opened the door of her townhouse to see Patrick, Bay City’s leading impresario, pick nervously at the sleeve of his navy-blue blazer.             “I’m in a terrible jam!” he said.             Rachel...

    SNOW JOB by Thomas Larsen

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         Tucker turned down Morris and walked past the house. TV flashed above the curtains. Since coming home from the hospital Ray watched movies all night. Said it took her mind off things, August,...

    AS LONG AS THE DEP CAN JOIN THE DOTS by Mike Hickman

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    As Long as the Dep Can Join the Dots By Mike Hickman “So, let me get this straight…” Inspector Crichton said, chewing the end of his pencil and ruffling his candyfloss cloud of white hair. “If...

    FIRST FLOOR PLEASE by Loria Davis

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    1st Floor Please By Loria Davis “Hold the door! Hold the door, please!” she yelled.             No way! After the way Stephanie embarrassed me in our staff meeting, I didn’t want to hold anything for her!  Everyone...

    THE DRIVER by Diandra Daley

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    My hands went white as they gripped tightly around the steering wheel. I leaned my head against it for a moment and pulled back to see sweat covering the horn. The excess dripped from...

    OBSOLESCENCE by Laurence Klavan

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    OBSOLESCENCEby Laurence Klavan It hadn’t been intentional, Cody thought. Had it? He wasn’t self-analytical, a trait he’d inherited from his father, the man he’d “forgotten” to invite to his bachelor party.             Why was that part...

    NED THAYER: OUTDOORSMAN by Ken Post

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    Ned Thayer ~ Outdoorsman ~             The doorbell rang and Ned crutched his way from the sofa, past the granite-countered kitchen island, and into the hallway of his Aspen condo. Before he could get to the...