Afterburn SF News
6/19/2009 5:30:07 AM
We are pleased to bring you The Battle of Ganymede by Mark Laurence.
6/12/2009 5:15:33 AM
Technical difficulties behind us. On to a better day!
Much like in today's story, letting past mistakes hinder future actions wrongly restricts capability. Driving forward, doing better today what was failed yesterday is the best way to live.
We are pleased to bring you Boots by C. L. Rossmann.
6/8/2009 5:19:48 AM
Technical difficulty is currently preventing me from publishing the current issue of Afterburn. I hope to have the issue resolved this evening so I can bring you the great fiction you so desire. I apologize for the delay and hope you will bear with me while I sort this out.
-- Nat
5/22/2009 6:56:53 PM
A new day dawns, a new hero emerges. Soon the gilt wears thin and the true colors shine through. And then the right course of action becomes apparent.
We are pleased to bring you King of Heroes by Billy Wong.
5/8/2009 6:33:06 AM
Sometimes we're our own worst enemy. Then again just because you are paranoid doesn't mean someone isn't out to get you.
We are please to bring you Ten Little Phobias by Bev Vincent.
4/25/2009 7:12:30 PM
We are pleased to announce that we now offer fully automated advertising. You may now see our available inventory of ads via our advertising page. To place an ad simply follow the Create Ad link. You will be prompted to register on the site but after that you will be able to upload your ad images and select placement and term. We hope this makes the process of advertising on the web that more accessible to everyone.
--Nat
4/25/2009 8:14:49 AM
New worlds, new friends, new beginnings. We never know our true nature until we are put to the test.
We are pleased to bring you :
Milk-Toothed
By C. L. Rossman
4/18/2009 9:17:36 AM
Due to a large number of exceptional submissions our publication schedule is full through next Spring. We are still evaluating several submissions and as such do not yet have a final publication schedule. For this reason we do not yet have a date that we will be reopening for submissions. As soon as we do we will announce it here.
We hope you the reader are as excited as we are about the upcoming year. We have some exceptional story telling in store for you. We look forward to continuing to bring you the best speculative fiction the web has to offer and hope you will tell everyone you know about Afterburn.
-- Nat Thompson, Publisher
4/11/2009 11:45:12 AM
We are pleased to bring you :
Family Tree
By Michelle Scott
3/27/2009 4:49:44 PM
When a core belief deteriorates into factions the results aren't typically very peaceable. Even as is seen in religions that tout the golden rule and love for your neighbor factions cause dissension and often times outright conflict. Today's story carries that dissension into a future dominated by one religious faction at the expense of all others. When carried to extremes what is the potential outcome?
We are pleased to bring you :
Forgive Men Their Trespasses
By J. Alan Erwine
3/14/2009 6:57:07 AM
A daughter following in her father's footsteps. A believer who's faith is tested. Top that off with all manner of supernatural threats and you have the mix for today's story. Sit back and enjoy the ride!
We are pleased to bring you :
By Erin M. Kinch
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2/27/2009 2:02:53 PM
We are pleased to bring you :
By David J Batista
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2/13/2009 6:02:11 PM
Appropriate for the holiday; a story of lost love and its consequences.
We are pleased to bring you :
By Camille Picott
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2/10/2009 7:39:55 AM
Amazon has announced the long awaited arrival of the Kindle 2! New slimmer design, longer battery life and more storage are some of the enhancements of the new device. Amazon notes the mission of their Digital Text Platform as : "Every book ever in print electronically in under sixty seconds."
That is a lofty goal to aspire to. I am hopeful they will be able to achieve it.
Of course I am somewhat bias towards digital publishing but I believe it has several added benefits over traditional publishing including less paper used and freer access to published works. When we can be more ecological in our reading and spread published works to a broader audience we are doing good things.
1/30/2009 9:06:55 AM
Today's story is a search for and desire for things that are lost. Nostalgia drives more actions than we may wish to admit.
We are pleased to bring you
By Michael Anthony
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1/16/2009 9:03:59 AM
Adapting to change. Some do it well. Others tend to "go off the rails" if forced outside their comfort zone. Today's story is a fine example of coping with extraordinary change.
We are pleased to bring you
By G. Miki Hayden
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1/4/2009 3:51:13 PM
Due to the descent of the Afterburn forums into an abyss of SPAM registrants it has become necessary to employ a new tactic. I have registered a new group on Facebook for Afterburn. This will have two added benefits. It will allow me to better manage discussions and prevent SPAM registrants and it will give me an additional promotional vehicle for the site.
I hope you all will tune in and help broaden the discussion at our new Facebook site.
1/2/2009 9:18:09 AM
Mindless zombies, now if that's not stereotyping I don't know what is. Today's story posits what if a zombie wasn't quite so mindless? What would existence after death be like then?
We are pleased to bring you
By Tim McDaniel
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12/19/2008 8:12:35 AM
Father's love their daughters and want the best for them. Sometimes that love is overprotective and a father cannot see that they are keeping their daughters from their true passions. Today's story is about a daughter overcoming her father's predetermined course for her life.
On a personal note, I am again experiencing the joy of being the father of a beautiful baby girl. Yesterday at 4:29 PM my wife and I welcomed our third daughter into the world. As with my other two daughters this birth has unsurfaced in me a wealth of love that I did not know possible.
This story closes the book on the 2008 Afterburn publication schedule. Over the past year our audience has grown significantly and I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you, our readers, for the support you have given us. I am looking forward to 2009. We have issues lined up that I am sure will satisfy your cravings for action based speculative fiction. We will be re-opening to submissions in February and I am looking forward to continuing to publish great fiction. I wish all of you and yours a Merry Christmas and a happy conclusion to 2008. Onward to 2009!
We are pleased to bring you
By Joanne Hall
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12/5/2008 10:04:34 AM
Tradition and celebration. What lengths will we go to preserve them? What price are we willing to pay to keep our ceremony and status quo?
We are pleased to bring you
By Yvonne Eve Walus
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11/25/2008 11:49:47 AM
I am please to announce that I am launching a new publishing venture. Amazon.com has created an entirely new market for authors with their Kindle Wireless Reading Device
. I will be publishing short fiction for this market through my company Obsidian River. If this venture is successful I look forward to developing many more titles for this market.
My first short story sampling
is now available at Amazon.
I am excited to be bringing you great fiction content via new mediums.
11/21/2008 8:58:41 AM
In today's world of rolloer coaster oil prices and constant discussion of alternative energy sources it is hard not to speculate on what the future holds for our planet. Today's story takes that speculation into the next century and beyond. An intruiging look at the state of humanity a century hence.
We are pleased to bring you
By Lee Gimenez
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11/7/2008 1:07:44 PM
We are pleased to bring you
By Mark Lawrence
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10/31/2008 5:53:50 AM
A special Halloween treat for our readers. We are pleased to present Washington Irving's classic short horror story, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
10/24/2008 1:51:50 PM
Are you a motivated self-starter with sales experience? If so you may be just the person we are looking for. Afterburn SF is in need of someone to sell our online advertising space. If you are interested please email publisher[at]afterburnsf.com (you will have to edit the address) with your contact information and a brief, 500 words or less, essay on your qualifications and why you would be the best choice for Afterburn SF.
I look forward to hearing from you soon!
Nat Thompson
Publisher, AfterburnSF.com
10/24/2008 8:34:00 AM
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Who watches the watchers? Today's story asks that question and reminds us that our sense of security and right may be a matter of perspective.
We are pleased to bring you
By Mike Rimar
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10/10/2008 6:13:24 AM
Exotic, emotional and transformative are the main ways to describe today's story. What hope is there for a society built on the castoffs of another? There is the hope of their children. Each generation has the capacity to be greater and more compassionate than the previous. Today's story shows us how that may be acheived.
We are pleased to bring you
By Z. S. Adani
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9/26/2008 6:07:34 AM
A tale well told is a lesson learned for the ages.
We are pleased to bring you
By Paul Lucas
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9/20/2008 8:47:22 PM
McL at the Spectecdis blog had some thought provoking commentary generated by Cathy A. Chance's short SciFi story "Call Signs" published here on Afterburn SF. I'm glad to see works presented here sparking discussion in the world at large.
9/12/2008 9:29:03 AM
The last few days of summer are spiraling past us. Soon we will drift into fall and then the cold of winter will be upon us. Today's story offers us a glimpse of winter in all its harsh glory.
We are pleased to bring you
By Julie Frost
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8/30/2008 10:40:33 PM
Even in Hell the Golden Rule reigns supreme.
We are pleased to bring you
By Ross E. Pattermann
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8/15/2008 11:42:10 AM
Tired of the daily grind? Looking for a fresh start? Boy do we have a volunteer program for you!
Today's story is one of the most powerful I've had the pleasure to publish since taking the reigns here at Afterburn. A timely story of military, past regrets and destinies yet to be written; today's story is something to truly savor.
We are pleased to bring you
By David R. Bridgette
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8/8/2008 10:12:01 AM
A review by Nat Thompson
In reading this book I found myself reminded of chicken soup; hearty and fulfilling as a meal but at the same time predictable and not very risky. This book is technically very well done. The mechanics are precise. The story arcs establish each character, provide a conflict for those characters and in the end the characters come away changed.
The subject matter is well researched. It is obvious that the author has paid special attention to learning and understanding the intricacies of the subjects she is depicting. She is true to the subject be it voodoo rituals, lycanthropy, or even modern day necromancy. Suspension of disbelief is achieved readily through the competent and knowledgeable handling of the occult and arcane.
As I’ve said all the proper mechanics of literature are in place; a la Chicken Soup. The plots are interesting and have potential to truly engross the reader in their originality. However, something seems missing. A spice or flair, if you will, that would transform this book from Chicken Soup to Gumbo.
The dialog at times feels a little staged and the characters do not surprise the reader. They seem to be following a recipe and so their actions and even thoughts follow a predictable progression. I would have liked a few more twists along the road throughout the book. If some of the characters had been more surprising or unpredictable I would have certainly found the subject matter hard to put down.
As it happens I found the book to be a pleasantly typical read. It is a comfortable book that the reader can curl up with and be assured of what is to come.
8/1/2008 9:55:31 AM
Honesty is the best policy. Lies only lead to more and more complicated deception. Eventually these precarious constructs of falsehood collapse as our heroine today learns.
We are pleased to bring you
By James S. Dorr
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7/25/2008 8:44:27 AM
Oh happy day! The Afterburn SF Forums have returned from the dead. After a technical snafu a couple of months ago the forums went offline. I had almost resigned myself to their permanent demise. Then yesterday afternoon I was mysteriously able to resolve the issue! I hope you will all take advantage of this great community platform to express yourselves about SciFi, Fantasy, Horror and Afterburn SF.
Long live the the living dead!
7/18/2008 11:49:29 AM
Have you ever just wanted to get away? Go somewhere in the middle of nowhere where no one could find you? Somewhere where all your troubles seemed to disappear? Be careful what you wish for.
We are pleased to present
By Lisa von Biela
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7/5/2008 8:05:27 AM
What could be better than friends spending a relaxing time together at a peaceful retreat in the wilderness? What could go wrong? A few bug bites? A little sunburn? Some unwelcome critters? Well, that depends on the type of critter now doesn't it?
We are pleased to bring you
By A. M. Pearce
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