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Home Stories Fantasy Sci-Fi Horror E-zine Resources Make a Donation! Interviews Editor Staff Advertise Contact Us Forums Links Submissions Submission Guidelines	Afterburn SF News Spirit Night By Jeremiah Donaldson 5/9/2008 6:11:48 AM It would seem that some things predated even the Native people of North America, some very frightening things. We are pleased to bring you Spirit Night By Jeremiah Donaldson If you enjoy Afterburn SF we hope that you would consider a donation to help support the site. "Ink Stained" By Ursula Warnecke 4/25/2008 5:43:21 AM In honor of the protaganist a Haiku to set the stage. "Poet with a task Difficult undertaking Triumph or doom wait" Ink Stained By Ursula Warnecke Discuss "Ink Stained" If you enjoy this story we hope you would consider a donation to Afterburn SF. Outside Chance by Matthew Johnson 4/11/2008 7:25:15 AM Time Travel and all its infinite possibilities. We are pleased to bring you Outside Chance By Matthew Johnson If you enjoy Afterburn SF we hope that you would consider a donation to help support the site. Discuss the story. Temporarily Closed to Submissions 3/29/2008 9:29:23 AM Currently Closed! Our publication schedule is currently full through early 2009. At this time we are closed to submissions. Please watch this space for announcements regarding when we will reopen. All submissions received before 3/29/2008 will receive consideration for publication per our guidelines below March 28th 2008 3/28/2008 9:32:17 AM This week's story is a tale of workplace romance. Is it ever a good idea? Decide for yourself when you read Hansel and Grethel, and the Wicked Witch from the East By Mark Fewell Discuss "Hansel and Grethel, and the Wicked Witch from the East" If you enjoy this story we hope you would consider a donation to Afterburn SF. March 14th 2008 3/14/2008 9:29:59 AM Job stress, parenthood and killer alien predators! This weeks story has all of that and more. We are happy to bring you Refugee By Larry Ivkovich Discuss "Refugee" If you enjoy this story we hope you would consider a donation to Afterburn SF. Afterburn SF February 29th 2008 2/29/2008 10:50:31 AM February 29th. Leap day! A day so terrifying we only allow it to happen once every four years. To celebrate we bring you a terryifying tale in its own right; a tale of loss, betrayal and death. We are pleased to bring you Bitter Souls By Scott Harper If you enjoy Afterburn SF we hope that you would consider a donation to help support the site. Discuss the story. 2007 Preditors and Editors Poll Results 2/19/2008 12:07:58 PM Afterburn SF is happy to announce the results of the 2007 "Preditors and Editors" poll. We had several good placements in the poll and wanted to share the great news with you, our readers. In the category of Horror Short Story Douglas Kolacki's story "The Shadow" placed 26th. In the category of Science Fiction Fantasy Story Hank Quense's story "Zaftig The Magnificent" placed 17th. In the category of Science Fiction Fantasy Story Joanne Hall's story "The Unicorn Problem" placed 22nd. In the category of Magazine/Ezine Editor Karen Newman placed 26th. In the category of Fiction Magazine/Ezine Afterburn SF placed 25th. Congratulations to everyone for a great showing and sincere thanks to all that voted. We look forward to making this year even better. If you enjoy Afterburn SF and would like to support the site we hope you would consider making a contribution. Afterburn SF February 15th Issue 2/15/2008 12:15:58 PM This week's issue brings you an action filled tale of Druids, Dragons and Death. We are pleased to once again present one of Billy Wong's works, "Strength Eternal", for your enjoyment. Billy has previously appeared in Afterburn SF with "The Darkmount Trilogy". We hope you enjoy this weeks issue. If you do we hope that you would consider making a donation to Afterburn SF to help support the site. And now on with the show! Strength Eternal By : Billy Wong February 1st Edition of Afterburn SF 2/1/2008 9:18:48 AM Welcome to the first edition of Afterburn SF on our new Bi-Weekly publication schedule. From now on we will be bringing you new fiction every other Friday. We look forward to seeing you here more often! We hope you enjoy today's story: Call Signs By: Cathy A. Chance Publication Frequency Changing 1/28/2008 8:54:46 AM We are happy to announce that beginning Friday February first 2008 we will begin publication on a bi-weekly schedule. This means more frequent installments of fiction for your reading pleasure. As always we are happy to bring you the very best in speculative fiction, now on a more frequent basis! Afterburn SF December 2007 Issue 12/18/2007 9:18:36 AM A bonus end of the year issue for all of Afterburn's loyal followers. I am happy to bring you this full length issue to finish off my first year as publisher of Afterburn SF. We've published a lot of great fiction in 2007 and I am looking forward to even more great fiction in 2008. I would like to offer special thanks to Karen Newman, Afterburn's ufailing editor, who has worked tirelessly to produce this year's issues. Without Karen I don't know how we could have succeeded so well. I would also like to thank our authors who have entrusted us with the fruits of their labor. Without them there would be no Afterburn. And now on with the show! Fantasy The Unicorn Problem Chatter Me Timbers Jastice The Drunken Thinbeard Sci Fi Barrier Horror The Shadow September 2007 Issue of Afterburn SF 9/17/2007 11:34:07 AM The September 2007 issue of Afterburn SF has survived it's epic battle with crashed e-mail servers and is live! We had hoped to publish on Friday but technical difficulties made that impossible. Thank you all for your patience while we worked everything out. I think you will find this issue was worth the wait. Our next issue will be out in December, a special "Bonus" issue for the end of the year. As always we're excited to bring you the very best in speculative fiction! Fantasy Battle Brothers Heirloom Plague Chalice The White Devils Sci-Fi Eee Forever Underfoot Joyriders These Arms, And Her Twenty-One Horror Belvedere's House Afterburn SF July 2007 Edition! 7/14/2007 2:16:29 PM The July 2007 Issue of Afterburn SF has arrived! This summer edition is packed with first rate Fantasy and Science Fiction stories. I am pleased to be able to continue to bring you the "Very Best in Speculative Fiction". July 2007 Science Fiction Taming Kitty Firestorm Of Kate, and Love, and the Faraway Door Zaftig The Magnificent Three Perspectives on the Role of the Anarchists in the Zombie Apocalypse July 2007 Fantasy Hiss of Death Throne of Skulls The Dragon Chain Three Cheers! 5/3/2007 1:21:04 PM Just found out that Stephen Patrick's story "Amnesty" was selected as yesterday's Science Fiction Story of the day at ScienceFictional.com. Congratulations Stephen! Nat Promotion! 5/1/2007 1:43:53 PM I am pleased to announce the promotion of Karen Newman from Associate Editor of Horror to Editor of Afterburn SF. Karen has been the absolute glue holding the site together through its recent transition. She has worked extremely hard to make sure that the site is on a path to success. Karen's new responsibilities begin immediately and she will be busy working to make sure July's issue is the best yet. I am excited to have Karen taking the reigns and hope you will all join in congratulating her on her new position with Afterburn. Congratulations Karen! Nat Afterburn SF April 2007 Edition! 4/28/2007 7:31:10 AM The April 2007 Issue of Afterburn SF has arrived! This is my first edition as the new editor and I am excited and proud to be bringing you these stories. If you have feedback or comments I hope you will email me at editor@afterburnsf.com. And now the moment you've all been waiting for! April 2007 Science Fiction Amnesty Red For Revenge April 2007 Fantasy The Darkmount Trilogy April 3007 Horror Graven Image Thank You for Your Support! 4/26/2007 1:08:33 PM Change can be exciting and scary. As the new editor for Afterburn I've been both. Helping me overcome the scary parts has been the support from various authors, bloggers and fans. I wanted to take a moment to thank all of those who have supported the site via blog posts or links. Links are provided below. I hope you will visit these sites and help support those who have supported us through our time of change. Nat Ralan runs a fantastic site for authors and publishers. He is directly responsible for my new ownership of the site and has been a great help getting the word out about the changes going on here. Thanks Ralan! Gareth is a Science Fiction Writer in the UK who has generously linked to us from his blog. Thanks Gareth! Lyn Viehl is a novelist that is helping spread the word about our transition period. Thanks Lynn! BJ Muntain runs a blog about the current state of the publishing industry. BJ has been kind enough to help let folks know about the transition going on here at Afterburn by posting about us on the blog. Thanks BJ! Scott Marlowe is an aspiring Fantasy writer that appreciates our action focus and has blogged about us. Thanks Scott! Thanks again everyone for helping us out. We will continue to strive to be "The Very Best in Speculative Fiction!" New Management 4/21/2007 7:31:36 AM As of April 13th 2007 Afterburn SF has a new Executive Editor. Nat Thompson, of the Obsidian River website and podcast has acquired Afterburn SF. Rest assured that Afterburn SF will continue to bring you the finest in free speculative fiction! Forum Moderation 4/21/2007 7:31:05 AM From this point on, any new account created on the forum must be authorized by one of the admin staff. We have had a rash of inappropriate material being posted on the forums by newly created users (most likely bots); so from now on, when a new user registers at the forums, an e-mail will be sent to the admin and we will e-mail the user regarding their interest in Afterburn SF. If my theory is correct, that it is bots, I do not expect any e-mail replies from those e-mails. If you would like to quicken the process of registering, send an e-mail to editor@afterburnsf.com telling me that you have registered, and your interest in the site. Thanks Nat Finally! 1/21/2007 12:00:00 AM The January 2007 issue of Afterburn SF is finally here. If you have any questions or concerns please contact me at editor@afterburnsf.com. And without further ado: January 2007 Fantasy The Unwell Bonds of Exile Tree of Isriad January 2007 Sci-Fi The Roaster Skinner The Invaders January 2007 Horror Car Crash Weather Community Service	Subscribe E-Mail:
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