to
another issue of
AlienSkin
Magazine®.
The launching of this issue
was delayed by the death of Kay Patterson's father-in-law,
Charles Patterson.
He died early Monday morning, on February 1st, at his home with family near
his side. Chuck was 76. He was an avid fan and supporter of
AlienSkin
Magazine®.
As such, he accompanied us on many ghost hunts, loved the enigma of the
paranormal, and took delight in tales of reincarnation. He will be
missed, but well remembered, by members of our staff.
In honor of his support and encouragement in
our endeavors here at
AlienSkin,
we dedicate this edition to him, Cherokee Charlie. We'll miss
you Dad.
Jim Harrington
of the Six Questions For... blog invited our senior editor, Kay
Patterson, to provide insight into how she selects stories for
publication. Her answers to Six Questions was posted online 2/10/10.
They are still available online for those of you who might want a tip (or 6)
on how to catch an editor's eye. We've added a page linking to the
site.
Within these virtual pages
you'll also find plenty of short tales and poems to help you bear the snow,
cold, and long nights of winter.
In addition to our featured
articles, fiction, and poetry, staff writer,
Kevin Hillman,
offers his review of a new horror anthology, And Now the Nightmare
Begins, published by BearManor Media and edited by
Jeani Rector.
This time around, we off
27 New Stories and 8 Fibonacci Sequence
Poems. They are
an eclectic mix of sci-fi,
horror, and fantasy by fledgling and established writers.
Several of our contributing
writers make their début as published writers this issue. For others,
this marks their 1st
publication or their 1st paid fiction sale.
We offer hearty congratulations to these
10
first-timers.
Help us welcome them by giving their story or poem a read.
Appearing in our Flash Fiction section
are:
Annie Bellet,
Oregon
Alan Green,
United Kingdom
Nicole M. Henderson, British Columbia, Canada
Jeremy Ryan,
Tennessee
Jim Valenti, New York
Jake Wickenhofer,
West Virginia
Appearing in our Micro Fiction section
are:
Robert Kent, Ohio
Christian Martinez, California
Appearing in our Fib Poetry sidebars
are:
Mike Frost, New York
Tim Worsham, Wisconsin
Kudos to All of You! Thank You for
allowing
us
to host your stories.
Joining us from abroad are
writers from United kingdom.
Writers from across the U. S. and Canada fill the remaining story and poetry slots.
Writers from New York claimed the most publication slots this
issue.
AlienSkin
Magazine® Welcomes
all our new and returning writers. Your stories help make each of our issues
enjoyable and unique.
Columnists,
Elaine Isaak,
Dr. Kevin Hillman,
and
Rob Shelsky
offer new genre-related articles
on fiction writing.
Be sure to drop by their page and glean the advice they have to
share.
Two writers share two of
their works in this issue. The writers featuring 2-fers are:
Fibonacci Poetry ~
Mike Frost, New York & Paul
Latham, Tennessee
Micro Fiction ~
Robert Kent, Ohio
Hapless challenger,
Elwin Estle,
of Indiana, sizzles from scorn in our
Zap Room.
His story failed to pass muster for publishing so our
Zap Room
gunners seared it. Just follow the scent of scorched flesh
and ozone to read what they had to say about his story.
If you feel bold and
are unabashed by criticism of your pampered prose, you may
consider taking our
ZAP ROOM
challenge.
Who knows, we might enjoy you story and decide to publish it.
If not,
you'll gain an
AlienSkin
T-shirt to help take
away the sting of our public rejection. Just click on
over to that section of our magazine for all the juicy details.
With all that said, sit back and enjoy the latest issue of
AlienSkin Magazine®
~
Special Notice to Writers~
We Are currently
OPEN to
Submissions in:
Flash Fiction (500-1,000 words)
Micro-Fiction (150 words exactly)
Fibonacci Sequence Poems
(6-lines/20 syllables total)
We are currently seeking speculative fiction of
500 words to
1,000 words in the genres of science fiction, fantasy, and
horror ~ and 150 word micro-fiction.
Our
Word Counts Are Firm,
so please do not send any material under or over our stated
acceptable word counts. If you do you will receive an
auto-rejection and cause us to shake our heads at your inability
to follow
simple
instructions.
Our
Submissions
section contains
updated information about our current publishing needs, so take
the time to review our Submission Guidelines before you submit anything to
us.
AlienSkin Magazine®
is a paying market for genre Flash fiction.
