
Chain Letter by Earl Hartwig
(horror)
What is the value of a love lost? Anne knows: from the tips of her remaining fingers to the bottom of her aching soles, there's nothing she wouldn't sacrifice - and a great deal that she already has. In the house where she lost her husband, Anne continues to butcher her own body to gain yet another visit with her dead husband. A brutal piece regarding love and loss.

The Buck Swain Management Bible
by Robert Leishman
(science fiction)
Got a problem? Just call Buck Swain - if you're desperate, and you don't mind the tab, that is. No problem is too large for this consultant...except, perhaps, an enormous 1960s computer that refuses to shut down, holds office records hostage, and never minds its manners.
Father
by Matthew Lee Bain
(horror/dark fantasy)
A child who never knew his father could easily idealize him; the perfect parent who was lost. This fatherless boy, however, dreams less of a darling daddy and more about a monster desirous of revenge and religious adoration. A dark tale of obsession.
Defender of the Faith
by Dru Pagliassotti
(fantasy)
Belladonna, the divine iguana, doesn't like visitors - especially undead ones that are preying on her mistress. An unsuspecting vampire meets an unlikely adversary.

Romie Stott continues her monthly book reviews with a
review of Echelon, an action-packed cyberpunk novel by Josh Conviser.
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We've once again expanded our
Research section - this time with a set of links about
magic systems. Overviews of myth, magic, and mysticism, symbol dictionaries, lists of superstitions, Druid tree language, Hungarian folk healing, African-American hoodoo - if you're looking for inspiration, these links are a great place to start.
And finally, RE's livejournal is here.