Reflection's Edge

Brain Trust by Marie Vibbert (science fiction)
       Mrs. Bang Hue Ngyuen doesn't really mind that her husband has left her; she doesn't even seem particularly upset that the interface in her brain may well be killing her. She does, however, wonder about the people using her mind to process their research, about the cancer they might be curing in the background of her brain, about the worlds they might be studying - and about how to find her place amongst it all.

Diminishing Returns by Joshua E. Abrams(faery tale)
      Everyone knows about the magic beans that grew into towering vines - but what of Jack's starving neighbors? In a land beaten by drought, magic can be a dangerous thing, and friends and neighbors even more so.

World in a Bubble by Rochita Loenen-Ruiz(fantasy)
      Jim was just looking for a drink- and instead he swallowed the world. Or at least that's what he's telling Argo, who's more worried about his wife and his little girl leaving him than the pain Jim might be enduring. A quick glance at impossibility that feels more than a little probable in a bar.

Kittensplodge and the Awful Correspondence by Mari Ness (fantasy)
      Kit isn't happy - and neither is her mutating sink, apparently, which is developing a penchant for Barry Manilow and destruction. An increasingly desperate series of emails for plumbers, police, and possibly dinner.

Romie Stott continues her monthly book reviews with a review of Time for Bedlam, a collection of dark fairy tales edited by Ian Donnell Arbuckle.

Also check out the Book Reviews section.

To ring in the new year, we've created a master list of every nonfiction article we've ever published. If you're new to the site and can't get enough of it, this is a great place to dive in - and if you've been here since the beginning and want to reread old favorites, this is the place to find them. From now on, you'll be able to access the nonfiction list from both Resources and Back Issues.

In addition, we've continued to update our Resources, and in particular have expanded our Research section regarding death, decay, and other exciting crime-related detail. We've also added a new grammar book recommendation and a new Classics section that links to some of the great books of the ages, free online.

And finally, RE's livejournal is here.





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