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Speculative Poetry: Past, Present, and Future by Richard H. Fay

Posted on February 9, 2017 by AR_Editor

Speculative Poetry: Past, Present, and Future Richard H. Fay Occasionally shoved into a dark, stuffy corner of the literary attic by its critics, speculative poetry actually possesses a heritage and current potential at least as rich and exciting as that … Continue reading →

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Griffin in the Spring by Melissa Maillet

Posted on August 23, 2016 by AR_Editor

Griffin in the Spring by Melissa Maillet Rarely is a sight more pleasing than a griffin in the spring. when Wind is blowing and Grass is Growing wild Flowers blossoming. He’s not been across the land since the first snow … Continue reading →

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Beyond the Mad/Funhouse by David C. Kopaska-Merkel and Kendal Evans

Posted on August 7, 2016 by AR_Editor

Beyond the Mad/Funhouse David C. Kopaska-Merkel Kendall Evans                     She is underlit                       There atop the cathedral madhouse                       As if by the floor lights of a stage                       Illumination ascending, spotlighting mercilessly                       Casting crowraven shadows of features and … Continue reading →

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Recursion by David C. Kopaska-Merkel and Kendall Evans

Posted on August 7, 2016 by AR_Editor

Recursion David C. Kopaska-Merkel Kendall Evans Where’s this starship been Resembling a pretzel Infinite figure 8 Maybe a moebius Nor-easterlies, or their 4D equivalent From another universe Might be responsible Or some minor deity’s Momentary inattention Its unscarred surface Belies … Continue reading →

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The Station Master by David C. Kopaska-Merkel and Kendall Evans

Posted on August 7, 2016 by AR_Editor

The Station Master Nearly Always Runs the Trains on Time David C. Kopaska-Merkel Kendall Evans In the morning’s roaring rain The driving outrageous migraine pain I disobeyed the Station Master’s instructions Despite his threats of Post-mortem punishments And repercussions yet … Continue reading →

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Corrected Maps of your City by David C. Kopaska-Merkel and Kendall Evans

Posted on August 7, 2016 by AR_Editor

Corrected Maps of your City David C. Kopaska-Merkel Kendall Evans Every convenience store has them: So shiny and bright, Each street name legible, They fold and refold perfectly (Your first clue they are alien technology) Behind your building, no-name alley, … Continue reading →

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Robot/Worker

Posted on August 7, 2016 by AR_Editor

Robot/Worker David C. Kopaska-Merkel Limestone opens eroding eyes / kudzu drags a gray shack Into a verdant mound / while skulls peep back at stony eyes Groaning into a world of glades, And ghosts, and raddled condominia_ Eyes rotate, focus, … Continue reading →

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Robo-Cat by David C. Kopaska-Merkel

Posted on August 7, 2016 by AR_Editor

Robo-Cat® David C. Kopaska-Merkel No messy hairballs with Robo-Cat® Pet is pre-programmed and pre-trained, but be forewarned: Though great to have around the house, Robo-Cat® Is extremely playful; be sure to secure your computer mouses This is one high-maintenance mechanical … Continue reading →

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In Answer to your Relic Query by David C. Kopaska-Merkel and Kendall Evans

Posted on August 7, 2016 by AR_Editor

In Answer to your Relic Query David C. Kopaska-Merkel Kendall Evans His day in court proved a kangaroo trial They found his sin to be most vile For sipping his gin from the Holy Grail They sentenced his ass to … Continue reading →

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Elegy for Iain Banks by Vince Gotera

Posted on August 7, 2016 by AR_Editor

Elegy for Iain Banks Vince Gotera First published in Star*Line 39.3                 For Iain M. Banks (1954-2013)               Scottish science fiction writer               known for fanciful spaceship names.                The Irish corvette Macha – a small               warship – was dispatched to France               … Continue reading →

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Within The Asteroid Belt by Lyn McConchie

Posted on August 7, 2016 by AR_Editor

Within The Asteroid Belt Lyn McConchie first published in The Fractal There ghosts among the asteroids, The nameless dead of many races, creeds and laws, Miners, whose bodies float in deep black space, and colonists, where some forgot, the environment … Continue reading →

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Pharaoh’s Eye by John C. Mannone

Posted on August 3, 2016 by AR_Editor

Pharaoh’s Eye John C. Mannone Sacrilege. Intrusion into Egyptian chambers, looting the relics: rubies, emeralds, gold scepters, the king’s sarcophagus.           No one’s watching but the scarabs that scurry down the stone maze of passageways now choking with sand falling as … Continue reading →

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You Always Said You Could Swim Like a Fish by John C. Mannone

Posted on August 3, 2016 by AR_Editor

You Always Said You Could Swim Like a FishJohn C. Mannone You, in that black cocktail dress,red heels stiletto-ing floor. Legs,sinuous in the ballroom. We embrace,       my hands on the arch of your back. Outside, salt water sings. Beckons.Caribbean air … Continue reading →

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Entreaty of the Ancient by Jennifer Ruth Jackson

Posted on August 3, 2016 by AR_Editor

Entreaty of the AncientJennifer Ruth Jackson Describe it, scribe How the mountains tasteThe sound the moon makesAs it sees its faceStark, in ocean mirrors Give me the scent of griefSo I can press it to me,A dead flower preservedTo still … Continue reading →

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Dorothy Delivered by Kathleen A. Lawrence

Posted on August 3, 2016 by AR_Editor

Dorothy DeliveredKathleen A. Lawrencespiraling abecedarian

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Alice Abbreviated by Kathleen A. Lawrence

Posted on August 3, 2016 by AR_Editor

Alice AbbreviatedKathleen A. Lawrencespiraling abecedarian

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I Am He As You Are They And We Are All Together

Posted on July 30, 2016 by AR_Editor

I Am He As You Are They And We Are All Together David C. Kopaska-Merkel Kendall Evans In the beginning the word was, I’m told, We all wanted to be a part of something bigger We sacrificed mobility but gained … Continue reading →

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The Third Planet by David C. Kopaska-Merkel and Kendall Evans

Posted on July 30, 2016 by AR_Editor

The Third Planetor, Something Had to be Done David C. Kopaska-MerkelKendall Evans The blues of seas, the aquamarinesWhite whorls of cloudThe sun-struck tans and brownsOf continents with tailsAnd trailing islandsAs if the Coriolis force affects them too–The third planet: thin-skinned, … Continue reading →

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Space Opera by Vince Gotera

Posted on July 29, 2016 by AR_Editor

Space OperaVince Gotera

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Superhero by Vince Gotera

Posted on July 29, 2016 by AR_Editor

SuperheroVince Gotera                                                        for Kathy Tiger Woman loped through green jungle. Hum of insects, bird song, monkey chatter paused as she drew near and passed, though she was quiet as a breeze, a wisp of … Continue reading →

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Dragon-in-Training by Vince Gotera

Posted on July 29, 2016 by AR_Editor

Dragon-in-TrainingVince Gotera                                                         —terza rima Rawrr. Oh, that isn’t nearly loud enough. Ahem . . .RAWRRRR. Ahem ahem. That’s rough on the throat.My windpipe is sore from practicing breathing flame. Listen, I’m a dragon, yes, but jeez, I’m only thirteen.A teenage … Continue reading →

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Dragon’s Teeth by David C. Kopaska-Merkel and Kendall Evans

Posted on July 27, 2016 by AR_Editor

  Dragon’s TeethDavid C. Kopaska-Merkel  and Kendall Evans Our teeth fell out like seedsThe new children of Medea Canines:Extinct species resurrecting,White-feathered dinosaurs,Albino Dire Wolves and Deadly ManticoresProwling the arctic’s equatorial islands Incisors:Our own ancestors,Giant rats,Camels like giraffes Bicuspids:Rhinos 11 feet … Continue reading →

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