Tuesday, July 8, 2008     Volume: 22, Issue: 48
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Brides

Brides

There's not much to say about weddings that hasn't already been said. After all, people have been celebrating them in some form or another for hundreds--if not thousands--of years. The best we could do while assembling this annual Brides publication... [ Read ]

Best of 2008

Best of 2008

There are vanishing tigers and sawed-in-half women. There are levitations and card tricks and feats of mind-reading. Magic can be presented on a massive scale or in an intimate setting. It’s versatile, unpredictable, and fun. Kind of like New... [ Read ]

Holiday Guide 2007:

Holiday Guide 2007:

The procession of holiday activities starts with turkey preparations and doesn't stop until the clock strikes midnight for the first time in the new year--and even then, there's all that cleanup. But before the panic of party planning, home-cooked... [ Read ]

55 Fiction

55 Fiction

55 Fiction 2008 Winners A very bad joke? John Denver, Sisyphus, and a survivor Twinkie. This assortment of characters has all the makings of the worst joke ever told. Or the best assortment of short stories ever published. You’ll have to be... [ Read ]

Summer Guide 2008

Summer Guide 2008

A few days back, I declared this upcoming summer to be a summer of summers. I can’t see the future or anything, but I’ve got a sense about it. It’s going to be good. For one, the blockbusters seem to be lining up nicely. Batman ... [ Read ]

55 Fiction Rules

There are over 950,000 words in the English language/ All you have to do is send us 55 of them.   It’s time for our annual 55-word short story contest. Send us as many stories as you’d like by June 9th at 5 p.m. We’l... [ Read ]