Plugs

Susannah Mandel’s short story “The Monkey and the Butterfly” is in Shimmer #11. She also has poems in the current issues of Sybil’s Garage, Goblin Fruit, and Peter Parasol.

Jason Fischer has a story appearing in Jack Dann’s new anthology Dreaming Again.

Kat Beyer’s Cabal story “A Change In Government” has been nominated for a BSFA award for best short fiction.

Luc Reid writes about the psychology of habits at The Willpower Engine. His new eBook is Bam! 172 Hellaciously Quick Stories.

The Transdimensional Traveler’s Guide to Which Alternative Reality is Which in 10 Easy Questions

by Rudi Dornemann

For each question there may be more than one correct answer.

1. Elvis:
…..dead
…..talk-show host

2. Largest living rodent:
…..Uraguayan Mega-Pacarana (Josephoartigasia monesi)
…..Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
…..Giant Rat of Sumatra (Spelaeomys watsoni)
…..Himalayan Marmot (Marmota himalayanu)

3. Steampunk:
…..Subgenre of science fiction and/or fantasy
…..Fashion trend/subculture
…..Religious denomination
…..Political party
…..Saturday morning cartoon show

4. Abraham Lincoln:
…..Tragic exile
…..Assassinated
…..Beloved four-term president
…..The Napoleon of Canada

5. Our reptilian overlords:
…..Have our best interests at heart
…..Tyrants who must be overthrown!
…..Find all rodents delicious, except the Himalayan marmot

6. Tallahassee:
…..Capital of Florida, one of the United States of America
…..Capital of Florida, one of the Confederate States of America
…..Capital of Seminolian Republic

7. Stop sign:
…..Six-sided
…..Seven-sided
…..Eight-sided
…..The number of sides depends on complex astrological factors

8. Coriolis force in the Northern Hemisphere:
…..Clockwise
…..Counter-clockwise
…..What is this “clock” of which you speak, how is it wise, and can it be persuaded to share its wisdom with us?

9. Fabled lost continent of myth and legend:
…..Atlantis
…..Australia
…..Lemuria
…..Zealandia
…..Mu

10. The molemen:
…..Repulsive
…..Really not so bad, once you get to know them
…..Mere lackeys of those reptilian tyrants
…..Great admirers of the Canadian Napoleon, who, according to whisperings of the clocks, shall one day return from the mist-shrouded isles of Lemuria to free us all from scaly bondage

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