Volume 42: June 2009

The hot month of June brings with it hotter tempers. For one person, it gets the best of their friendship. For another person, it leads to everlasting vengeance. In another story, we have vengeance from the past affecting the present and we have a choice made, not in anger, but in care and thought.

Luminations - Curve by Rick Silva Twenty-five years ago, Bobby Whittaker betrayed and helped to murder Mattie Ives. Now Mattie is on a path of vengeance against all of the people responsible for her death. Bobby Whittaker died in a car wreck seven years after he helped kill Mattie. But Mattie isn't about to let that little detail get in the way of her revenge.

Santa Maria - Stars by James M. Sullivan Daphne gets one last message from Rodina and her son has news for her, too. Brady and Calliope grow closer while Ant tries to calm Rod down, only to be interrupted with another crisis.

Solstice - Spring, Part Three by Ivan Ewert The best-laid plans of gods and men are often undone by a single whim, and as Vulcan succumbs to his capricious temper, a nighttime chase unfolds through the winding hills of the countryside - a chase which can have only a single winner.

Danyael - If At First You Don't Succeed by Nick Bergeron Doing good can be a lot more complicated than it seems. If you don't think about what you're doing, you can often do more ill than good, or find yourself in dire straights. They say that the road to Hell is paved with good intentions. Mine was paved with quarters.

June - Choice by Alma Alexander It is Essen's birthday and as a birthday gift, an angel gives Essen the choice to have the life that could have been. But Essen is wary as gifts come with a price and she isn't sure she wants to pay the price to have a life she's only dreamed of.

Have you ever looked over the edge and seen something looking back at you?