Conference: 5th Int’l SF Con (Nice, France)

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“Mind Weld” by Tristan Palmgren

*Pr–Sh–Error. Reindexing.*
*No threat.*
The computer’s voice came from nowhere, but just leapt into Allela’s eardrums fully formed. It sent a shiver down her back. She looked at Lukas. “Damn it, would you stop that?”
Lukas was hunched over the console, paying no attention to her. She couldn’t tell why, but his customary [...]

“The Tremors of Squirm (part of The Langford Joh Saga)” by William Alan Rieser

Malorchia was content, savoring the newness of her first birthling on Pollis as Iron Feather steered his craft out of the Equuid system. Now that the most important and personal matters had been attended to properly, it was time to police the quadrant for the Confederation.
The first order of business was for Iron Feather to [...]

“The Quiet Bard” by Gregory Adams

Micker and I spread the map out on the table. “You can see it all here,” I told Pagomari. “The sewers are wide enough to fit a man through, and the Temple of Kashell has its own drain.” I spoke in a whisper, and Micker kept his eyes peeled to make certain that none of [...]

“Entity” by James I. Wasserman

Thurman stood and walked over to Jeffries, eyes wide, mouth convoluted in a warped smile.
“I am reality!” he screamed into Jeffries’ indifferent face. “I am being!”
Richard cowered behind Barker, the largest of the bunch. The three men looked over at their ranting comrade with growing unrest.
“I must find an outlet,” Thurman said, suddenly forgetting his [...]

“Searching for the Ferryman” by Derek Smith

“Don’t pay the ferryman
Don’t even fix a price
Don’t pay the ferryman
Until he gets you to the other side”
– popular song, Second Millennium *
I was climbing the mountain to be closer to the stars. It was nearly dark when I came upon the hidden cabin and the old woman. She said nothing but knew I [...]

10 Years Ago in Planet… “The Meaning of Lost Socks” by Biedermeier X. Leeuwenhoek

Abstract:
From the Proceedings of the 49th Convention of the American Datatician Society Meeting, Akron Hilton, Akron, Ohio. November 1994.