| THE LORELEI SIGNAL |
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| edited by Carol Hightshoe |
Let me know what stories you really
enjoyed and those you didn't. I would
love to be able to have a letters page
as well in the future issues.
enjoyed and those you didn't. I would
love to be able to have a letters page
as well in the future issues.
APRIL -JUNE 2009 ISSUE
Birth of the Volcano Goddess - N.C. Whitehead
Poetry
Eye of Balor - Charles Kyffhausen
The Tuatha Dé Danann and their British allies expected to win the Battle of Moytura easily, but they hadn't
reckoned with the deadly magic of the Fomor.
Clean Sweep - Elizabeth Barrette
For years, we have been trying to clean up the planet - but what about the space around the planet?
For Honor - Darla J. Bowen
The truth can set you free. For Kentari, the centaur courier, it can lead to a death sentence. Can she find the
courage to accept the truth of her people's origins, and then convince them to seek their freedom?
Orc for Hire - Barbara Davies
A down on her luck mercenary Argred takes a job as a chambermaid in the palace of the local lord and ends up
stopping a plot against his life.
Homebound - DM Kraft
Poetry
Spider - Elizabeth Creith
Flash Fiction
For Love of the Doomed - Dawn Allison
The crime they’ll skin you for isn’t always the one they claim.
The Fall of Tyandor - Sarah Wagner
A young queen faces war as well as treachery from her own advisors. Will she be able to make the required
sacrifice to save her people from destruction?
Beneath the Seven Falls - Victoria Sonata
Trapped in mortal form, Kisa is tricked into sacrificing the life she now loves to save her family.
Poetry
Eye of Balor - Charles Kyffhausen
The Tuatha Dé Danann and their British allies expected to win the Battle of Moytura easily, but they hadn't
reckoned with the deadly magic of the Fomor.
Clean Sweep - Elizabeth Barrette
For years, we have been trying to clean up the planet - but what about the space around the planet?
For Honor - Darla J. Bowen
The truth can set you free. For Kentari, the centaur courier, it can lead to a death sentence. Can she find the
courage to accept the truth of her people's origins, and then convince them to seek their freedom?
Orc for Hire - Barbara Davies
A down on her luck mercenary Argred takes a job as a chambermaid in the palace of the local lord and ends up
stopping a plot against his life.
Homebound - DM Kraft
Poetry
Spider - Elizabeth Creith
Flash Fiction
For Love of the Doomed - Dawn Allison
The crime they’ll skin you for isn’t always the one they claim.
The Fall of Tyandor - Sarah Wagner
A young queen faces war as well as treachery from her own advisors. Will she be able to make the required
sacrifice to save her people from destruction?
Beneath the Seven Falls - Victoria Sonata
Trapped in mortal form, Kisa is tricked into sacrificing the life she now loves to save her family.
JULY - SEPTEMBER 2009 ISSUE
Shadow of a Black Cat - Gerri Leen
A black cougar prowls; a young woman waits. The cat cannot exist without the woman, and neither should exist at
all. But magic--and desperation--can make anything happen.
A Celebration in Blue Silk - C.L. Holland
After twelve years of marriage to the man who invaded her home, Allegra finds a way to reclaim her freedom in a
bolt of blue silk.
A Breath of Ill Intent - Rhonda Porrett
Madame Vetch, the frumpy and grumpy old dragon slayer, discovers there is something more treacherous than
fire-breathing monsters threatening the town of Dingerland.
Fae - Rhonda Parrish
Poetry
Medusa - Ed Blundell
Poetry
Plague Chalice - Christine Lucas
Ella is a servant in the temple of Ekkas, God of Chance, Commerce and Thieves. The passing of the High Priest
gives her an opportunity she never expected when she takes a goblet as a keepsake from his rooms.
A Proud Thing - James Hartley
Engaged to an evangelical minister, Ginger finds her world turned upside down when she is kidnapped and learns
that she is witch.
The Banquet of Queen Nitokris - Megan Arkenberg
Flash Fiction
Speech - Daniel D. Jones
Ostracized because of her heritage and a speech impediment, Shantheya gains new confidence when a magical
amulet allows her stand up for herself.
Willful Steel - Pam L. Wallace
Soul trapped in a sword, Ameena meets up with the wizard who trapped her there, but does the warrior carrying
her have the skill to defeat him?
A black cougar prowls; a young woman waits. The cat cannot exist without the woman, and neither should exist at
all. But magic--and desperation--can make anything happen.
A Celebration in Blue Silk - C.L. Holland
After twelve years of marriage to the man who invaded her home, Allegra finds a way to reclaim her freedom in a
bolt of blue silk.
A Breath of Ill Intent - Rhonda Porrett
Madame Vetch, the frumpy and grumpy old dragon slayer, discovers there is something more treacherous than
fire-breathing monsters threatening the town of Dingerland.
Fae - Rhonda Parrish
Poetry
Medusa - Ed Blundell
Poetry
Plague Chalice - Christine Lucas
Ella is a servant in the temple of Ekkas, God of Chance, Commerce and Thieves. The passing of the High Priest
gives her an opportunity she never expected when she takes a goblet as a keepsake from his rooms.
A Proud Thing - James Hartley
Engaged to an evangelical minister, Ginger finds her world turned upside down when she is kidnapped and learns
that she is witch.
The Banquet of Queen Nitokris - Megan Arkenberg
Flash Fiction
Speech - Daniel D. Jones
Ostracized because of her heritage and a speech impediment, Shantheya gains new confidence when a magical
amulet allows her stand up for herself.
Willful Steel - Pam L. Wallace
Soul trapped in a sword, Ameena meets up with the wizard who trapped her there, but does the warrior carrying
her have the skill to defeat him?
OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2009 ISSUE
Beyond Caledonia - Matthew C. Plourde
Flash Fiction
Bird Woman - Kyle Hemmings
The Bird Woman takes care of those birds who are lost and hurt - and even lost souls.
Glass Slipper - JM Prescott
Once upon a blah, blah, blah. The most famous fairy tale ever retold about party girls, gossip,
baked goods and shoes.
Hubble and the Dragon Gnawing at the Base of the Tree of Knowledge - Robert E Porter
Poetry
Magic, Midnight and Mischief - Mari Mitchell
Who needs a happy ending made by marrying a prince, when you can make your own magic
The Welcome Indifference of Cool Marble - Deborah Walker
Poetry
When Opposites Attack - Rececca Nazar
Will Witch Nettle and Tomas, an unlikely love match, find lasting contentment together?
Possibly . . . it makes for a sticky situation.
Perils of Laundry - Abby Rustad
When Bathsheba's vampire fiance accidentally ruins all her laundry by trying to "help", she
doesn't panic (too much). But when she finds out that her wedding dress has been ruined in a
different fiasco, she needs a way to fix it, and fast. The ceremony is tomorrow--how's a
respectable banshee supposed to get married if she has nothing to wear?
The Secret Shaman - Selena Thomason
Fear of failure caused her to withdraw from the world - will the plight of another shaman be
enough for The Secret Shaman to finally learn from her mistake and move past it?
Seeds of Healing - JR Tomlin
Three seeds - will they be enough to heal a land desperate for healing? Will they be enough to
heal the scars burned into the soul of the young woman sent to retrieve them?
Flash Fiction
Bird Woman - Kyle Hemmings
The Bird Woman takes care of those birds who are lost and hurt - and even lost souls.
Glass Slipper - JM Prescott
Once upon a blah, blah, blah. The most famous fairy tale ever retold about party girls, gossip,
baked goods and shoes.
Hubble and the Dragon Gnawing at the Base of the Tree of Knowledge - Robert E Porter
Poetry
Magic, Midnight and Mischief - Mari Mitchell
Who needs a happy ending made by marrying a prince, when you can make your own magic
The Welcome Indifference of Cool Marble - Deborah Walker
Poetry
When Opposites Attack - Rececca Nazar
Will Witch Nettle and Tomas, an unlikely love match, find lasting contentment together?
Possibly . . . it makes for a sticky situation.
Perils of Laundry - Abby Rustad
When Bathsheba's vampire fiance accidentally ruins all her laundry by trying to "help", she
doesn't panic (too much). But when she finds out that her wedding dress has been ruined in a
different fiasco, she needs a way to fix it, and fast. The ceremony is tomorrow--how's a
respectable banshee supposed to get married if she has nothing to wear?
The Secret Shaman - Selena Thomason
Fear of failure caused her to withdraw from the world - will the plight of another shaman be
enough for The Secret Shaman to finally learn from her mistake and move past it?
Seeds of Healing - JR Tomlin
Three seeds - will they be enough to heal a land desperate for healing? Will they be enough to
heal the scars burned into the soul of the young woman sent to retrieve them?