The Lorelei Signal
Edited by Carol Hightshoe
ISSN: 2158-6160
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Welcome to the Apr - Jun '25 Issue of The Lorelei Signal
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Stories in this Issue:
by A J Dalton
Poem
by Mary Jo Rabe
With the help of her foster dog,
an astrophysicist discovers an alien burial
ground in a muddy, Iowa cornfield.
by Sophia Zhao
A princess in her lonely tower; a brave, dashing knight.
The story tells itself.
Or does it?
by Doug Hawley
In the near future, Beauty causes the attraction of users to improve without changing the appearance of the users. Beauty is quite controversial and ignites a large cultural divide.
by Devin Hubbard
Anya and Jog get along pretty well for people who grew up with light years, technological ages, and a species barrier between them. Then a disagreement about how to pay last respects has Anya questioning just how well she knows her friend.
by Monica Goertzen Hertlein
Helena just wants to be human, even if it means having to wear shoes. She never thought it would be so difficult.
by C. John Arthur
Elsie had reached her elastic limit with her family, who have a ‘superpower’ enabling them to ignore things right in front of them. She is saved from despair by a visiting alien.
by Samantha L. Strong
When Inga was a child, her mother forbade her from ever touching another person. As an adult, the delight of feeling another’s emotions through their skin lures her into a career as a massage therapist, but it doesn’t assuage the loneliness in her heart.
by Michelle Koubek
Lolita is a normal girl, but in a world of digital humans she is the odd one out. It's a shame, because she is the only student who notices the danger outside her classroom window. Now it's up to her to get her classmates' attention before it's too late.
But will they listen to her?
by Zary Fekete
In a different time and place a young boy discovers a wounded bird. He tends to the bird's needs and only later realizes what kind of creature he has met.
by Annie Tupek
A mermaid's investigation of missing hermit crabs leads to a human perpetrator. She risks the Sea Queen's wrath and makes contact with him in hopes of returning the crabs to their rightful home.
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The Lorelei Signal (ISSN: 2158-6160) is published quarterly, by WolfSinger Publications.
New issues are posted on the first Sunday of Jan, April, July, and Oct.