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    The Fifth Di... September 2015
    The Fifth Di... September 2015
    The Fifth Di... September 2015
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    The Fifth Di... September 2015

    By J Alan Erwine

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    The Fifth Di..., one of the longest running on-line zines continues on with four new stories. This month we feature fantasy and science fiction stories from Fredrick Obermeyer, Tim McDaniel, Kate Runnels, and Thomas Canfield.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNomadic Delirium Press
    Release dateAug 31, 2015
    ISBN9781311263827
    The Fifth Di... September 2015
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    J Alan Erwine

    J Erwine was born Oct. 15, 1969 in Akron, Ohio. Early in his life he was exposed to science, and specifically astronomy. From there on, J's passion turned to science fiction, a passion that's never died. Due to family issues, J eventually found himself in Denver, Colorado, where he still lives (well, right outside now.) From the time he could put subject and predicate together on paper, J has been writing stories. None of those early stories exist anymore (thankfully), but that passion for writing has never waned. After several years of rejection, the story Trek for Life was eventually sold to ProMart Writing Lab editor James Baker. It wasn't Asimov's, but it was a start. Since that time J has sold more than forty short stories to various small press publishers. In addition ProMart also published a short story collection of J's entitled Lowering One's Self Before Fate, and other stories, which is still available. ProMart also published a novel from J entitled The Opium of the People, which sold a few copies before going out of print. The relevance of the novel after the events of September 11th caused J to self-publish the novel, as he felt the story had a lot to say in the new reality we now find ourselves living in. Now, this same book has been re-released by Nomadic Delirium Press. Eventually J would become an editor with ProMart. Then, after the untimely death of ProMart editor James Baker, J would move on to ProMart's successor Sam's Dot Publishing. He currently works as the managing editor for Nomadic Delirium Press. J also spends most of his time working as a freelance writer and editor. J's novel was voted a top ten finisher in the 2003 annual Preditors & Editors contest, and his short story The Galton Principle won a ProMart contest for best story over 5,000 words. In addition, a number of his stories have been voted "best of" in various issue of The Martian Wave and The Fifth DI… and have been included in Wondrous Web Worlds Vols. 2, 3, 4, and 6. In 2009, the Ephemeris Role Playing Game was released. J is the co-creator of this game, and has written numerous supplements for the game. J currently has three novels and four short story collections available, and yes, they're all available from Smashwords. J currently lives with his amazing wife, three wonderful children, three crazy cats and a very quiet turtle.

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      The Fifth Di... September 2015 - J Alan Erwine

      THE FIFTH DI…

      September 2015

      Edited by J Alan Erwine

      Published by Nomadic Delirium Press at Smashwords

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Copyright 2015 by Nomadic Delirium Press

      All stories are copyrighted in the names of their respective authors

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any informational storage and retrieval system, without the written consent of the publisher, except by a reviewer who wishes to quote brief passes in connection with a review written for inclusion in a magazine, newspaper, broadcast, etc.

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      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Hands of Time by Fredrick Obermeyer

      Knight after Knight by Tim McDaniel

      A Perfect Vessel by Kate Runnels

      Running in Place by Thomas Canfield

      Hands of Time

      by Fredrick Obermeyer

      When the stranger rode his horse onto the edge of the farm, Patrick Sandovan hid his third arm under his shirt and ran inside the cabin to fetch his mother.

      Stranger’s on the property, Ma, Patrick said.

      Alice Sandovan quit shucking peas and grabbed a pitchfork off the nearby wall.

      Stay here, Patrick.

      But, Ma, I can—

      I said stay here.

      Yes, Ma.

      Alice walked up to the front door while Patrick peeked outside through a hole in the cabin wall. The stranger rode across the field to the edge of the cabin and hopped off his horse. The man was tall and had bright gray eyes. His face was old and craggy with wrinkles, and he had long gray hair hanging down the back of his head.

      Good morning, the stranger said.

      Morning, Alice said, her voice curt.

      Are you Alice Sandovan?

      What do you want?

      And your son is Patrick Sandovan.

      I said what do you want?

      My name is John Kallengar, and I would like to hire your son for a job. I’ve heard rumors of his special abilities.

      Patrick wondered what job the man had in mind. Sometimes the townspeople made fun of him for the third arm in the middle of his chest, sometimes they were afraid of him, some thought he was touched by the Gods. Occasionally his mother and he had to move on, and he worried for her safety.

      He’s not interested, Alice said.

      You haven’t even heard my offer— Kallengar said.

      And I don’t need to. I need my son on the farm.

      This job could make him and you a lot of money. You could get off this farm and live well for a change.

      I already like the way we live.

      Yet Patrick was intrigued. Truth be told, he didn’t like working on the farm, especially with the long hours and hard work.

      Don’t you want to hear what the job is? Kallengar said.

      No, Alice said. Now I’ll ask you to get off my property.

      I’ll pay you and your son five hundred gold sovereigns to steal King Barrett’s crown.

      Patrick

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