A Bouquet of Demons for Diane, by Michael Liska

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Originally published in Planet Magazine No. 35 (September 2002). Illustration: “Stoned Planet” by Carl Goodman One!See the teacher, sweepin' up the floor. Two!Shut the windows, Three!lock the doors. Four!See the blind man, can't find the way. Five!Count the lights, Six!the devils counts the days. -- Nursery rhyme of Midas Colony, unknown date of origin The … Continue reading A Bouquet of Demons for Diane, by Michael Liska →

Memoirs of the Modern Prometheus, by Michael Liska

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Originally published in Planet Magazine No. 27–28 (September/December 2000). (Or, How I Finally Lost My Virginity After Seven Hundred Years of Silence) Illustration by Romeo Esparrago My name is Jacob. It's a good name, an old name. When it was created, I imagine there were many Jacobs. People had surnames then, because there weren't enough … Continue reading Memoirs of the Modern Prometheus, by Michael Liska →