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Short Stories Twisted Tongue Magazine brink verbiage formal statement – Barrie Walsh 2 Under a Fat Bellied Moon – Ruth Henderson 12 Issue 16 A Taste of Murder – Nora B. Peevy 16 Stranger than Fiction – Jay Faulkner 21 The Fourth Floor – Jim Bronyaur 26 The Perfect Life – Timothy Fenster 29 Welcome to Twisted Tongue Magazine issue sixteen. Packed Vain – Jason D. Brawn 35 with thousands of words—larger than a standard novel— Bitsy – Barbara Stanley 43 approximately 80,000 words for your enjoyment. Turning Tightly – Ralph Greco, Jr. 47 There should be something in this issue for everyone … if Swastikas and Boobies – Adrian Alldredge 51 not, then let us know. Twisted Tongue is a magazine unlike any Long Live the King! – Sean Greennhill 57 other … here you will find works that are twisted and we don’t Bowl of Cherries – Sharon Birch 60 mean ones with a simple twist. This magazine is for those 18 and Puzzles – Gail Taylor 62 The Coffin Door and a Few Other Things for the over. Death-Catcher – Ralph Greco, Jr. 69 Don’t forget to take a look at the back page for your chance gimbals’ stati d’animo foolish resolution – Barrie Walsh 73 to win a freebie from BeWrite books. In this issue, you’ll read about many murders, vampires, Flash & Micro Fiction madness, kinky sex, tantalising foods, creepy shadows and even a Dime Toss – Len Kuntz 14 little Shakespeare. We also have two unusual pieces for you by Change Here ... – Mark Howard Jones 19 Barrie Walsh, I found them very refreshing—I hope you enjoy My Cookies – A J Madden 24 them as much as I did. Also, you can sink your teeth into the Skin Deep – R. K. Gemienhardt 28 beginnings of two novellas ‘Hack Town’ by Gretchen Van Lente In the Interlude – Theresa Nienaber 32 Honey – Adam Lugibill 32 and ‘The Writer’s Expanded Collection of Season One – Really Coming Home – Jason Barney 41 BAD Shakespeare’ episode one & two by Weeb (R.E. Heinrich). They’re Coming – Fermín Moreno González 45 There are also collections of work from some of Twisted Sleeping Stones – Jutter Caine 49 Tongue’s favourite poets—more collections to come in future A Moral of Utility – John Mark Hauer 49 issues. Federal Plaza – Calvin Seen 54 Meet in our interview novelist Michael McIrvin and Cally The Creeping Shadow – Jason Brawn 54 Taylor. In the articles you’ll make the acquaintance of Nick The Short Life of Liviana – Carlie Holmboe 59 Spalding. In this issue I’ve reviewed two novels, The Wannabes Voodoo Hyacinth - Ron Koppelberger 61 Ruff – Trisha S. Maloy 65 and Duncan’s Diary: Birth of a Serial Killer, both I highly Gypsies – Mike Walsh 66 recommend. The Last Roast – Eugene Gramelis 72 Our thanks to all of our wonderful contributors … and of course, to you, our readers. Enjoy your twisted read… Poetry The Dark Tower of Ghalathorn – Robert William Shmigelsky 15 Trapped Chest – Robert William Shmigelsky 15 Editor – Claire Nixon Monster Wards for Hero’s Campfire – Robert W Shmigelsky 15 Horn of the Fallen – Robert William Shmigelsky 15 Reading Team Fabric Shortcut – Robert William Shmigelsky 15 Claire Nixon Electric in the Sun – Michael Lee Johnson 25 Steve Fitzsimmons Hookers on Archer Are – Michael Lee Johnson 25 Darren McCormick Indolent Sun – Michael Lee Johnson 25 Michael Acton California Summer – Michael Lee Johnson 25 Deborah Rey Mr. Robot - Louis B. Shalako 31 Embryo – Dr. Charles Frederickson 33 Proofers Revalations – Dr. Charles Frederickson 33 Deborah Rey Land’s End – Dr. Charles Frederickson 33 Tim Reed Spinster – Dr. Charles Frederickson 33 Expresso Yourself – Dr. Charles Frederickson 34 Interview – James Hazlehurst Him – Sophie Crockett 34 Articles – Alexander James Let Me Take Your Hand – Sophie Crockett 34 Cover Image – Steve Upham My Vaulted Love – Fermín Moreno González 45 The Last River – E. N. De Choudens 50 Interview Fate – E. N. De Choudens 50 A Twisted Tongue Interview with Novelist Michael McIrvin 37 Pain – E. N. De Choudens 50 Interview with Cally Taylor The Shadow of Night – E. N. De Choudens 50 The Call of the Dark – E. N. De Choudens 50 Back to Writing – P.S.Gifford 53 Reviews The Wannabes by F J Jameson 85 Novellas Duncan’s Diary: Birth of a Serial Killer by Christopher C. Payne 85 Hack Town – part one – Gretchen Van Lente 76 The Writer’s Expanded Collection of Season One – Really Published by Claire Nixon in the UK. All rights revert to contributors BAD Shakespeare – episode one – The Telephone Call – upon publication. The contents of this publication may not be reproduced Weeb (R.E. Heinrich) 82 without consent of the author/artist and editor. Any similarities to persons The Writer’s Expanded Collection of Season One – Really or places mentioned in the stories or illustrations to persons living or dead BAD Shakespeare – episode two – The Long Walk Home – or actual places are entirely coincidental. Opinions expressed within these Weeb (R.E. Heinrich) 83 works are not necessarily those of Twisted Tongue. Book Excerpts Fiction/Poetry: © respective authors 2010 Life with No Breaks by Nick Spalding, extract 1 9 Life with No Breaks by Nick Spalding, extract 2 10 Artwork: © stock.xchng & respective artists 2010 The Blue Man Dreams the End of Time by Michale McIrvin 38 Website: www.twistedtongue.co.uk Articles A Book by Bedtime 8 Email: [email protected] TWISTED TONGUE 1 TWISTED TONGUE 2 Did “Brother Francesco” influence Francis Walsingham’s brink verbiage formal statement 1590 death? [figure-1] 1344+123=1467 aligns Benzene Seal’s 1284/1344 gorILLI osing as 1681-memorbilia collector, the TT-reporter’s in mentality of codeX2000: year after Knights Templar arrests, they the Antipodeans following the Rendlesham trail. One of escape to rendezvous 1308+62=1344+666=2010 as new PBritain’s 3-legendary East Anglia anti-invasion protectors, millennium. Is P-&-P Propaganda Due’s P2 of John Paul I’s 33- the Rendlesham crown was dug-up & melted-down over 300- day papacy murder-conspiracy? years ago. That its 1681 dug-up & relocated is critical-path Contact Zero’s why he’s Arthur Gordon Pym non-de-plume. Rendlesham UFOs late December 1980, as 1681 inverse is 1981 New Year. erhaps her friend’s correct: “until a blue moon” means December 2009 blue moon GMT-anomaly is New Years P never. L-silo-Drama anagram Sally Ride’s “2-or-3 Chapter- Day 2010 in Australia to British 1788 penal-colony settlement. ending” quest to Edgar Allan Poe The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Mysticism’s 1788-1681=107 music-code riddle’s East Anglia Pym of Nantucket 1838-publishing. crown-protectors of ancestral raven-god Bran’s head in the 1344+666=2010-1776=234 encodes: MONARCH [St Tower of London, reignited by secret-manuscripts to 1936 Georges Day] Sotheby sale: A Warning to the Curious by M.R. James. The ghost- 1344+777=2121-1776=345 encodes: 900 MONAD story of finding 1-of-3 crown-protectors at Seaburgh England, [Pythagorean Theorem] pertains draft-manuscript’s marginalia notes “107 music-code” to 900=L symbol, so MONARCH & L-MONAD Rendlesham crown’s existence. superimposition highlight RCH/LD. RCH=1838 preempts Pythagorean Limma 256:243: he dedicated his penname Ahmes LD=L-silo-Drama of nuclear submarines. to Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya, shot-dead October 7, “The terror of whiteness,” she recalled her friend citing Poe’s 2006. story is 1513 Piri Reis conundrum. Map’s 1929-discoverey shows Antarctica’s 1818-discovered north-coast with pre-ice accuracy. lood, your life depends upon lying close.” Prime Meridian’s through Giza Pyramids. It “-b 7-word part-message is 1999 memento of last 2- rejuvenated/inspired 1st-civilization beliefs of a superior human- calendarical blue moons in 1-calendarical year. A “no February race. Science has Antarctica Ice-Age bound either-side 1400- full-moon” technicality occurs when 7.13pm GMT 31st 4000BC. December 2009’s blue moon is 6.13am 1st January 2010 Turkish Admiral Piri Reis drew the map at Gallipoli, scene of Australian EST, so he’s revisiting Ganymede Helmsman 1999-entity ANZAC WW-I defeat. Hellespont 61-km narrow strait of The Candidate I Presume, after 54th Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race today’s Dardanelles: water flows Sea of Marmara to Aegean via surface tragedy 1998. current, & opposite via undercurrent. In Classical times, King Xerxes built A “ritual-killing” 6th-sense has Gus camped-out at the 2-bridges at 1-mile closest point between Abydos & Sestos, connecting remote site on New Years Eve awaiting sunrise The Mafia “L12” Persia with Greece, until destroyed in a storm. Misfit Reconstruction. He suspects 124-&-412 discourse to Her friend said Marlowe’s uncompleted Hero & Leander gastrointestinal anthrax of New Hampshire woman’s critical illness was poem was 1598-published in 2-versions: Marlowe & Marlowe- found on an electrical outlet & 2-drums during drum performance at United completed by George Chapman in traditional-ending. If Campus Ministry centre, Durham, December 4, 2009. Drum skins of Marlowe’s completed poem exists, it’ll emphasize the liberties ritual drum-circle were made of animal hides. already taken i.e. Neptune mistaking Leander for Ganymede, & Gus’ mind conjures shamanic drumming to riding Apollo-1 carrying him to the ocean-bottom. Realizing mistaken-identity, spirit journey. Neptune delivers him to the shore with a bracelet to prevent Is anthrax connection December 30 Forward Base Chapman in drowning, enabling Hero & Leander to become lovers. Khost, Afghanistan. Triple-agent Balawi killed 7-CIA operatives & his Marlowe’s poem breaks-off with dawn-breaking. Jordanian handler, detonating an explosives belt in gym. Anthrax was Classical poem’s of Hero priestess of Venus [goddess 911-aftermath, but is it precursor insider trading to CIA’s biggest love/beauty] in Sestos at Venus & Adonis festival, when Leander loss since 8-operatives where amongst 241-Americans & 58- from Abydos asks her to light a lamp in her tower-window French when Islamic militants bombed US Marines barracks in Beirut.