Planet Magazine - Issue 20

<BODY TEXT="#000033" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF"> <BLOCKQUOTE><P><IMG SRC="pm20titl.gif" ALT="McCann's PLANET MAGAZINE" WIDTH=366 HEIGHT=120 BORDER=0 ALIGN=bottom lowsrc="pm20tilo.gif"> </P> <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">DECEMBER-Quarter 1998 </FONT><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial" COLOR="#AF0000">*</FONT><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> Issue No. 20 (Vol. 5, No. 4)</FONT></P> <P> <HR> <B><FONT FACE="Arial">Wild Science Fiction and Fantasy on the Web -- FREE!</FONT></B><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> <HR> </FONT></P> <P ALIGN=CENTER><A HREF="pm20co.jpg"><IMG SRC="pm20co.gif" ALT="Click me for larger image..." WIDTH=460 HEIGHT=400 BORDER=0 ALIGN=bottom lowsrc="pm20colo.gif"></A></P> <P><A NAME="toc"></A><A NAME="table"></A><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial"> <HR> </FONT><B><FONT FACE="Arial">INSIDE THIS POST-SPACE-AGE ZINE:</FONT></B></P> <P><B><FONT FACE="Arial"> </FONT></B></P> <P><B><FONT FACE="Arial">Featured Writer:</FONT></B></P> <UL> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial"><A HREF="pm20au.htm#fab_bio">F. Alexander Brejcha</A></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"> </FONT><B><FONT FACE="Arial">("</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><A HREF="cure.htm">The Cure</A></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial">")</FONT></B> </UL> <P><B><FONT FACE="Arial">Stories:</FONT></B></P> <UL> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial">Gretchen Brinck ("</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><A HREF="genesis.htm">Genesis</A></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial">")</FONT> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial">Christopher Clagg ("</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><A HREF="greenwar.htm">The Green War</A></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial">")</FONT> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial">Paul Lukasewych ("</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><A HREF="twoheads.htm">Two Heads</A></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial">")</FONT> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial">Mark W. Johnson ("</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><A HREF="manticor.htm">The Manticore Incident</A></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial">")</FONT> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial">Frederick Rustam ("</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><A HREF="handle1.htm">Handle of the Cross</A></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial">")</FONT> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial">Wendy A. Simpson ("</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><A HREF="hisdautr.htm">His Daughter's Madness</A></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial">")</FONT> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial">G.W. Thomas ("</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><A HREF="goddog.htm">Goddog</A></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial">")</FONT> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial">Robert Thorn ("</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><A HREF="7thnight.htm">The 7th Night</A></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial">")</FONT> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial">s.c. virtes ("</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><A HREF="obsegame.htm">The Observation Game</A></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial">")</FONT> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial">Tom Wagner ("</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><A HREF="foodchai.htm">Food Chain</A></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial">")</FONT> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial">David Niall Wilson ("</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><A HREF="timecord.htm">To Strike a Timeless Chord</A></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial">")</FONT> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial">Staci Layne Wilson ("</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><A HREF="alwamber.htm">Always Amber</A></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial">")</FONT> </UL> <P><B><FONT FACE="Arial">Poetry:</FONT></B></P> <UL> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial">Charles Albano ("</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><A HREF="twosf.htm">Two SciFaiku</A></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial">")</FONT> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial">Tony Chandler ("</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><A HREF="n2thesun.htm">Into The Sun</A></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial">")</FONT> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial">Romeo Esparrago ("</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><A HREF="intrtnka.htm">Interplanetary Tanka</A></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial">")</FONT> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial">Maryann Hazen ("</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><A HREF="abduct.htm">After Thoughts From An Abduction</A></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial">")</FONT> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial">Lloyd Michael Lohr and M.S. Raper ("</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><A HREF="ponderin.htm">Pondering a Distant, Ancient Light</A></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial">")</FONT> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial">Scott Speck ("</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><A HREF="rtn2eden.htm">Return To Eden</A></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial">")</FONT> </UL> <P><B><FONT FACE="Arial">Guest Artists:</FONT></B></P> <UL> <LI><B><FONT FACE="Arial"><A HREF="pm20co.jpg">Cover Art</A></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"> </FONT></B><FONT FACE="Arial">by </FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><A HREF="pm20au.htm#seaholm_bio">Eric Seaholm</A></FONT> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial"><A HREF="pm20au.htm#kyle_bio">Kyle Anderson</A></FONT> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial"><A HREF="pm20au.htm#noel_bio">Noel Bebee</A></FONT> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial"><A HREF="pm20au.htm#gak_bio">GAK</A></FONT> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial"><A HREF="pm20au.htm#gopal_bio">gopal Krishna Senthil Kumar</A></FONT> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial"><A HREF="pm20au.htm#long_bio">Duncan Long</A></FONT> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial"><A HREF="pm20au.htm#kalazar_bio">Kalazar</A></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"> </FONT> <LI><FONT FACE="Arial"><A HREF="pm20au.htm#tackett_bio">Billy Tackett</A></FONT> <P><B><TT> </TT></B></P> </UL> <P><B><TT><A HREF="private.htm">PIE</A></TT></B></P> <P> <HR> </P> <P ALIGN=CENTER><B><FONT FACE="Arial">You are Sentient Plasmic Form No.:</FONT></B></P> <P ALIGN=CENTER><IMG SRC="/cgi-bin/counter/4" ALT="Bajillions plus one!" 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