It got out of hand pretty quickly. Every lunchtime kids lined up for a turn to get their cubes solved. Emily probably could have charged a quarter a cube and had her own little racket going, but I think she solved them just for the challenge. I guess there were an unusual number of Rubik's Cubes getting solved at our junior high, and it drew attention. Patty Jo was the first one to notice the men in dark suits hanging around our school.Explore three short stories and beautiful artw...

Summer returns to Alaska, and police detective Randy McCloughlin takes a break from homicides in Fairbanks to go salmon fishing on the Kenai Peninsula. His annual vacation goes astray, however, when a ranger enlists his help in a murder case. Betrayal leads to crime in this police thriller from the Last Frontier. "Slain in Skilak" ("Séquelles à Skilak") is the third book in the Randy McCloughlin series of mysteries, which includes "Iced in Alaska," “Downed in Chena,” and “Hunted in Susitna...

Stories share experience, and through experience we live and learn through other’s lives.Two cloistered innocents choose between a risky leap-of-faith and a reality that might be a lie; a simple child talks with extraterrestrials no other can see; a backwoods woman from the 1890s records an eerily accurate futuristic tale; a farm animal meddles with future technology; nearly immortal humans strive to save a museum-quality Earth as the sun dies; what if Beauty were a hag and the Bea...

As an international student, Jake Dawson finds himself in the middle of a political overthrow. The status quo is challenged, and the seditionists take control of the economic engines of society. Jake defies the shifting landscape, ignores the cancellation of his visa, and remains with his friends to stop the transformation of the foreign culture he’s come to love.A man of power and influence, with whom Jake shares a common interest, clashes with his ideology. Their crossing paths f...

Death comes to a long-haul trucker, and the ensuing murder investigation leads to the frozen wilderness of the Last Frontier. Join Fairbanks Police Detective Randy McCloughlin in his pursuit of a killer, and an international task force as they try to stop the flow of Asian Ice into Alaska. "Iced in Alaska" is the first book in the Randy McCloughlin series of mysteries, which includes “Downed in Chena,” “Slain in Skilak” ("Séquelles à Skilak") and “Hunted in Susitna” ("Chassée dans le Susit...

Whichever side of the camera you like to be on, this book will show you how - with some simple camera techniques and inexpensive items of wardrobe - you can revolutionise your portfolio!That's always been the mission of photographer Mark and presenter/model Imogen in their smash-hit YouTube channel WeeklyImogen, and their expertise has attracted 160,000 subscribers with well over a million views a month (and growing).In thi...

Mr Marmalade is a very cross cat! Somebody has left a poo! Was it you?Mr Marmalade goes on poo patrol to find the villain. Will he find the culprit?It had better not be you!

The gear you have is good enough, and with a little ingenuity, it can be even better. Whether you're sticking to a budget or just in a creative rut, this book is packed with clever tricks and innovative techniques that will help you capture beautiful images without breaking the bank. No techie settings, no complicated plans, just awesome ideas that will quickly extend your creative toolbox.Just don't tell the guy at your camera store!

Venture into Alaska's gold country to find a killer. Fairbanks police detective Randy McCloughlin enters a secretive mining community while investigating a murder, and discovers the limits of local justice. "Downed in Chena" is the second book in the Randy McCloughlin series of mysteries, which includes “Iced in Alaska,” “Slain in Skilak” ("Séquelles à Skilak") and “Hunted in Susitna” ("Chassée dans le Susitna").

In the castle of his master, Jindao maneuvers to determine the motives of an esteemed visitor.Have you wondered why you're able to solve problems while you sleep? Joe Clifton may know.An intelligence courier goes missing, and Corbridge is sent on the first operational mission of its kind to determine what happened.Enjoy thrilling stories and fantastical illustrations in this issue of Speculative Fiction Illustrated.

In this issue SFI introduces a new author, Linda Midgley. Returning author Mark Wilkinson reaches billions of years into the future, and Michael Sorenson returns to the world of The Wind and the Water.SFI is pleased to publish the premier of Michael Sorenson's comic, Jei Pardi.

New author Frank Olson shatters the bridge between reality and dreams in his debut story. College student Adelaide Wilkinson shares her first published story. SFI's cadre writers share their imaginative worlds including the continuing Wind and the Water.The adventures of spunky Jei and her matter-of-fact robot continue in Michael Sorenson's Jei Pardy comic.