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Below are the featured fantasy stories for Spring 2007. A short teaser follows each title. Click on the title to read the whole story. Click on the author's name to read the biography

Tar Heel Dead by Calie Voorhis

I'm a Tar Heel born and a Tar Heel bred,
And when I die, I'll be Tar Heel dead.

- William Starr Meyers, Hark the Sound

Up until last week there were two things he'd never done.

He'd never killed anyone, no matter how hungry he was.

He'd never missed a home game, not one in all of ninety-six years. Not even if they were during the day, no matter how difficult it was to get there.

Work is Hell by James Steimle

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Everyone applauded when the bell rang like a terrified bird flapping around in a cage. They cheered and laughed and patted Mr. Kovach on the back. And they hated every second of it.

Work is Hell. I can attest to it. I didn't even bother raising a voice of praise. I know what this is. So does everyone else, but like fools they try to pretend this afterlife is not much different than the world we once knew on Earth.

Now Earth is the playing field. We are the masters, each fighting for higher status and horrified at the thought of getting canned.

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