issue 10

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Now
By the fARM
The cold warriors are in control.
The fighters of the '60s have retired.
The generation that follows us has been marketed to for too long to be angry.
It is up to us.
The Death of the Trade
By Montana Wildhack
Yes, my job has its perks: I have sex with every single woman I purchase for the empire before she is sent into service. My name is Zap Diggler, and I'm a scout for the imperial sex trade.
Space for Sale
Excerpts from Dogpile's search results for "how to buy a star".
Dammit, Jim! I'm a Doctor, Not a Weapons Inspector!
By Patrick Russell
You can't swing a bag of junk mail without hitting some sonofabitch who wants to either put your entire life in a government database or to send your kid halfway around the world to annex another country's oil fields and to force a leader of our government's choosing upon that other nation's people.
Notes Left Behind for the Bellboy
By Erica Bernheim
Be warned of my terrible love for your few useful
services.
Serpent's Teeth: Part III
By Steve Spaulding
The conclusion to the story that began in Issue 8 and continued in Issue 9.
Reflections on Space
By Chris Slankard
Six years ago, I was renting a house on a sheep farm. It was two miles away from the closest town - population 1,945 - and a short stretch of the road was unpaved.
Space for Rent
Adjectives used in listings for one- and two-bedroom rental apartments in Chicago's zip code 60618.
Shakin' Up the Style in Chi-town
By Carter O'Brien
I found it very strange that a Chicago beer distributor had hired a San Francisco ad agency to revitalize the 100-year-old Old Style beer brand here in Chi-town.
Allerton Park: A Jewel in the Cornfield
By Joe Martinez
Upon first glance, you might think that these photos were taken on the grounds of the noble estate of a great European aristocrat in some out-of-the-way place that time and development have passed over.
The Fall of Colony Calimetania
By Henry Kastler
Under regulation 17.2.2.4.7 of the Action Item Protocol Act, the colony was required to have a celebration, and all inhabitants were required to redefine the mission statement for the colony at large as well as their own personal mission statements.
Notes Left Behind for a Zookeeper
By Erica Bernheim
I was serpentine in that light
away from you, spearing desire
with fourteen generations of forked
and predictable tongues.
Anybody 2004
By Geary Yonker
For the sake of ending the Bush administration ASAP, I present some helpful tips to any potential presidential candidate, from any party, who may stumble across them.
Space for Hire
Chicagoland business names from SMARTpages.com's search results for "space".
Male Bag
By Christina O'Brien
Jamie G. was a nice guy and I broke his heart.
Click on ACTIVISM in the header to check out Carter O'Brien's article about The Rainforest Site.
Click on SPOTLIGHT SITE in the header to check out Denise Pace's review of CheeseNet.

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