Michael Alexander. A Diary from Deimos. (Fantasy & Science Fiction, Sept/Oct 2012)
A drily tongue in cheek look at a future civil war which has remarkable similarities to historic events.
Reviewing short SF since 2000
A drily tongue in cheek look at a future civil war which has remarkable similarities to historic events.
An excellent story which gradually unveils why a community which has some remnants of long-lost technology is as it is.
The trenches of the First World War are made an even more horrific place to live, when man is put against man.
A tender time-travel story, with a daughter seeking to redress the problems caused by the murder of a father she never had.
Alien technology arrives on Earth, enabling duplication of whatever what is desired.
As a new writer, writing about what you know is advice often given and generally followed, but whilst many authors at the start of their writing careers manage that, the next bit, writing a really good, impactful story, is generally beyond them. Alexander manages this.