Cover for "Murder by the Mile"

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Twilight Grace

Twilight Grace

We drift now in the quiet space,
the black between the stars,
Engines torn away months ago
by an errant cosmic string
or some unexpected particle.

No rescue possible. No engines, no
highspace communications. Command
cannot find us. In this vast empiness,
another warpship lighting on this tiny
point of nothing beggars imagination.

Most of the crew now dead or missing.
The doctor drank poison; captain
fled to his quarters with a bottle.
The engineer nurses our life support;
he says mad things about what he sees.

I wander the arboretum ring. Alone
except for the green plants whose
names I never learned. I touch their
leaves. I water the green rows.
The flowers turn blind faces.

This is the last log of the warpship
Twilight Grace. Listen oh listen
to me. At times, I can hear moans,
shuffling footsteps in the corridors;
but no one answers when I call ...

(Copyright 2013 by Stephen B. Bagley.  From the forthcoming Undying: Poems of Fantasy & Science Fiction. All rights reserved. No copying without express written permission.)

"Waking on Another Planet"

Waking on Another Planet

I woke on another planet this morning
and found myself believing strange new things:
        Broken hearts can heal stronger than before,
        We don’t have to purchase wisdom with pain,
        An open hand holds more than a closed fist,
        We all bleed red whatever our color,
        Only fools think violence will cause peace,
        And we can learn to love ourselves at last.
Perhaps you think I do not understand
the gravity of our situation.
        I know the list of disasters stretches
        Longer than Orion’s arm. Nonetheless,
I woke on another planet this morning
and planted a bright flag and called it hope.

(Copyright 2013 by Stephen B. Bagley. From the forthcoming Undying: Poems of Fantasy & Science Fiction. All rights reserved. No copying without express permission. Thank you for reading.)

Release dates!

The release date for Murder by the Mile will be ... drum roll ... July 30th!

The release date for Undying: Poems of Fantasy and Science Fiction will be ... drum roll ... September 1st!

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EndlesS
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Poetry - Enjoy more than 50 sensual & moving poems, including the award winning "Non-Communion," "Torrent," & "Endless."
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Humor - Laugh at more than 80 hilarious tales from the author's decidedly different life.
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Murder by the Acre (Second Edition)
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Mystery - Who killed the ladies man? Bernard, Lisa & the chief are back! New expanded edition. 2nd in Measurements of Murder series.
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Murder by the Acre (First Edition)
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Mystery - Who killed the ladies man? Bernard, Lisa & the chief are back! 2nd in Measurements of Murder series.
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Murder by Dewey Decimal
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Mystery - Who killed the librarian? 1st in Measurements of Murder series.
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Tales from Bethlehem
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Inspirational - Have you ever wondered about everyone else in Bethlehem on the night of the Nativity? These charming and touching Tales will tell you their stories.
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