Amy Sterling Casil
Bio: Amy Sterling Casil is a Southern California science fiction writer. A 1984 graduate of the Clarion Science Fiction Writers Workshop at MSU; she received her MFA from Chapman University in 1999. Her first collection of short fiction and poetry, Without Absolution, was published last year by Wildside Press to positive reviews. She has contributed cover stories to The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction and her short fiction appears in other science fiction and fantasy magazines and anthologies. She has received a number of honorable mentions in the Year�s Best Fantasy & Horror and Year�s Best Science Fiction anthologies, and other short fiction awards and nominations. She teaches at Chapman University and Saddleback College, and lives in her hometown of Redlands, California, with her daughter Meredith and the world�s best dog, Badger. Her first novel, Imago is a February, 2002 hardcover from Wildside Press. Her second novel, Trinity, is scheduled for Fall, 2002 publication from Wildside.
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Heart of Jade [MultiFormat]
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 In the ancient Mayan kingdom of Copan, Two Frog is a jade-carver who can work magic. Saddled with a wicked, complaining wife, Two Frog's world is turned upside-down when the beautiful, but deadly Great Lady, daughter of the king of Copan, arrives at his workshop, saying, "Make me something of magic for my father, little man." If Two Frog does not comply, he dies; at the same time, the barbarians from the North are coming. "Heart of Jade" is the story of a little man who becomes great, in the end... more info>> (Published: 2000)
Words: 9377 - Reading Time: 26-37 min.
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Chromosome Circus [MultiFormat]
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Some are covered with fur or scales, some with piggish snouts, pointy ears, or webbed hands--a mysterious virus has produced a lower-class subculture of genetically defective humans who live out their bitter lives in group homes, or as freaks in the circus. Joshie is in the circus because he was born a Clown--floppy feet, three fat fingers on each hand, and a large red nose. When he finds an abandoned furry boy in the tent one night after the show, Joshie calls in a favor from an old friend to p... more info>> (Published: 2000) HOMer Award Nominee
Words: 8759 - Reading Time: 25-35 min.
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Jenny, With the Stars in Her Hair [MultiFormat]
by Amy Sterling Casil
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Some time not that long from now, con artist Jenny Julian can make herself look like anything she wants. Her body artist Spitz sees to that. But Jenny's running from her empty life. The masks she's worn are cracking, and her latest con isn't turning out anything like what she'd planned. Maybe Spitz has some answers, but only Jenny can find her own way out, and why she has stars in her hair. (Published: 1998) Writers of the Future Contest Finalist
Words: 5913 - Reading Time: 16-23 min.
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Jonny Punkinhead [MultiFormat]
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In Amy Casil's first freak story, Jonny Punkinhead is a little boy who lives at the Sherman Institute for the Differently-Abled. Jonny just wants to see his gramma for Christmas, and Dr. Hedrick Arlan, the head of the Institute, tells Jonny that she'll be there--but the truth is, nobody's going to visit Jonny. Or any of the other children at the Institute, like Gyla the little wolf girl. Jonny has three eyes and a head the size and shape of a ripe pumpkin. Dr. Arlan's got to take care of these k... more info>> (Published: 1996)
Words: 6165 - Reading Time: 17-24 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Mad for the Mints [MultiFormat]
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Did you not know how Mad King George lost the Colonies? By listening to very poor advice from a curious pair of friends! Girard Callard, King's Confectioner and maker of "curiously strong mints," must outwit the King's bold, hearty and ungrammatical Hessian guards to explain to the King how he is going broke supplying the King's "friends" with mints. The greedy, mint-addicted "foreigners," have parked their wondrous silver ship in George's Hampton Court maze. With the help of the wig-wearing goo... more info>> (Published: 2000)
Words: 8453 - Reading Time: 24-33 min.
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Shakespeare in Hell [MultiFormat]
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For what reason are we damned or saved? After the ultimate "yes man" Bob Haldeman died, he went to--(cough) down below--and got a new job as Beelzebub's right hand man. Meanwhile many of Bob's favorite writers have suffered for eons in the Cave of the Writers. Beelzebub has a new plan; he'd like to get Will Shakespeare to write a new play, but he'll take whomever he can get. Can Will Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe and Oscar Wilde write their way out of Hell, fighting off the Dark Lady and Beelzebu... more info>> (Published: 2002)
Words: 20264 - Reading Time: 57-81 min.
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switch.blade: School's Out [MultiFormat]
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Get ready for 66,000 words of fantastic fiction from some of your favorites at Fictionwise! switch.blade is an all-new concept ... the first written-for-Fictionwise anthology of original fiction. From a select list of authors who've been with us since our opening day in June 2000, switch.blade showcases award-winning and award-nominated talent: World Fantasy, Stoker, Nebula, John W. Campbell, Writers of the Future, and Analog AnLab poll winners. Get some lemonade to accompany this collection of ... more info>> (Published: 2002)
Words: 66000 - Reading Time: 188-264 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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The Color of Time [MultiFormat]
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As Gia's life alternates between the monochromatic void of desperation and the vivid colors at the edge of insanity, she confronts the abstract death of her mother and its affect on the canvas of her life. (Published: 1999)
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The Renascence of Memory [MultiFormat]
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Carol Meyers has forgotten her tragic life until Ned, an experimental neural implant, wakes her from the childlike sleep of Alzheimers. "We love you, Mrs. Meyers. You're going to be happy now. You're a very lucky person, Mrs. Meyers. You've got that big memory chip! And the nanos are fixing your body!" As Carol grows younger physically and mentally, she remembers more and more of her life, with Ned in her head guiding the way. Along with Ned, Carol journeys to the edge of memory, and back. "If t... more info>> (Published: 2000)
Words: 10855 - Reading Time: 31-43 min.
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To Kiss The Star [MultiFormat]
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24-year-old Melodie is confined to a wheelchair with cerebral palsy, a heart defect, and a retinal disease that took her sight six years ago. Amid the dreary routine at the Mary-Le-Bow Center, Melodie eagerly anticipates the bi-monthly visit from her friend John, a famous musician unaware of Melodie's hidden romantic feelings for him. When a team of American scientists offer Melodie a chance at a new life by transplanting her brain into a spaceship, she knows it's time to find out the truth abou... more info>> (Published: 2001) Nebula Award(R) Preliminary Ballot Nominee, Nebula Award(R) Finalist
Words: 8819 - Reading Time: 25-35 min.
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Without Absolution [MultiFormat]
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What if ... not so long from now, outlaw body artists could make you look any way you wanted? A new disease causes birth defects unlike any the world has ever seen and your job is to take care of these kids, including the boy with three eyes.... A father clones himself for companionship, only to learn he is dying of cancer and his cloned son is the perfect donor ... A lonely man uploads the personalities of his mother and his ex-wife into his computer, and they merge into a single, horrifying mo... more info>> (Published: 2000)
Words: 54592 - Reading Time: 155-218 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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