Spaceports & Spidersilk July 2015

By Marcie Tentchoff

Spaceports & Spidersilk features some of the best science fiction and fantasy fiction and poetry for kids of all ages. The July 2015 issue will take you to places you might never have imagined, and Nomadic Delirium Press is reducing the price on all of the 2015 issue of Spaceports & Spidersilk.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Nomadic Delirium Press
• Release date: Jun 30, 2015
• ISBN: 9781311705686

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Spaceports & Spidersilk

July 2015

Edited by Marcie Tentchoff

Published by Nomadic Delirium Press at Smashwords

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Copyright 2015

All stories and poems are copyrighted in the names of their respective authors

A Product of Nomadic Delirium Press

Aurora, Colorado

http://www.nomadicdeliriumpress.com

Cover art: Mermaid and Friends by Vonnie Winslow Crist

CONTENTS

From the Editor

Making Friends by John Kaniecki

First Contact: Rule 3 by Lauren McBride

Mel by Michele Calabrese

Haiku

Mama Salamander by Sherri Cook Woosley

She built a crooked camp by David Kopaska-Merkel

The New Kid Is Not an Alien by Bert Lowe

The Young Naturalist by John Grey

The Hundred Years Bowl by Anne E. Johnson

To Extra-Terrestrials by Kimberly Y. Choi

From the Editor

Friends. Whether they show themselves in the form of grinning avatars on social media, or laughing school mates in crowded hallways, whether they are by your side as you daringly explore new territories, or as you whisper soft, private secrets, they are important.

This issue of Spaceports & Spidersilk focuses on friendships, on the longing people have to make friends, and the need to keep them. More importantly, this issue touches on the fact that strong friendships can formed between all sorts of creatures, from humans, to aliens, to animals, to ghosts.

So sit back and enjoy the adventures found here, within the July 2015 issue of Spaceports & Spidersilk.

But remember, adventures are far more wonderful when they are shared.

Making Friends

by John Kaniecki

Jonathon was nervous, but who wouldn't be nervous sitting on a rocket ship headed towards Pluto? He wished his mother and father could be there with him. He needed a hug or some reassuring words. But they weren't here. They had made the long trip to the last planet in the solar system about six months ago. Jonathon had stayed behind to finish his year in school with his uncle Brad. It was a sad separation but it was determined to be the best course of action. The young man's parents put a lot of emphasis on education. Jonathon's father