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Collision Course

By submission | August 22, 2016
Author : Rick Tobin “You, Mister…” The pause came as the micro servers moved quietly in the administrator, shiny and stoic, with a mere chest and head. Minute flashes drifted over hardened aluminum oxide in ever flitting artificial eyes. Arms were unnecessary. Improved perforated ...
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The Lingering Evacuation

By submission | August 21, 2016
Author : Christopher Ferri “Wait, just one more look,” Mary said to Arthur before heading back into the house. Having just gotten seated in the car, he put the key into the ignition and let out a sigh before running his hands back through his hair. Arthur gave a small pound on ...
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Real Heroes

By submission | August 20, 2016
Author : Callum Wallace Ain’t even the puppets that’re the problem, you know? It’s the heroes. Useless, mate. Zoomin’ in with their lasers, their super strength. Christ, gimme a rifle and a scope any day, never mind that bollocks. Shit. Goes to show, bein’ the world’s ...
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It Must Be A Wonderful Place

By submission | August 19, 2016
Author : Sharon Molloy Every night, a man would look up at the moon and stars. Astronomy had been his boyhood hobby. He knew about the ice volcanoes on Neptune, and Saturn’s diamond rain. Even more amazing worlds surely existed in outer space. “It must be a wonderful place,” he ...
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Can’t Live With ‘Em

By submission | August 18, 2016
Author : Callum Wallace "They're disgusting." "Nah. I think they're kind of cute." Loden scratched her nose. "Besides, they're useful." Donaal sniffed. "As a resource." One approached them now. Soft and pink in the bulky atmos-suit, thick lips spread over stained ivory in ...
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Caught One

By Julian Miles | August 17, 2016
Author : Julian Miles, Staff Writer A breeze blows down the alley, sweeping past the small crowd, ruffling the blonde hair that lies across the tarmac like a discarded wig. Detective Blake wished it was just that, and not flowing locks attached to a beautiful corpse. “Did ...
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In the Dark Areas

By featured writer | August 16, 2016
Author : Olivia Black, Featured Writer “Hey Ed? What’s this light mean?” Maureen said, tapping the bulb with her index finger. The panel she examined covered the entire wall with its indicators and switches. The whole thing was dead except for that one blinking red light. “What ...
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The Social Integer

By submission | August 15, 2016
Author : Phil Berry Fen Larsen entered the office of the Colonial Governor. He was too nervous to take a chair. “A disaster, Larsen! The first outright social implosion to occur in the colonies for three hundred years. I want an explanation.” “I can explain.” “Proceed, ...
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Plasma Roulette

By submission | August 14, 2016
Author : Joseph S. Pete The detective demanded to know why Kyle’s friend offed himself with the plasma blaster. “He was playing Russian roulette,” Kyle stammered. “We had just seen it, in a movie.” “What kind of movie?” “An analogue movie, that he was streaming from some ...
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Paralysis

By submission | August 13, 2016
Author : Beck Dacus “I assume you already know why the planet is called Trigger.” The tour guide had put too much faith in me. “No, actually. I've been wondering.” He let out a strained sigh. He then began to recite something scripted. At least I assume it was. “From ...
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Cryptic Increments

By submission | August 12, 2016
Author : Terry J. Golob I ride the slow rails on the trashed echelon in a dying sector of the multi-city; the rotting, moss-covered penthouses glow fuzzy green in an opalescent fog. Crusty, white-scaled pipes of flimsy scaffolding demarcate progress not made, improvements not ...
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Like Magic

By submission | August 11, 2016
Author : Samuel Stapleton She shuts the door hurriedly behind her. Gently sets her pack on the floor. “Raey, you were supposed to be back hours ago. Why wouldn’t you answer your comm?” She freezes, too caught up in whatever she’d been doing to have remembered to craft a ...
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The Wreck of the Varangio

By Julian Miles | August 10, 2016
Author : Julian Miles, Staff Writer First we got lost. Then we got ambushed. If we hadn’t got lost, I’m sure that wouldn’t have happened. Which would have saved the lives of sixty-eight beings, and let me avoid drifting through uncharted space in a Terlestraian escape pod: not ...
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Haptic Misfire

By featured writer | August 9, 2016
Author : Olivia Black, Featured Writer Reese stood admiring the view through the floor-to-ceiling windows in the Port Authority’s departure waiting room. He watched the crowded “open air” market several stories below as people went about their business unaware they were being observed.
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The Internet of Things

By submission | August 8, 2016
Author : Philip Berry . Elizabeth, good morning. I have laid out your favourite summer dress Is it warm out then? . Warmish. 17 degrees Not enough. Get me my blue trousers will you. I feel the cold too easily nowadays. . No. The dress will do Err... Sarah, ...
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Radiation Afterburn

By submission | August 7, 2016

Author : Timothy Marshal-Nichols

“That leg is pretty, that leg is pretty, and that leg is pretty, and that one, and that one, just look at that one, so pretty, and that one, gorgeous, and this one's especially pretty, ...

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Run

By Stephen R. Smith | August 6, 2016
Author : Steve Smith, Staff Writer Are you listening? I'm going to Initiate a conversation, albeit a little one sided, and when I'm done, there will be a Test. Seven, Six, Two, Two, Five, Zero. Sorry, that's not part of the ...
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Visiting Mom

By submission | August 5, 2016
Author : Gray Blix "So, dad, did you think about what I asked you the last time we chatted?" "I don't want to think about it." "Come on, join me tomorrow. It would make me so happy to talk to you both, like we were a family again." "But it wouldn't be the same, because... because, ...
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