Genius!

Author : Beck Dacus “We noticed from orbit,” said the commander of the fleet form Quijote III, “that you have quite the renovation project going on here, and we have to commend you. Taking on a project of that scale is very admirable. And the foresight that involves! I think we could ...

Fallen

Author : Kristin Kirby I caught him in my arms as the others ran for safety in the shelters. The fires began to die around us. I sat on the ground and held him while the sliver rays took their inevitable toll. An agonizing way to go, the rays. They moved fast and deadly through your ...

Consecutive

Author : Carter Lee Keith Samuels woke when the lights came on, and while it had been getting harder for the sallow-faced senior citizen to pull himself out of bed of late, this morning it proved impossible. It was only with supreme effort that he managed to turn on his side, allowing ...

Unmoored

Author : Julian Miles, Staff Writer “Where did we find him?” “Outside a pizzeria on the Alpenring in Walldorf.” “Obviously a man who travels first class.” Hans chuckled. Dolf stretched: “So, before he vanished, on camera, from a locked cell, and the infestation of sharp ...

Aster

Author : John Carroll The killer whale that I had dubbed Aster and the robotic companion dolphins that he was chasing erupted into view, flashing across the length of the viewing window and back out of our field of vision so quickly that by the time Maria could squeak with surprise ...

Escape

Author : Bob Newbell The sound of the ship's klaxons faded over a span of a minute. "Air pressure is at zero, Captain," Ramirez heard a female voice say in south Vietnamese accented English from the speakers of his space helmet. "We're in hard vacuum throughout the vessel." Typical ...

Mom and Dad’s First Teleportation Ring

Author : David Henson Mom's holo-image comes into focus in the viewbox. "Johnny, I'm glad you contacted us. You have to talk to your father." "Everything OK? Where is he?" He's usually next to her at the table when we talk. "He's been popping in and out all day with that darn ...

Eternity Plan

Author : John Tippett After what seemed like an instant, he awoke. 700 years of cryostasis had passed like a good night’s sleep. Immediately he noticed the partially healed incision in his abdomen. “They all called me a fool, but who has the last laugh now?”, he smirked to ...

The Pact

Author : Steven Journey I watched her sleep as I cradled the gun, pausing only to wipe the silent tears rolling down my cheek. We had made a pact last night, a deeper pact than even our wedding vows had been many years ago. I was about to betray that pack. I stared out at the ...

Hills

Author : Julian Miles, Staff Writer Even before everything came apart, I hated hills. And, back then, I had gears. This old clunker only has one cog at each end. So there’s nothing for it but to push down on one side while hooking the other side under the pedal to pull up. If that ...

Karala

Author : Richard Day Gore “Lover, question the Question.” My Karala was like that. She spoke in riddles. Her thoughts were a maze designed so that only she could extract their meaning. But she was no match for the Gods, and their voracious hunger for our gold. Why do the Gods need ...

Flotsam and Jetsam

Author : Terry J. Golob Completely naked, sinking slowly into the murky depths, I know these things: One. Our attack failed. Two. I am a prisoner of the Katal-Kuar-Eye. Three. The tiny dead things floating in here with me, that wispy strand of flotsam, that bony crag of jetsam, ...

Siege of Taurus

Author : Michael F. da Silva The siege lasted two years and we were about ready to throw in the towel by then. We had no air support, had been pushed back to the fortified bunkers all the way from the enemy's beachheads and under heavy shelling. It was taking a toll on our morale. Not ...

Repoed

Author : Lucy Mihajlich I thought there was a grace period. That’s what you think. You miss a payment, and you get different colored emails for a few weeks before the repo man comes. Turns out that’s a load of trollshit. The repo man came one day after my bill was due. I didn’t even ...

Prototype

Author : K.L. Kelso I first noticed the owl while I was out chopping wood. Slowly, it circled overhead. It's movements seemed odd. Not quite natural. I continued working and watched the strange creature from the corner of my eye. I could not let on what I suspected. Eventually, the ...

Reward

Author : Suzanne Borchers Jem stood at attention along with the other retiring service veterans. Within her crisp uniform, she was already contemplating a civilian future. First, she would strip off the war and its memories to wear the newest natural fabric covered with huge colorful ...

He Ain’t Heavy

Author : Julian Miles, Staff Writer There’s a spade stuck in a pile of earth, and Harry would want it so. We’ll not disturb it, letting wild plants grow and moss run riot. He loved digging. Said it made a man of him when he first did it in the trenches, and lamented the fact that ...

Machine Politics

Author : Bob Newbell The machine walked into the office and bowed politely to the man behind the desk. The man did not invite his mechanical guest to take a seat. "Senator Collins, I want to thank you for seeing me. I'm aware that you don't have a very high opinion of my kind and your ...

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