Author: Autumn Bettinger If you were here, I would tell you how delicate the birth of a star is, not violent like they always told us, but beautiful and pale, like those fireworks we used to set off behind the school. If you were here, I would tell you how I looked for you ...

Author: Timothy Goss He lingering in thought, prodding, poking, unforgettable. Mannhoff revealed the math like a seasoned magician. We expected a cape and top hat, from which he might produce a rabbit, or a pigeon, but we were all in open-toed Sandals so who was I to ...

Author: Lewis Richards "Good morning sleepy head, you're just in time for breakfast! I suppose this must be a bit confusing huh?" "No no, don't get up, it can take some time to adjust to the gravity up here" Leroy crooned with a reassuring smile and a firm shove. "Me? ...

Author: Alastair Millar They got us on Gagarin Avenue, by Central Hub’s tourist centre with its garish scrolling ads. Janey and I had borrowed one of ’Lymp’s crawlers for the two day trek back to Marsport. Everyone assumed we were just using the independence referendum ...

Author: Majoki The new crop was the strangest I’d ever seen. Vine-like and fast growing, but with no apparent fruit or other nutritional attributes. Shaliman and I never quite knew what we’d see each cycle. That was up to the ag techs. We just kept our heads down and did ...

Author: Julian Miles, Staff Writer The sensation of having no legs is new, and I’m not liking it. Being unable to connect to the in-ship stream is worrying. At least I was able to reach the emergency button. Right on cue, the door panel slides back to admit- A ghost in ...

Author: Jess Chua [24 June 1975] “You don’t have to worry. The results will change your life.” “Yes, Doctor.” Mrs. Stevenson was awash with hope and relief. “It’s all going according to God’s plan and decision.” “Praise Him!” The Stevensons raised their palms to ...

Author: David Barber Transmissions from the Heaven Probe sizzled with white noise. In a moment of high drama, a shadowy figure had approached the lens, speaking in tones both measured and incomprehensible. Dr Helen Forster smiled for the media. "Here is that first image ...

Author: Jackson Lanzer Screens illuminate my face as the names of the damned dance to a symphony of crimson letters atop a digital stage. I will give each name justice. It is what they deserve. My forearms are strong. It takes strength to push a button that snuffs out ...

Author: Bryan Pastor The summons had arrived three weeks ago. “Jury duty, ugh.” Andy moaned. The summons was simple upper case bold text. “YOU HAVE BEEN SELECTED TO SERVE AS A JUROR. IT IS YOUR DUTY AS A CITIZEN TO COMPLY, ALL WHO ARE CHOSEN MUST ARRIVE AT THEIR ...

Author: Caleb Coy Lieutenant Elizabeth Rodriquez gazed at the lunar surface, her heart thrumming. Floodlights lit up the expanse of the moon’s far side, a barren ocean floor. Her crew-mates, Commander Harrington and Dr. Crowe, shared the silence, emptiness, and a simple ...

Author: Majoki It is said my dying words were “Rosebot. Rosebot.” 'Dying' isn’t an entirely accurate term these days, but I go back a long, long way before Ascendancy, before even the early days of servitors like Rosebot. Maybe that’s why Rosebot was on my mind as my ...

Author: Julian Miles, Staff Writer It was a lovely evening. We’d seen a band, gone for a meal, had a fine THC vape, and were wandering home, giant mocha lattes in hand. “Hey, isn’t that a Spot?” I look where Tam’s pointing. There’s a robodog coming down the sidewalk ...

Author: David C. Nutt I’ve been stationed on earth for some 15 cycles- that’s 150 years earth time. Oh, I’m not the only one. There are others. Naturalists, sociologists, cultural studies, and resource assessment. There are exactly 21,532 Citizens of the Confederation ...

Author: Samuel Stapleton “Good evening. My name is Dr. Theodore Novinski, I am the Director of Project Evidence Originate. As explained earlier there will be no questions after my statement.” Dr. Novinski began in earnest. “I am here to address the events of April ...

Author: Alastair Millar I studied the holo and sighed. At least he hadn’t turned up in person, like they sometimes did. “I’m sorry, Phil,” I said, “my hands are tied. The Taxation Service reviewed your case very carefully, and there’s no doubt about it.” “But they can’t ...

Author: Brian C. Mahon Fleeting fleeing from the pursuing swarm, my viewscreen’s gone red, a thousand alarms blaring constant warnings, “HOSTILE UNITS EXCEED DESIGN PARAMETERS. TARGETING SYSTEM SATURATED… GOOD LUCK.” Swarmers: one-meter silvered cylinders with complete ...

Author: David C. Nutt The Steampunk world Donny created was exquisite. As his genius played out in the programming, fantastic brass edged contraptions filled the scenery. Soaring edifices dotted the cityscape with a few doubling as docking stations for monstrous airships ...