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The Mind

By submission | February 21, 2015
Author : David Wing It was clear from the read-outs, we were going to fire. The question was, how bad? Barnes had reset the system, but it didn’t work, the countdown remained and the Mind kept on ticking. Its lights shone a staunch red and while we ran here and there, flicking ...
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Rover's Return

By submission | February 20, 2015
Author : Roger Dale Trexler They heard the sound of the approaching vehicle and looked at each other. “That can’t be,” said John Hemington, “the rover’s been gone for three weeks. It’s programmed to stay gone for two months.” He looked quizzically at Daniel Hepford, ...
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Unmanned

By submission | February 19, 2015
Author : Bob Newbell General Vlank walked along the corridor toward the Research and Development Lab, his motors whirring quietly with each step. Quietly, but perhaps not as quietly as they once did. He'd been neglecting routine maintenance. A lot of the High Command had as the war ...
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Physics Minor

By submission | February 18, 2015
Author : Gray Blix "The universe is holographic? Surely you're joking." "I am not joking, Dr. Feynstein. But I did not say THE universe. I said YOUR universe. Your universe is a simulation. Pay attention. There is not much time." The young man appeared jittery in the flickering ...
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All the Time in the World

By submission | February 17, 2015
Author : Cliff Cymrot I once thought living forever was a gift. We all did. At first it was the rich and affluent that benefited from nanobots (bots); those impossibly complex micro-machines. They cured disease, maintained proper hormone levels, repaired damage, even healed wounds so ...
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Dreams Go Sideways

By Julian Miles | February 16, 2015
Author : Julian Miles, Staff Writer It all started when Amelia and I were sat in the deserted faculty restaurant at 3AM. In reply to a piece of silliness that had being going on all day, I said: “What if the dream goes sideways?” The silence of mutual epiphany descended and we ...
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Info Obsoleto

By submission | February 15, 2015
Author : Rob Sharp 'What the hell!' A dozen pairs of eyes turned to glare at Jerry. A little black dot on the front page indicated that question seven, the question he was halfway through, had been altered. He read it again; it was different. 'Sorry,' he mumbled and hunkered back ...
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Getaway

By submission | February 14, 2015
Author : Bob Newbell I'm gonna make it, I think to myself as my ship streaks past the Asteroid Belt. Only a few small colonies in the outer solar system. Soon I'll be safely in the Oort Cloud. It's a good place to lay low until the heat's off. Probably need to hang out there for a ...
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Rejection

By Stephen R. Smith | February 13, 2015
Author : Steve Smith, Staff Writer Carter Blake woke screaming into sweat soaked sheets again. It had been over a year, but the memories were still crystal clear and relentless; from the calm serenity of an afternoon patrol to the searing heat, the sudden impact and as his ...
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Silverfish

By Duncan Shields | February 12, 2015
Author : Duncan Shields, Staff Writer Wings of Night. That’s what Jeffrey thought the ship should be named. Instead, the bonehead Captain James had named her Silverfish. Jeffrey sat at his small, cramped station going through his pre-launch checklist, face lit by the screens and ...
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Firmware 451

By submission | February 11, 2015
Author : Gray Blix Leaning across the table, "Either you start talking, or I start dismantling you." "Excuse me, Detective Gibbon, but aren't you supposed to read me my rights?" "You're a robot. You have no rights." "May I please call an attorney now?" "You're a robot. You don't ...
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Teamwork

By submission | February 10, 2015
Author : Emily Stupar The rain swirled over tiles and across rooftops before spreading like drapes down the sides of each decrepit building. Lights from the richly populated northern quarter dyed the clouds a deep purple and orange, giving the two fugitives in the west just enough ...
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Project Cookie-Cutter

By submission | February 9, 2015
Author : Emily Stupar The Department of Innovation and Study's car smells exactly the same as the last time I was forced to pack up my partner, Buckwalter, and make a Cookie call: unassuming plastic and rubber underlined by our own sweaty anxiety. We drive in tense silence for twenty ...
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Leftovers

By submission | February 8, 2015
Author : Rick Tobin Bright yellow sulfur combined with duller golden salts into a drifting, wispy fog around the genetically modified mules. Their packs glistened with the settling, bitter powders. Additional chartreuse dusts escaped from the gills on their fetlocks as they converted ...
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Last Breath

By submission | February 7, 2015
Author : Anthony Abruscato The beeping told me my oxygen level was low. “It’s like falling asleep,” said Gordon. Mars dust coated his space suit. I clutched a picture of my wife and daughter. Gordon’s oxygen tank read nineteen percent. He palmed a photo of his own. “Will you make it ...
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The Decision

By submission | February 6, 2015
Author : Suzanne Borchers “You have a decision to make.” Her surgeon leaned forward on the chair, eyes soft with tiny wrinkles around them. Mary glanced first at her husband sitting quietly next to her and then to their hands clasped together. She faced the surgeon. “Didn’t the ...
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What's in a name?

By submission | February 5, 2015
Author : Gray Blix Scientists couldn't help but wonder if solar flares that disrupted communications worldwide for three days were related to the concurrent solar computing experiment. "Thanks for joining this web teleconference on short notice. As usual I will provide a detailed ...
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Green

By submission | February 4, 2015
Author : Roger Dale Trexler “It’s troubling,” said Commander Smithee. “I don’t understand how the crew of the Carcosa could have disappeared. From all intelligence, Maurid 3 is a safe planet.” “It’s outer space,” replied Captain Cox. “There’s nothing safe about it.” Smithee ...
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