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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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Fox Talionis

By Julian Miles | February 3, 2015
Author : Julian Miles, Staff Writer Jardine dragged himself over the log, gasping in agony as the belt that formed the tourniquet on his leg caught. His jodhpurs were stained and the lower sections were covered in bloody handprints where he’d had to kick Harvey loose. It had been ...
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Shell

By Duncan Shields | February 2, 2015
Author : Duncan Shields, Staff Writer Are we robot zombies or are we the pinnacle of humanity? Are we ahead of the evolutionary curve? Did we make the leap that all creatures with a finite lifespan have to or are we freaks? The universe remains as silent as it ever has on the ...
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Sugar High

By submission | February 1, 2015
Author : Rick Tobin Log Entry: Friday, August 19, 2033 I doubt anyone aboard will miss me, but how to go? No cords or a decent rope for hanging. Not a belt on the whole ship. Velcro won’t cut it with the smooth walls on the Jones. If I had a decent cook’s apron I could use the ...
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Stella by Starshine

By submission | January 31, 2015
Author : Gray Blix "I don't see anything, mommy. I want to go inside." He was lying in his child-sized lounge chair next to her adult-sized lounge. The nights were clear and warm in Stella's corner of the world after the astronomers' announcement, so people looked up at the sky ...
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Empty

By submission | January 30, 2015
Author : Richard D. Deverell My name is Jackson Smith. I work as the coroner for a large county with a small population and even smaller infrastructure. Last week, a train derailed in our county, dumping toxic chemicals that killed more people in the week after the accident than the ...
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Perdition's Divulgence

By submission | January 29, 2015
Author : Bob Newbell The President of the United States watched the viewscreen in the Oval Office as it displayed what appeared to be mist condensing on the lens of the camera that had recorded the video. After a few seconds, the tiny droplets started coming together and sliding to the ...
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Transmigration

By submission | January 28, 2015
Author : Michael Jagunic Brick stands motionless as mechanical arms snap the exosuit around him: torso first, then limbs, weapons, and finally helmet. “It’s like God creating life, you know?” he says. “You start with a soul, slap a body around it, and then send it shrieking into the ...
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New Age

By submission | January 27, 2015
Author : Lindsey McLeod When the doorbell beeped, Henry didn't bother looking up from the Independent Galactic Dispatch. It would beep again in a few moments, once the customer had glanced around the shop and decided that there was nothing they wished to peruse further. Even a ...
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