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Long Shot

By Stephen R. Smith | July 8, 2011
Author : Steve Smith, Staff Writer Jack shifted uncomfortably against the handcuffs, the straight back of the chair too wide against his shoulder-blades, the wood irritating through the thin fabric of his blazer. "A little presumptuous thinking you could waltz in here and ...
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Starlight and Tuna

By submission | July 7, 2011
Author : E.E. King, based on an idea by: Victoria Cyr She said that her life was over. She said that if a spaceship landed, she’d leave without a backward glance. And one night, while we were having red wine in the backyard, one did. A beam of light passed through the wine ...
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Miss us?

By submission | July 6, 2011
Author : Chris Abernethy The Singularity; dawn of the AI age, runaway machine evolution, the rapture for nerds... whatever. I hate to be the one to tell you poor H Sap. guys this, but you missed the whole damn thing. No really; history passed you by ten years ago without ...
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Cloven Hooves

By submission | July 5, 2011
Author : D'n Russler Yaacov Ben-Ish broke out of his meditative reverie as the ship's claxon jarred in his ears. "Stations! Landing in 30 minutes!" the artificial voice commanded from the room's communicator. He carefully undid his t'filin -- phylacteries -- and ...
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Monitor

By Duncan Shields | July 4, 2011
Author : Duncan Shields, Staff Writer My model number is SAN7-8V/. That’s San-seven, eight-vee-slash. Slashers, they called us. Fierce name for a gang of decorations. We were the featured models voted ‘best’ and allowed to be built by the birthing factories after that ...
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The Ultimate in Chic

By submission | July 3, 2011
Author : Jennifer George Lisilia was the epitome of fashion from her perfectly quaffed faux-hair to her dainty four-inch stiletto shoes, hiding her painted, clawed feet. She spent her entire life seeking the newest and brightest in style. She was young and sparkly, but ...
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It Takes a Certain Type

By submission | July 2, 2011
Author : Clint Wilson It started when I was just a preschooler. “Who wants to one day fly up into space?” asked the instructor. They gauge the reactions of children who get enthusiastic when it comes to questions of science and space travel. By the time I was in my twelfth ...
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The Way Finder

By Patricia Stewart | July 1, 2011
Author : Patricia Stewart, Staff Writer The captain struggled to stand up. His dislocated left arm hung uselessly at his side. In the dim red light of emergency power, he could see his bridge crew climbing back to their assigned stations. “Does anybody know what the hell ...
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In The Void, The Answer

By submission | June 30, 2011
Author : Pete Clark In the vast, senseless void of space, a new star appeared. Darin watched from the observatory with wide eyed wonder at the glowing orb, reflecting on the War, the unknown enemy. The unseen enemy. He trained his telescopes and tapped keys to optimise ...
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Something Famous

By submission | June 29, 2011
Author : Samantha L. Barrett Dan shoved his hands deeper into his pockets, trying to ward off the freezing mid-January air as he walked to his roommate’s bar. A middle-aged man stared at him unabashedly as he walked by. Dan almost stopped him—this had been the seventh person ...
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Good(k)night

By submission | June 28, 2011
Author : Jason Frank I say goodnight to the two suns once they're down. There's a chill without 'em. I go to throw something warmer on. I end up putting on one of her old nightgowns; just throw it over what I've got on. I freshen up my drink and check on the charging ...
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Survival

By submission | June 27, 2011
Author : Brian T. Carter Baritone, protesting groans shudder through the cramped cabin as the shuttle strains against the upper atmosphere's turbulence. Simon braces himself against the console wondering if he sent the distress call before he set the self-destruct. A rush of ...
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Dreadnought

By submission | June 26, 2011
Author : Julian Miles “Twenty-nine, twenty-eight…” She felt the first bead of sweat follow the knap of her close cropped hair before running cool and smooth down her jaw and into her uniform collar. It was so quiet on the bridge; she swore that her exec had heard ...
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A Moment of Creation

By submission | June 25, 2011
Author : Phil Manning The light above the door flashed green and she stepped into the hall. Synthetic grass covered the floor, a lush carpet which sprang up, undamaged, after each of her hesitant steps. A vast pool lay in the centre of the hall; the scent of salt water ...
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Gently Used

By submission | June 24, 2011
Author : Z. J. Woods There seemed nothing wrong with the guy when he backed through the door. A little nervous, maybe. A little too long since he'd shaven. But otherwise? And for whom were such descriptions untrue? Sloan produced glasses from a breast pocket and fingered ...
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Coincidences

By submission | June 23, 2011
Author : K. Clarke One could’ve happened by accident. When the first one appeared, I was eating cereal. His machine had plowed across half the basement and stopped against the wall, nested in the remains of the treadmill and the dryer and most of the plumbing. It looked like ...
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Carbon Nano-Switch

By Stephen R. Smith | June 22, 2011
Author : Steve Smith, Staff Writer Antonio geared the big Mercedes down, slowing to a crawl before pulling off onto the loose gravel of the motel parking lot. He pulled around the end of the building to his usual parking spot in front of room one twenty five. His mistress ...
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A Shared Interest in History

By submission | June 21, 2011
Author : Juliette Harrisson She rifled through the library’s card catalogue, shivering in the winter cold. A fire was burning back in the main reading room, but its warmth could not reach this drafty spot on the edge of the stacks. The door to the stacks was open and the ...
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