Author : Patricia Stewart, Staff Writer “This is Captain Thomas Rider of the Starship Dunkirk. What’s the nature of the emergency?” “This is Governor Wingfield of the Constant. We had a core breach, and had to jettison the reactor. We’re operating on minimum life ...

Author : Ian Eller People said that the house was haunted. It sat alone along the broken asphalt road surrounded by parched fields feebly overgrown with weeds and wildflowers. It was a small house: one story, with a covered porch and attached one car garage. The house would ...

Author : Marlan Smith Rob ran into the bar and slammed the black leather bag down on the counter. “Done! Gimme!” His eyes were wide with fear. Hal looked at him, then down to the bag. He casually emptied his drink between thin lips and then smiled. “You know the ...

Author : Steve Smith, Staff Writer Janie loved the restaurant from the minute she walked in; dark wood panelling, slate floors, high ceilings broken up by a latticework of heavy wooden beams. "You see, we've put your investment to good use Janie my darling." Markus slipped ...

Author : Ian Sweeney We sat at the computer and accessed the System. First, we needed to select the reason for our application. We scrolled through the options. Domestic violence. No. Infidelity. No. Incompatibility. Linda looked at me with sad eyes and I nodded. Next, the ...

Author : Roi R. Czechvala, Staff Writer The morning sun cast a dim ruddy light through Frank’s single window. He missed the cheerful yellow light of Sol, though in this incarnation he had never been to Earth. Though his heart was attuned to his home planet’s local star, his ...

Author : Jason Frank "Now, it's just the two of us. Why don't you start by telling me what it is about you that is special?" "..." "Come now, there must be something... some small ability you keep from everyone, some extra talent that no one else seems to have? You wouldn't ...