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Fundamental Forces

By Patricia Stewart | June 1, 2011
Author : Patricia Stewart, Staff Writer The holographic image of the Secretary of Space Command came into focus in the Fleet Admiral’s ready room. “Status Report, Admiral,” demanded the Secretary without ceremony. “We own the space surrounding the planet, Madam Secretary,” ...
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Remedies

By submission | May 31, 2011
Author : Ian Rennie The trader frowned. The translation device, never superbly reliable, had been acting up ever since he had arrived on Cygnus 1. "I'm sorry," he said, "What did you say?" "I said, what are you selling?" Veloth, the trader, relaxed. For just a moment, he ...
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The Lottery

By submission | May 30, 2011
Author : Travis Gregg His vehicle crested the hill on his way into work that morning and it came into view like it always did. The billboard never failed to draw his attention, no matter that he’d seen it literally hundreds or even thousands of times, once every ...
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The Iteration Cube

By submission | May 29, 2011
Author : Garrett Harriman Mesdames Snell and Putnam clashed into the nurse's office. Most weeks, their campy enmities proved indispensable in the rebuking of their children. Not today. The diversity and girth of this congress fared worrisome. Present were Sloan, half the ...
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Sign of the Times

By Roi R. Czechvala | May 28, 2011
Author : Roi R. Czechvala, Staff Writer “Fucking bastards.” “What?” “Fucking Nip bastards.” “What are you talking about?” “First of all, they violated the Earth Non-Aggression Treaty by bringing the war to the home planet,” Larry Talbot said through clenched teeth, “then ...
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Synesthesia

By submission | May 27, 2011
Author : Evan McCoy Crecy knew something was wrong with the optics app when he opened his eyes and the world exploded into colour. At first the experience was violent and a little frightening. He blinked several times and probably had some vague notion that this would clear ...
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Serial Killer

By Duncan Shields | May 26, 2011
Author : Duncan Shields, Staff Writer Detective Peterson was reviewing the interview footage of Kyle Raven. It was late at night and Peterson had looked at the footage many times. He was troubled but he couldn’t figure out why. He rewound the video tape and watched it ...
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Life Virus

By Stephen R. Smith | May 25, 2011
Author : Steve Smith, Staff Writer "Vibrablade." Across the table, gowned and goggled the ranking surgeon held a hand out expectantly. "Vibrablade," she raised her voice, "either assist or get the hell out of my O.R." The corporal had grown accustomed to being yelled at, ...
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Freedom!

By submission | May 24, 2011
Author : Krista Bunskoek Stealing the unimobile gave her the rush of a lifetime. Speeding up the mountainous, winding highway, she laughed like a youthful mutineer. "Change sound," she commanded. "Sound changing," stated the pleasant sync voice. "Which sound would you ...
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The Perfect Prison

By submission | May 23, 2011
Author : Colin O'Boyle Edgar Miller was a convict. Currently, he was an escaped convict, and that was the way he intended to stay. He’d broken out of prison through a series of well-laid plans, noticed opportunities and a bit of luck, not to mention violence. “I said, ‘Give ...
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Futureblind

By submission | May 22, 2011
Author : Justin Short The world’s largest man will tell you like he has told half a dozen others: you are not experiencing time travel. Just relax. Of course, he’ll feed his face on a double bucket of chicken as he explains it, but that part isn’t vital to ...
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The Dutiful Husband

By submission | May 21, 2011
Author : Martinus Guzman My confused senses grasped at the world about me. Skin pulsed along with a faint rhythmic metal tick of a clockwork engine. Ozone, cinder and iron burst over my tongue, tasting a room filled with energy and power. Dank corners and oiled machinery ...
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Arms Race

By submission | May 20, 2011
Author : Steve Hall The spectators watched raptly as the assault team crept through the artificial cityscape. Their experience was obvious – steady, even steps, eyes and weapons constantly scanning a full hemisphere of potential threats. The point man held up a closed fist, ...
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Retrograde

By submission | May 19, 2011
Author : Nic Swaner Scents from inside the suit intertwined their intentions with the sights of tangled and tessellated hair illumed by firefly LED’s, spiking my circulation with memories and murmurs of dopamine. I took her by the gaze; she steered her sight away from mine. ...
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Under Surveillance

By Roi R. Czechvala | May 18, 2011
Author : Roi R. Czechvala, Staff Writer A low, thin fog rolled down the hillside. There was something almost menacing in its approach. When it encountered an object, a tree or a rock, it appeared to stop in surprise as if trying to make up its mind before dividing and going ...
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Soldier Boy

By Duncan Shields | May 17, 2011
Author : Duncan Shields, Staff Writer James was sick of his grandfather’s racism. He didn’t care if he was a war hero. “They’re not people, Jimmy. They have no feelings.” His grandfather shouted from the other room. James loaded up the dishwasher, closed it, and took a ...
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Sprites

By Patricia Stewart | May 16, 2011
Author : Patricia Stewart, Staff Writer Earthmen first encountered the Sprites in 2384. The Sprites were fist sized glowing spheres that emitted a pulsating white light. However, the light defied known physics. Normally, a prism would refract white light into a colorful ...
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Open House

By submission | May 15, 2011
Author : Brian Varcas “OK, so what did you really think of it, now we’re on our own?” She had made all the right noises when the agent was showing us around the place; “Yes, I think I could see us living here...it feels like home already” that sort of thing. She’s always way ...
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