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Jacqui Blue

By Stephen R. Smith | December 28, 2010
Author : Steve Smith, Staff Writer Kaine rounded the corner at a full sprint, boots kicking up plumes of sand as he tried to outpace his pursuers. No gun, no backup and rapidly losing daylight, he fought the urge to panic, swallowed it down. "Nowhere to run to Kaine, ...
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Good Night, Eva

By submission | December 27, 2010
Author : Damien Krsteski He heard the stairs squeak. A jolt of adrenaline shot up his spine, tearing his hand off her plastic face. "What are you doing, Edgar?" His mother’s voice was shrill and loathsome. The basement suddenly got colder and turned twice as dark. He was ...
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I'm Sorry

By submission | December 26, 2010
Author : Thomas Desrochers It's just me and her out here. Stranded. Helpless. I was taking her back home. She needed a change of scenery. Hell, we were a quarter of the way there when everything went wrong. It was a bad wire. The gauge was too small because some stupid ...
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Future Saviors

By Duncan Shields | December 25, 2010
Author : Duncan Shields, Staff Writer This is the best of all possible worlds. Or so the time-travelers tell us. They have given their future away to make our present the best it can be. They gave science a good, healthy goose early on around the Babylonians times. They ...
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High Noon

By Roi R. Czechvala | December 24, 2010
Author : Roi R. Czechvala, Staff Writer Tesla shielding is a magnificent thing. Invented in the early Twentieth by the crackpot Serbian inventor Nicola Tesla, it absorbs tremendous amounts of energy harmlessly. A suit sized generator can withstand several plasma bursts or ...
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Escape From Aquasphere

By submission | December 23, 2010
Author : Clint Wilson They all swam around the giant vessel in wonder. If this worked their hive would easily become the most prominent of either the day or the night side. Their queen would be elevated to near godlike status, although it was Quetrum who had made it all ...
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Lancaster

By submission | December 22, 2010
Author : D. W. Hughes Yosef Strand took a moment after stepping out of the drop-pod to look once again at his home planet. It was his first time back after the vacation started, and he noticed for the first time how beautifully it had been terraformed. The plants had been ...
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Milliboys

By Duncan Shields | December 21, 2010
Author : Duncan Shields, Staff Writer This planet’s dominant life was insectile and large. A special breed of ranch-hand was needed. Jake was a milliboy. The millipede was as big around as a tree trunk, bright red and armoured. The saddle looked ridiculous on such a ...
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The Next Generation

By Patricia Stewart | December 20, 2010
Author : Patricia Stewart, Staff Writer The double doors whooshed open and an impeccably dressed elderly man strode into the conference room. He was instantly greeted by Sebastian Macy, who firmly gripped his outstretched hand. “Nickolas, you old dog,” said Macy with an ...
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Another Flash in the Pan

By submission | December 19, 2010
Author : Mark Wallace Charles walked in holding a couple of loose pages of manuscript, written in his small, precise hand. “What ya got for me?” said the agent. Charles handed him the manuscript. “Handwriting, dude. Why didn’t you type this up. You’ve got a laptop in your ...
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Contact Procedural

By submission | December 18, 2010
Author : Martin Berka Captain Mu Wharton peered over the rocky outcropping, and was rewarded with humanity's first glimpse of an alien species. Certainly, the Eurasian Union's Mira 17 telescope had been the first to notice activity, but in terms of “first contact,” this was ...
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Spiderweb

By submission | December 17, 2010
Author : CJ Bergin Mathius was a watcher. Simply put, he watched; if it happened within the 22nd district of Virginia, he knew about it. Beyond his assigned territory, it was up to the other watchers on Uncle Sam’s payroll. But here, in a godless era, Mathius was God. Lights ...
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Paradigm Shift

By submission | December 16, 2010
Author : Cesium Professor Sean Katz walked into his lab the next morning, and Katherine was waiting for him. "So, how did the trials go?" "You'd better come see for yourself." He glanced up from his Blackberry. She looked as calm as usual, but there was a tinge of ...
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The Sound/Fury Variable

By submission | December 15, 2010
Author : Steven Odhner Charles is scared, which is understandable. If I had to guess I would say that in his head he's attempting to dial the police right now, over and over, even though I've blocked all transmissions. The lab has to be heavily shielded for my ...
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What A Tale My Thoughts Would Tell

By submission | December 13, 2010
Author : Ellen Couch I guess there are two things I really remember from that time. The noise, and the feeling of the blood running down my hands. What was it like? Are you for real? Well, if you really want to know… When we saw the silver people in their little ship the ...
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The Lights In-Between

By submission | December 12, 2010
Author : Nathaniel Lee “Good morning, Tibbs,” Rasa said. She said it every morning, even when there wasn’t a morning. If she hadn’t stopped when Tibbs ...
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Suron

By submission | December 11, 2010
Author : Harris Tobias Suron tapped the console impatiently. It was bad enough having to tutor 75 idiots in this jerkwater part of the galaxy for no hope of ...
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