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Litmus Test

By submission | August 30, 2009
Author : Phill English Bob leaned back in his chair and sighed. The first day had been a long time coming. Every time they thought they had the whole project licked, a new feature came to light that had to be incorporated into the preliminary model. And there were a whole lot ...
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Sufficiently Advanced

By submission | August 29, 2009
Author : Steven Odhner Jacob looked down at his hands, at the skin that had grown wrinkled and translucent over time, veins rising as the liver spots bloomed around them. His wedding ring rattled around loosely on his twiglike finger, secured only by the gnarled joint of his ...
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We Love Bunnies!

By submission | August 28, 2009
Author : Grant Bergland “Computer, I am not the captain, I am a fifth midshipman.” “Incorrect. According to Navy regulations you are captain. The captain and first mate were atomized with the science officer and chief engineer. Point seven seconds later, the chaplain, ...
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Dinner Time

By submission | August 27, 2009
Author : Debbie Mac Rory Sonia swallowed her meal pills, grimacing. She hated the things, and they always stuck in her throat. Adjusting the infusion cuff on her arm, she picked up the control and started thumbing through a selection of dining experiences: family dinner; ugh, ...
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The Future

By Duncan Shields | August 26, 2009
Author : Duncan Shields, Staff Writer “Man, we got ripped off.” said Manuel. He was watching an old tri-D of a Flash Gordon serial made in the fifties. In the show, the year was 1998, just like now. It was hilarious and depressing all at the same time. Manuel’s robot ...
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Condensate

By submission | August 25, 2009
Author : Phill English "I just don't want to hear it, Helen." Helen grips Henry's arm as he moves about the household, packing his things into a small carry-bag. She tries to spin him to face her as she pleads, but he remains resolute in his mission. "Please, Henry, just ...
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Conundrum on Titan

By Patricia Stewart | August 24, 2009
Author : Patricia Stewart, Staff Writer The Herschel Scientific Outpost was located on the northernmost shore of the Lacus Ocean at Titan’s South Pole. The outpost housed six earth scientists whose primary mission was to study the life forms discovered on Saturn’s largest ...
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She Sees

By submission | August 23, 2009
Author : Yubin Kim "I can see time, you know." She said. He looked up from a piece of paper full of scribbled equations, frowning at the interruption. "What?" She plucked the pencil out of his loose grasp, quelling his half-formed protestations with a mysterious smile. ...
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All-You-Can-Eat

By submission | August 22, 2009
Author : J. Keegan In line at the all-you-can-eat, and I’m waiting my turn; fifty different alien species in the joint; it’s hard to get human food anymore; an earthling on earth and out of place. I lift the lid to, ‘Turkey,’ but it is Alevi style, raw turkey, appendix red. ...
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Saving the drowning girl

By submission | August 21, 2009
Author : Ian Rennie I was out for a walk last night when I heard a cry for help. There was a girl in the river. I don't know how she got there, she didn't say at the time, and I haven't asked her yet. All she said then was "help!", in a voice that got sharper and higher as ...
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Lone Wolf

By submission | August 20, 2009
Author : Liz Lafferty Jonathan Wolf had grown old in space. His craft chugged across the Milky Way on its return journey to Earth. As the first solo explorer and the first man who’d left the galaxy, he was anxious to return home. Potential candidates had been selected ...
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The Bird-Watcher

By submission | August 19, 2009
Author : Jeff Phillips Grace took her hat off, wiping the beads of sweat from her forehead with the back of her aged hand. She hated the angle of the sun at this time of day, but this was the only place on the grounds where she felt alive. Butterflies lit on the hummingbird ...
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Beleuchtung

By submission | August 18, 2009
Author : L. Mellancorps Allis coughed. Jard pulled his knife out of its sheath. Jard carries a hunting knife he found in a museum, so it’s probably even older than the video cassettes he likes to collect. It has a blade as long as my forearm with a thick, leather-wrapped ...
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Visit To A World Called Dirt

By submission | August 17, 2009
Author : Michael Varian Daly ~About a million miles out from the planet, space began to quiver and distort. After a few seconds, the Susapan scoutship Illaun dropped into normal space. It was small by Susapan standards, twenty six miles on its axis, a bit over seven ...
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Ancient History

By submission | August 16, 2009
Author : Subsplot Alex carefully swung his arms back, making sure he kept his posture right and his hips level. The head of the gold club reached past its apex, and then smoothly but with some force he brought it back in a graceful arc that lifted the ball cleanly of it it's ...
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The Jump

By submission | August 15, 2009
Author : Apollyn So here we are. You and I on the verge of time. Ready to bungee jump right off the scariest edge my eyes have seen. I’ve done this and yet I am this close to turning my back on you and walking away. I can feel my heart all over my body – various pulses here ...
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Cartographer

By submission | August 14, 2009
Author : Debbie Mac Rory “This ship represents the cutting edge of our technologies. It’s fitted with both near-light and dark-light engines. It even has solar sails installed, if you ever wanted to cruise on silent. The ship is designed for a skeleton crew of 6, though it ...
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The Alnitakians

By Patricia Stewart | August 13, 2009
Author : Patricia Stewart, Staff Writer Approximately 800 light-years from Earth, the DSX-13 “dropped” out of hyperspace, and reentered conventional space-time. This was Earth’s first sojourn beyond the “local neighborhood” (100 light-year radius). It took fifteen jumps, ...
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