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Dawn

By submission | January 2, 2009
Author : Steven Holland Jaden Stanitski throttled the space rover to full power. The soft treads of the vehicle crunched over the rough, sun baked surface of Planet Merco II. He avoided the craters and deep crevices of the planet’s surface as best he could. The sack ...
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Renew

By Stephen R. Smith | January 1, 2009
Author : Steve Smith, Staff Writer The pig carcass filled most of the stainless tub where the delivery men had laid it. Freshly slaughtered, but not butchered, it had taken four of them to lift it there. None of them spoke to Rinnovi, only pausing for him to sign for the ...
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The Robot Whisperer

By submission | December 31, 2008
Author : Brian C. Baer Robots love me. As much as robots can love. And in a plutonic sense, of course. Something about my chubby little baby face sets off their simulated paternal instincts and they all bend over backwards to answer my questions. That sort of thing comes ...
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Vacuum Fluctuations

By submission | December 30, 2008
Author : Glenn Blakeslee Stan and I sat by the campfire in the desert night. The fire was burning low, a bed of embers surrounded by fire-blackened stones. We sipped on our beers, and I waited for Stan to start talking. He's one of my oldest friends, a physicist and a ...
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House Hunting

By submission | December 29, 2008
Author : Greg R. Fishbone Agent Stanley, six-time salesman of the month, cut a trail through the switch grass with his machete. His motions were effortless, hardly distracting from his practiced patter about low interest financing. Behind him trudged the Forrester family. ...
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Molly

By submission | December 28, 2008
Author : Lander Ver Hoef We get the window seat, Molly! Isn't that neat? We'll be able to see everything. Have you ever been to space before, Molly? Me neither. I wonder what it'll be like. I hope I don't get Z-sick. No, Molly, I don't know what that machine out there does. ...
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Divine Revelation

By submission | December 27, 2008
Author : Rob Burton Within the holiest temple, buried deep within the cathedral, Arch-Bishop Emmanuel Berret struck the Bios Chime above the altar of power. The bell released its singular soft tone to bounce crazily between the hard walls. Terrified that his failing hearing ...
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Mary Sue

By submission | December 26, 2008
Author : William Tracy The heroine was surrounded by towering aliens. Their gleaming carapaces reflected her shapely body, a flowing robe hugging her curves. Their glittering, faceted eyes took in the sight of her hands clutching the gash that revealed the ample curve of her ...
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Christmas on Mars

By Patricia Stewart | December 25, 2008
Author : Patricia Stewart, Staff Writer During their first month on Mars, the two-man and two-woman crew made the most significant discovery in the history of mankind. While exploring the Grover Caves in the Scandia Tholi Mountains, they discovered irrefutable evidence of ...
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Happiness

By submission | December 24, 2008
Author : Mark Ingram Filius was elated. He elatedly embraced his elatedness. His skyship soared just above the bulbous clouds, kicking up wake-mist when it graced the fluffy canopy. Before him, the sun appeared to be permanently stuck in its descent at the twilight hour, ...
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Friendly

By submission | December 23, 2008
Author : Ari Brill The galaxy is a dangerous and cutthroat place, with no room for the weak. So we have always known; intrinsic in the cruel laws of nature, all organisms must fight, or die. Knowing this, we were not unprepared. With the invention of hyperdrive came the ...
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The Assassin

By Patricia Stewart | December 22, 2008
Author : Patricia Stewart, Staff Writer When Mati Forish was five years old, she could move coins across the table using only her mind. At ten, she could make small stones levitate. As a teenager, she could fly an aerocar from the back seat. Out of fear, Mati’s parents ...
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Rule #86

By submission | December 21, 2008
Author : Joey Cruz There are certain rules in this world that we must abide by. We don't always agree with them, and they rarely agree with us, but if we are to survive to see tomorrow, we need to place our personal feelings aside and just accept things for what they ...
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The Plane Truth

By submission | December 20, 2008
Author : Asher Wismer 30,000 feet above the ocean, my fighter jet went into a barrel roll. This was not optimal. I hung on the control stick for dear life, opened the flaps, and grunted as we decelerated hard. In the air around me, flashing lights tailed and surrounded my ...
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Best Supporting Actors

By Sam Clough | December 19, 2008
Author : Sam Clough, Staff Writer "My card." The smooth-shelled android pressed a small square of cardboard into Gin's hand. Gin turned it over. Printed, in a fine copperplate script were the words 'Best Supporting Actors', and then underneath that, there was an address, a ...
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The Time Traveller

By submission | December 18, 2008
Author : Gavin Raine It is with some consternation that I realize I am having difficulty in ordering my thoughts. Perhaps this is the onset of confusion one must expect, as the air supply becomes exhausted. I must make haste to write my account: Only a few hours have passed ...
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The Vortex of Youth

By Patricia Stewart | December 17, 2008
Author : Patricia Stewart, Staff Writer Cephei A and Cephei B are eclipsing binary stars that are located approximately 3,000 light years from Earth. Cephei A is a supergiant that is currently the second largest star in the Milky Way Galaxy. It is so large that if it ...
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To Sleep, Perchance…

By submission | December 16, 2008
Author : Roi R. Czechvala It was raining, it was always raining. It fell thick and oily. I sought refuge in a Food-a-Mat. I dropped a couple of bucks into the slot beside the little plastic door. It had once been clear, but now was clouded with age. I pulled out what was ...
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