U

Deus In Machina

By submission | June 23, 2009
Author : - K - It moved about on the monitors, exploring the small space it had been confined to. Its motions were cautious, curious almost, as it poked around the simple imaginary box. Kevin stared at the screen for almost an hour. This was a success. An unforeseen and ...
Read More

What Are Friends For?

By Duncan Shields | June 22, 2009
Author : Duncan Shields, Staff Writer James sat in his chair/life-support system in the back corner of the room next to the banks of monitors, keyboards, and mice. He reminded me of the James I used to know. He reminded me of a James that laughed without that edge of ...
Read More

Between the Stars

By submission | June 21, 2009
Author : John H Reiher Jr. Family Faxor Kwer had lived on this comet for five generations. The light of the home star Sol was indistinguishable from the light of the twin stars Alef and Bey, or the nearer star Prox. Their ship dwarfed the small comet, stretching far past it ...
Read More

Saturday Night at the Yeti Fight

By submission | June 20, 2009
Author : Joseph Lyons “What part of ‘only bettors can watch the Yeti fight’ do you not understand?!”, he yelled. “Either place a bet or get the hell out of here!” I begrudgingly gave him all of the money I had on me, about two hundred, and placed it on Demonio Blanco. Damn ...
Read More

Hell on Wheels

By submission | June 19, 2009
Author : Benjamin Fischer “It’s Bronco Eight Seven. He’s down, but he’s alive. Tight canyon, known hostiles--gonna be a hell of an extraction,” said Colonel. “Any volunteers?” Matherson raised his hand, the bandaged one from last night. Colonel looked right through him, ...
Read More

Good Doctrine

By submission | June 18, 2009
Author : Ari Brill It is always a joy to bring rightness to God’s creation. The Good Doctrine’s shiny hull glimmered in the blackness of space, the eerie light of the alien sun reflected off of it and somehow purified. The 100-meter-long starship had just completed its ...
Read More

Rough Trade

By submission | June 17, 2009
Author : Steve Davidson Grrxynyth stripped off the artificial covering. "Man! Did you see the way he was looking at me!?" Aaarraxanth tentacle gestured in the affirmative. "Couldn't keep his eyes off of you. Thought he was gonna die when you started taking off the ...
Read More

Marshall’s Restaurants

By Patricia Stewart | June 16, 2009
Author : Patricia Stewart, Staff Writer “How can I be of service?” asked Sam Dixon, Private Investigator. “I need you to investigate a major competitor of mine,” replied Donald LeDuca, of LeDuca’s Fine Eateries. “I assume you’ve heard of Marshall’s Restaurants?” “Ahhhh, ...
Read More

Culling

By submission | June 15, 2009
Author : Michael Varian Daly The city had once been prosperous and beautiful, tall shining towers, broad tree lined boulevards, full of vitality. Now it was a smashed ruin. Most of that had happened during the Age of Storms, Category Six monsoons scouring those once shining ...
Read More

Oates

By submission | June 14, 2009
Author : Ian Rennie I don't want to do this any more. It's cold, and we're all hungry. I knew it would be like this, but that's the difference between knowing and experiencing. Nobody talks much any more, Scott least of all. When we were on the way there, he tried to keep ...
Read More

Instruments of War and Peace

By submission | June 13, 2009
Author : John Logan Leviathan IV floated in space, amongst the debris of its brother and sister starships, somewhere in close proximity to Alpha Centauri. Inside its massive hull, a team of veterans were preparing for their last mission. They were the last hope for their ...
Read More

The Electric Olympian

By submission | June 12, 2009
Author : Ken McGrath John sat down in a corner of the canteen, spread his newspaper out in front of him and began to unpack his lunch. ‘THE ELECTRIC OLYMPIAN’ screamed the headline plastered across the front page of the red top. “Hey Johnny, have you seen this?” a voice ...
Read More

Circus of Grotesques

By submission | June 11, 2009
Author : Q. B. Fox With her middle finger she idly traced the ragged designer scar that ran across his tanned bicep, but she appeared unimpressed by it and her mind was obviously elsewhere. He stared at her pale, flawless skin where it stretched over her perfectly proportion ...
Read More

Blue Diamonds

By Duncan Shields | June 10, 2009
Author : Duncan Shields, Staff Writer It was slave labour, that’s what it was. My nose drew a little circle in the center of the condensation on my faceplate. The visors were supposed to be moisture resistant but like everything else, the company had cut corners. We could ...
Read More

The Circle of Life

By Patricia Stewart | June 9, 2009
Author : Patricia Stewart, Staff Writer “Captain, we’re being hailed by Ambassador Kapris. He say’s it’s urgent.” Dammit, thought Captain Santiago, I don’t have time for this. “Tell him that I cannot be interrupted.” “Sir, he says that it’s a matter of life and death. He ...
Read More

Jerry and Monica's Falling Out

By submission | June 8, 2009
Author : Sean Monaghan

Jerry ducked Monica's projectile, his knees up to his chin in zero-G. The sno-globe missed his head by millimeters and smacked into the aluminum window casing, then spun through their cabin.

'Honey, it's okay, it's-'

'Ladies and Gentlemen,' the ...

Read More

Earthly Convalescence

By submission | June 7, 2009
Author : George Li The rusted orange hue of the sky made dancing reflections on Mirna's “skin”. Carefully, she raised the fragile watering pot. People had thought it would be them who caused this. Sentient robots that would rebel and destroy humanity. It didn't work out like ...
Read More

Vandals

By submission | June 6, 2009
Author : John C. Osborn The sound of the spray paint can spitting neon green from its nozzle drowned out the ambient noise of the city: police sirens, echoing gunshots, and the monotonous drone of the Floating Eyes. Ty directed the colorful symphony across a giant raised ...
Read More

Random Story :

Today’s Story