The puddles of rainwater reflected neon and sodium up from the streets as the two men stood at the taxi rank. One waited, the other waited with him.

"Shame you have to leave so early, Tom. The evening was just getting started."

"Sorry Jake, it's ...

“A Ham is coming!”

The news spread like wildfire. Even the adults were swept up in the excitement.

“A Ham is coming!”

The Ham came from the east in a truck. I had never seen a truck move before!

The adults eagerly asked the Ham for ...

"Hey Yates!" Dorian turned to see who called him. The thin blue laser of a retinal scanner flashed over his eyes.

"You have been served." The young courier handed Dorian an official-looking envelope and turned away, disappearing down the busy ...

Joseph’s Grandfather knocked down the cabin door, and stood silhouetted in the blue morning light of Io. Inside, Joseph and Thomas and Betti and Lil lay sprawled over the king sized bed, naked. The room smelled like sex and sweet wine. ...

He had a reputation from the time he brought in his first kill from the lush planet. Walked through the warden’s office lugging the thing in a sack over his shoulder. Everyone involuntarily gasped when they felt the floor shudder, heard the thunder of his ...

Jack sighed, and tabbed through the moment's top links. They hadn't changed much since earlier that morning: still the usual desultory mix of politics, tech articles, and irreverent 'humour'. Lolcats had been ceased to be funny almost as soon as the ...

Here’s me, walking through the deserted streets of Chicago. I can see a few ravens pecking at some unidentifiable detritus in the gutter; somewhere, a car alarm is weeping to the night sky, and I can still smell the restaurant exhaust on the ...

Doctor Yun was a bit of a flirt, which put Charlotte at ease. She cradled her left arm in her right hand. She was in pain, but years of larger pains had made this one seem inconsequential. Four children, three planned, one a surprise, skin ...