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The Jupiter’s Cup

By Patricia Stewart | November 25, 2008
Author : Patricia Stewart, Staff Writer The Jupiter’s Cup is the most famous and most prestigious graviton propelled regatta in the solar system. Graviton sailing enthusiasts were particularly excited this year because of the rare celestial positioning of Jupiter, Saturn, ...
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On the Job Training

By submission | November 24, 2008
Author : Jared R. Cloud The General and the Secretary of State sat in the Oval Office, waiting for the new President to return from the bathroom. Although both had jumped in their seats when they first heard him vomit, he was on his third or fourth round now, and they were ...
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Building the Lioness

By submission | November 23, 2008
Author : Alex Moisi

Maya knew that she was dying. You didn't need to be a bio-mechanics expert to know that the nanoids inside her body were running out of energy. The climate and gravity of this remote planet were taxing the minuscule robots more than she had expected. Soon they ...

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The Slow Home

By submission | November 22, 2008
Author : Glenn Blakeslee

At four in the morning the alarms went off. Lois hardly stirred, but I went downstairs to the kitchen, started a pot of coffee, and then slogged my sorry ass to the control console, next to the laundry room.

Red lights glared from the temperature ...

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Assumption

By Stephen R. Smith | November 21, 2008
Author : Steve Smith, Staff Writer The bullet blistered past the right side of Stryker's helmet, so close that for a good minute or so he was deaf in that ear before the pain gave way to a dull ringing. "Stupid bastard," he muttered under his breath. The sniper he'd been ...
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Ripples

By submission | November 20, 2008
Author : Waldo van der Waal “Did anybody see you?” The tone of voice left no doubt with Neville Fox that his answer would have a profound impact. He studied the face of the man before him. General John G. Cooper was not a man to be trifled with. The tattoos on his forehead ...
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The More Things Change…

By submission | November 19, 2008
Author : Carter Lee -flash- There was no one else, anymore. Something had happened, and I am all that is left. Here on this empty, dusty stretch of nothingness. Grey plane stretched out on all sides, merging with the grey sky, lit only by a dim sun. There was no one, there ...
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The Boast

By submission | November 18, 2008
Author : Asher Wismer The Boast sat on the hill and watched the man-things playing with fire. They burned themselves, each other, and finally set the forest alight. The fire didn't reach the Boast, so it just watched. The Boast sat on the hill and watched the man-things ...
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Wintermen

By Duncan Shields | November 17, 2008
Author : Duncan Shields, Staff Writer My skin is a grid of white tiles. I’m on the moon, I’m naked, and I’m outside. I’ve been here for hours waiting for my target. I turn my cue-ball eyes up to the sky. I don’t need to breathe but the batteries that power the whirring ...
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A Moment of Uninspiring Clarity

By submission | November 16, 2008
Author : Ryan Somma Wyndallo took an unexpected breath of cold, sterile air. He opened his eyes and saw his exhale condense against the glass door to the capsule, which was smoothly lifting away from him. He registered the air outside the capsule was colder than inside, but ...
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Gordon's Face

By submission | November 15, 2008
Author : Glenn Blakeslee Janie and I sat on the rocks in the afternoon sun, overlooking the shallow valley and, beyond it, Gordon's face on the mountainside. We waited until the sightseer buses left the parking lot, and walked down the path to the viewing area. It was ...
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Love Hurts

By Stephen R. Smith | November 14, 2008
Author : Steve Smith, Staff Writer Street-lamps outside lit her bare flesh an iridescent blue, but he knew in the absence of light, she was chiseled obsidian, black as the sun was bright. "It's been a while," her voice low and gentle, "I wasn't sure you'd come back." Logan ...
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From The Journal of Finneas Q. Sassafrass

By submission | November 13, 2008
Author : Tony Pacitti “You ever hear of a fellow named, Jules Verne?” the man asked me. “Sure I heard of him. Frenchman. Done borrowed an idea or two from him from time to time.” “It’s funny you should say that,” he said. The man smiled such that it didn’t do much in the ...
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The Dovecote

By submission | November 12, 2008
Author : Elizabeth L. Brooks Every morning after the war, Joshua went up to the roof to take care of the dovecote. The chore gave him an excuse to get away from the pounding resentment and fear that throbbed through the living spaces below. He enjoyed it when they needed ...
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A Line in the Sand

By Patricia Stewart | November 11, 2008
Author : Patricia Stewart, Staff Writer I was sound asleep in my San Agustin home when I was awakened at three in the morning by a member of Homeland Security. Without explanation, I was unceremoniously whisked from my comfortable bed and hustled onto a LJ40 Learjet. It ...
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Locked Out

By Duncan Shields | November 10, 2008
Author : Duncan Shields, Staff Writer Someone’s hacked my bank accounts and left me out in the cold. My chip is being recognized as zero balance. None of the doors work. I don’t even have enough money left in my account for the surcharges that would let me into a public ...
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Crossed Wires

By submission | November 9, 2008
Author : Milly Rowe “Now all we do is cross these two wires, and were done!” Anna slammed the lid of the robots head down and turned to her student. “That’s all? Two wires!” DJ was stunned. How could reprogramming a robot be so simple? DJ had always assumed it would be far ...
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Long-Distance Relationship

By submission | November 8, 2008
Author : William Tracy A woman sat in a surreal coffee shop. The floor was paved with rough slabs of hewn granite. The small, round chairs and small, round tables were solid oak. The walls were of the same stone as the floor, punctuated by ornate stained glass windows. The ...
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