Harbinger Dream Girl
Author: Philip G Hostetler
She was my dream girl before I laid myself to rest in the Dreamcell. Alright, that's a little dramatic, I didn't "lay myself to rest" as in six feet under. No, think of it like life insurance for your loved ones that pays out immediately. All you ...
Wrong Address
Author: Heather R. Parker
What a long trip. Gone for four years, studying at Nivoria University in the Sao X3D Galaxy, and another whole year to get back to Earth. I couldn’t exactly pop home on the weekends or on holidays. Now, as my ship touches down on Earth for the ...
How I Spent My Summer Vacation
Author: Joe Prosit
I didn’t do much, really.
Well, I learned some German.
Sorry. Ich lerne Deutsch. See?
And I learned some Karate too.
Well, not Karate. Kendo.
I kind of had to do that because of the Time Nazis.
And I suppose you could say that’s why I learned German ...
The Sojourn on Otoa
Author: Alzo David-West
The hyoum had left after his four-and-a half-year visitation. He had not been entirely satisfied, though in the beginning, he had a broadly favorable impression.
Disembarking on the southwestern region of Otoa, he had appreciated its warmth and ...
Stuck In A Moment
Author: Steve Smith, Staff Writer
Alex stood next to James and tried to make sense of what he was looking at. He had been annoyed at being called from his bed at this ungodly hour, but that feeling was slowly being replaced by curiosity.
"It's a time machine, kind of," ...
Run Where, Do What?
Author: Julian Miles, Staff Writer
Is all she asks. Four bloody words. I stand there like an idiot. Meanwhile, buildings burn and people run about screaming. Alarms, sirens and explosions blend into a constant din. The news said it was a ‘massive layered drone swarm ...
Tomorrow’s Crossword
Author: Amy Dusto
Excerpts from the Times-Gazette daily puzzle, September 5, 2061
7 down, 5 letters
-A writhing, flying group of insects or nanobots
(Hint: together they're like a friendly cloud that eats carbon! Be assured they don't bite people, though.)
28 ...
Exile
Author: Michael Dempsey
Peter, standing in the bathroom, heard a voice crackle over the intercom. “Mr. Walker, you have five minutes to leave your apartment. If you go on your own volition, you can remain free. If you do not, we will forcibly arrest you and take you to the ...
853
Author: Ryan Watson
853 is a rather unremarkable number. It is the approximate weight of a male grizzly bear in pounds. A sloth will travel at approximately 853 feet in an hour. It marked a central year of the Danish Viking raids of Europe, resulting in a Swedish Viking ...
Conscription Day
Author: S.R Malone
An officer with a square-set jaw greeted us at our front door.
“Daddy, who is this man?” Myra asked.
“Oh, this kind gentleman is from the army,” I crouched by her side, “He’s here to take you to space camp.”
Liar.
She stared at me with wide, ...
Stonehenge
Author: Robert Beech
The sun rises slowly over the horizon, its pale rays piercing the low-lying clouds to illuminate the circle of standing stones as they have done for millennia. The arc of time turns slowly, biting its own tail like the worm Ouroboros, spinning endlessly ...
The UDL
Author: Alzo David-West
Struik's heart was pacing. She went into Data-comM.
“Keting, I have something to tell you,” she said.
“What is it?”
“The UDL–it's autonomous.”
“But I thought it was autonomous,” Keting replied.
“No, I mean it's really ...
The Eternity Suit
Author: Julian Miles, Staff Writer
He’s banging on my helm with some ornate looking rod. The noise is incredible. Echoes of echoes. Being found is usually welcome after so long doing math problems in my head, but this is a bit much.
“Hey! I can see you! Stop hitting this ...
The Further Adventures of Christopher Robin
Author: David C. Nutt
Christopher Robin stopped to catch his breath. He wasn’t actually the Christopher Robin but he was a Christopher Robin. What made him a Christopher Robin (a C.R.) was the chip set his parents got for his 8th birthday to help him bond with the family ...
Metamorphosis
Author: Alastair Millar
“Given the different composition of the atmosphere,” said the surgeon carefully, “your lungs will need to be entirely replaced.”
No problem. Even as a student, I’d known that xenobiology would require sacrifices.
“The artificial eyes should mean ...
OFF
Author: Amy Dusto
ON
My motor whirs and my wheels start to spin. Obstacle ahead, turn, obstacle ahead, turn. Bump. I’m not driving, just a passenger, watching through 180 degrees. Everything’s red.
I engage in a three-hour wander until I automatically slow. Searching, ...
The Class Exemplar
Author: John McNeil
"You won't get it," said Granan. "I'm better."
They strode the polished halls of the Mentalist Academy. Marcus tossed his head. "No you aren't," he said. "But I'd get it even so. Preceptor Elius likes me, and knows you're an arrogant foistling."
There it was, the ...
Trial by Future
Author: John McNeil
"Before you plead, remember you lived your whole life under surveillance."
She's right. There is no defense. I grew up during the death of privacy, when everything was recorded and stored, never to be forgotten.
"A foothill of trash. A kiloton of ...
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