Hotep by Evan Kaiser
Hotep by Evan Kaiser To the Captain’s immense irritation, Hotep ignored the show. The Science Officer was in the field, preoccupied. The performance was The Captain’s own. Surrounded by the everyone else, he was...
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The Arrival by Alastair Millar
The Arrival by Alastair Millar They’d had to go in blind, of course. Oh, HD 40307 had seemed like a good bet: the seventh planet out had been deemed so likely to be habitable...
Blorb by Jon Moray
Blorb by Jon Moray Author’s Note: This story was inspired by a real-life event that happened in 1974, where a family found a sphere on their property. The sphere in this story, unlike...
The Auspex File by Patricia Bohnert
The Auspex File by Patricia Bohnert aus·pex n. pl. aus·pi·ces (ôsp-sz)An augur of ancient Rome, especially one who interpreted omens derived from the observation of birds. Chapter One: The County Social Services Office “Auspex,” she tapped her pencil on...
The Woman in Flowered Dresses by Barry Yedvobnick
The Woman in Flowered Dresses by Barry Yedvobnick Ben Birk stared at the wall menu with his eyes moving like REM sleep. He wasn’t surprised by the gorgeous Grand Canyon panorama. It was a...
Cool Load by Wally Runnels
Cool Load by Wally Runnels A black air taxi roared over on its way to JahdFo, a penal colony on Mars. Probably twenty years old and wearing a ragged T-shirt with bushy hair and...
Neighborly ’Til the End by Michael D. Hilborn
Neighborly ’Til the End by Michael D. Hilborn On the evening the asteroid was calculated to hit the earth, Jim dumped his leaves in Frank’s yard. Frank, who had only been half-watching the...
Cascade by Marcel Gabbett
Cascade by Marcel Gabbett Writers and therapists partake in the perfect symbiotic relationship. Therapists guard writers from the deepest recesses of their hearts; places where, if the writer were to venture, even for...
Enhancacine by Roly Andrews
Enhancacine by Roly Andrews The saleswoman with the short skirt and bob said, “yes, in the 22nd century, there’s a move toward enhancement theory and practice.” I nodded; her sales patter was well-honed. She...
Franken Cat by Doug Hawley
Franken Cat by Doug Hawley I’ve been fairly happy since I re-animated Wendy. She wanted to leave me to get back to her bad boys after the first time I brought her back to...