By D.R. Schoel FayazRavat/shutterstock Prominent inter-galactic Chef Hunter Jeane Oberon observed that an Earthling, Chef H.P. Lovecraft, once wrote: “conflict with Time seems to me the most potent and fruitful theme in all human expression.” Oberon later amended… Continue Reading
By D.R. Schoel Curious to explore the galaxy? Brave enough to face many-tentacled aliens who’ll disintegrate you on sight? If you’re truly hungry for adventure, there’s only… THE GALACTIC CULINARY SOCIETY! Let Jeane Oberon, Chef Hunter extraordinaire—if unfortunately human—be your… Continue Reading
By Joe Prosit Konstanttin/shutterstock When the universes came to an end, their Gods gathered to discuss. I hid and watched and listened. Where I hid changed based on how they conceptualized this nexus of potential future universes. In… Continue Reading
By R. P. Singletary Terablete/shutterstock The pale, reading man had never entered the bookshop. “Rich! Places for rich folk!” his grandmother had said every time they shuffled past the shop’s door on the way to market or church… Continue Reading
By Shelly Jones Teo Tarras/shutterstock I was working a case up in the lochs when I received the letter. A woman had hired me to find a missing textile, a family heirloom she had said. Her husband had… Continue Reading
By Robert Pettus StockSnap/ Pixabay It was New Year’s Eve. It was colder than shit. The pavement was unobstructed, even though dry, powdery white snow floated peacefully down from the black, starry night sky. The Presbyterian Church was… Continue Reading
Hey all, We’re taking a break and will return sometime in January. If you submitted a story in November and want to withdraw it, we understand. Sorry about the inconvenience. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the team at Teleport!… Continue Reading
1st place winner- The Nature of Parasites by Moh Afdhaal 2nd place winner- Disremember by Keith LaFountaine 3rd place winner- A Gilded Dragon Under the Palm Tree by M.A. Dosser Share This:
By Moh Afdhaal 2022 Science Fiction Short Story Contest- 1st Place Winner Ally Lee/ shutterstock Parasitoid wasps follow one of two main schemes when implementing their parasitism: they are either koinobiont, allowing a host to continue to feed,… Continue Reading
By Keith LaFountaine 2022 Science Fiction Short Story Contest- 2nd Place Winner J.Thasit/ shutterstock The Department calls it disremembering, I think, because it’s only a few letters off from dismembering. But if they were being honest, they’d just… Continue Reading