The Final Truth
By J. Marshall Morgan Image by Teodor Lazarev I hate missing flights, even when I do it on purpose. My stomach still churns. My hands still sweat. And my leg still bounces. But at 1:42 p.m., I watched my… Continue Reading
Fun with Punctuation
By Kathy Bryson Punctuation: Less = More! E.B. White was not only the author of children’s classics like Charlotte’s Web and Stuart Little, but he also revised and edited The Elements Of Style, probably the definitive guide to English… Continue Reading
The Last Murder Mystery
By Clay Waters Image by Zastolskiy Victor “Good morning, crew. I appreciate everyone reporting on such short notice this morning. As you can see we are short-staffed but ready to launch.” Science Officer Demmaline’s voice echoed in the… Continue Reading
Remind Me
By Eric Lewis “This is the worst day of my life!” Calli slumped on the couch and flipped through the holo feeds without actually watching any of them, her eyes still puffy and red from crying. “Oh, don’t… Continue Reading
Jim Bryant’s Land
By Matthew R. Doherty Image by M-SUR T minus 90 Days “My Great-Great-Great-Great-Great Grandfather Willis bought his first acre on Mars in the summer of 1993. Behind, there’s a picture of him on the wall. What does… Continue Reading
Homecoming
by Peter Emmett Naughton A portion of the wall at the side of the barn had been punched in leaving a gap just large enough for Ben to slip through. He’d only ventured into the place a handful… Continue Reading
The Haunting of Berkeley Square
By Dorian J. Sinnott Image by Lario Tus Berkeley Square was the darkest corner of London. It wasn’t simply that the trees shaded the streets on the edges of the park or that the street lamps never blazed… Continue Reading
Belfry
By Nick Perilli Image by Vadim Sadovski A bat is listening this whole time. Commander Archambault had space madness by the time the Intermission exited the mesosphere, but he kept that to himself and carried on. The solar… Continue Reading
The Sisterhood at the Edge of Eternity
By Steve Carr Image by GrandeDuc The shimmering silver underbelly of the enormous ship broke through the dense, dark clouds as it descended into the gale force winds that swept the planet’s surface. Eight large metallic legs with… Continue Reading
Singing Across the Void
By Andrew Johnston Image by mixmagic There wasn’t much in that tiny little orange-beige room, just a metal table and a couple chairs and an oversized clock that made a soul-shuddering noise every time its hands moved. Tick.… Continue Reading