The Grey
By Paul Stansbury Image by Suzanne Tucker “How much has it dropped?” asked Henry. “Three quarters of an inch. It’s down to ninety-two inches above the floor,” replied his wife, Jenna. She was standing on a desk… Continue Reading
Science Fiction
The Neonate Swaddling Specialist
By Tom Rozek Image by Tithi Luadthong A drone cart arrived with fifty newborns in temporary transit containers. It positioned itself in front of the swaddling array, switched into idle mode, and waited for Hank Cargo to do… Continue Reading
Quebec of the Night
By John S. Aissis Image by Angela Harburn I lost three toes first. My fingers lasted longer, but eventually, they took two from each hand. The machines saved the rest of my body. I don’t remember any of… Continue Reading
Time Management
By Taylor Wendt Image by Jack L. Bryson They’d have to break my legs before the storm hit. An hour had passed since they announced my impending fate, tied me up, and sat at the computer… Continue Reading
Mmmemories!
By Daniel M. Cojocaru Image by FlashMovie “So, how did you feel, when you first noticed that a carrot was growing out of your belly-button?” What could have easily been a question asked by his shrink in… Continue Reading
The End of Time Travel
By J. David Thayer Image By Leremy An Open Invitation to All Time Travelers Living in Our Future: Greetings. 1. My name, as you no doubt know, is Peter Stanley. And 2. I would very much… Continue Reading
Up
By John Darling Image by dani3315 Carl Righetti sat tethered to his window seat and looked at the world outside. There was little to see, just like yesterday, the day before, and all the days before that after the… Continue Reading
Asteroid
By Doug Hawley Image by Mert F. Tosun I’m Bill Bane. I wasn’t there at the beginning of this story, but the participants have filled me in to the best of their ability. I had full access to… Continue Reading
Sunny and Dinitede
By Daniel Allen Solomon Image by diversepixel The world-ocean of the planet Dinitede is a shifting, tidal mass of grey to black clay that extends in all directions around a singular, barren continent. Suspended in the atmosphere above… Continue Reading
How I Survived
By J. Marshall Morgan Image by Angela Harburn No human is supposed to survive on exoplanet (XO) 259-7. I learned this the hard way. I knew I was in trouble as soon as my pod hit the planet’s… Continue Reading