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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
Science Fiction
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
Handy
By Jhon Sánchez Image by graphicwithart When my hand told me it wanted an amputation and to live on its own, it was worse than a divorce. I shouldn’t call her “it,” but anger sometimes makes me say these… Continue Reading
The Salesman
By Lilly Gray Image by Gearstd Victor waits inside the pocket until the man in the white suit and his family have stopped screaming, stroking the small white-gold dog with too-big feet. The dog is calm; it tries… Continue Reading
Fruition
By Abbey Peterson Image by Noupload Evelyn trudged along the grimy sidewalk. The biting winter wind caused her features to bunch and squeeze; her eyes watered against the sting. If a passing stranger might have met her gaze, they… Continue Reading
Skewered
By Ralph Benton Image by Dotted Yeti “With all due respect, sir, would you repeat the mission orders?” Sergeant “Mindy” Mindanomous gazed past Lieutenant Powerman’s vac helmet with practiced determination. The Lieutenant didn’t like it when his underlings… Continue Reading
Last Monk and First Monkey
By Joseph Hirsch Image by Selin Serhii Yesterday around 1300 Hours, a man microchipped as James Matsuka was found wandering naked through the Docklands abutting Silo City, where he lived with his common-law wife, Rachel. Mr. Matsuka, for… Continue Reading
When Particles Don’t Behave
By Jenean McBrearty Image by Jack Bryson Rhonda Heath, like the six Highland inspectors before her, had become as pragmatic as she was baffled by the Schuler case. “The devotees and their guru have disappeared without a trace.”… Continue Reading