By Jack Windeyer sdecoret/ shutterstock Jorge 1 Jorge and Rosina walked the outer corridor of the base, keeping close to the windows overlooking an asteroid field. Rosina’s bushy eyebrows and long nose were familiar and comforting to Jorge.… Continue Reading
By Arón Reinhold Artwork by Trevor Garza “Shuhkǂ, who is it now?” Nick said, tossing his neural headset down with mock anger at the incessant sound of the door tone. He was fairly short for a human, and… Continue Reading
By Terry Davis Michael C. Gray/ shutterstock Detroit, Michigan Spring, 2072 Grant woke up having to pee. As his eyes began to focus, he could see it wasn’t his room. It was cold and sterile; no bedside table… Continue Reading
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 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
By M.A. Dosser 2022 Science Fiction Short Story Contest- 3rd Place Winner PixxlTeufel/ pixabay “Twelve years. Twelve long years. I was gone. What’d I expect?” the man murmured as Leila placed a fresh cooling salve on his forehead.… Continue Reading
By R. J. Russell Image by oneinchpunch “Unless she’s a Gar, aliens don’t kill people,” Buldry said to himself as he stood outside an ancient-looking bungalow on a forgotten dead-end road. The door swung open and an old… Continue Reading
By Laurence Klavan Image by Pexels Journeyman Player on a New Journey…to Victory By Brent Zahn For years now, Boyd Melchior has been a likable player. This is arguably the worst thing you can say about an athlete. He… Continue Reading
By Charlie Jones Image by TheVisualsYouNeed Tess kept her eyes shut as she pleasured herself. It had been a while, and she was finding it difficult to stay in the moment. Under her quilt she was fully clothed—long-sleeve… Continue Reading