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
By J. David Thayer Image by Smit The snow fell continually. Blizzard followed blizzard. The wind shook more than just the trees in the forest. It also seemed to shake the ground and the mountain and even… Continue Reading
By Kathy Bryson Image by Atelier Sommerland “Whadda I miss?” Startled by the thump of his boss’s sudden appearance, Robert glared at him, but clenched his teeth to keep from saying what he thought. There was a reason… Continue Reading
By Paul O’Neill Image by Smolina Marianna “What’s the issue, ya skinny piece of pish?” the man in the yellowed vest bellowed from his doorway. Maybe yer prick of a son shouldn’t have smashed ma two-year-old wi a… Continue Reading
By Paul Stansbury Image by Oliver Denker Autumn’s wireless headset blared ‘You Made Me This Way’, causing her throbbing headache to tremble in magnitude. Shouldn’t have had a good-luck-with-the-interview party all by myself. She tapped the button. “Hi, Mom.”… Continue Reading
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
By Bobby Harris Image by BsWei David sat in his old boxy armchair and waited to die, had been waiting for ten years now. Until recently he hadn’t felt the change—the one that always started in him at… Continue Reading
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
By Ed Chaney Image by Tithi Luadthong “We must burn the books!” The junior librarian of Alexandria cried, in supplication, creating a spectacle before Cydas could usher him away. He had soot and ash smeared across his legs.… Continue Reading
By Jack T. Canis Image by Kichigin I awaken with a start. I’m sitting in a white tiled room. My back to a wall, sitting on the floor. I don’t know how I got here. I don’t know… Continue Reading