Lemuria
By Cameron MacPhail Image by Atelier Sommerland Agrippa died one week before the festival of Lemuria. The villa had been unusually chilly that night, a fading remnant of the winter past, and Julia was already awake… 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
Describe Your Character
By Jack L. Bryson Character Description Sometimes I get a story with characters that have fancy names but no description. Lady Casandra of Devonshire sounds like an interesting person, but I would like to know what she looks like… 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
The First Day of Christmas
By Kathy Bryson Image by boscorelli “Oh, for the love of…” Officer Vincent Esposito dropped his head on the steering wheel and then winced as the blunt pain permeated his skull. “It’s a joke,” he tried to explain… 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
Green Planet, Blue Tears
By Joseph Hirsch Image by Gennady0101 Oversight usually left exoplanets alone and concentrated on Solar One with Earth Remainder at its center. Nevertheless Worker Evans-comma-Jonathan was still worried that someone might report that he was picking up basalt… Continue Reading
The Audit
By Pat O’Malley (story first accepted and published by https://www.theweirdandwhatnot.com) Image by Elle Arden It was a calm, cloudy morning in the misty Catskill Mountains. Clouds floated lazily through the towering rocky mountains and grassy hills that… Continue Reading