Firstborn by Paul Booth
Firstborn by Paul Booth Before the Splinter, all is silence. & & & For millions of years and the length of an atom’s spin the Firstborn swim the universe. The solar winds carry them...
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Chucked by Knowcebo
Chucked by Knowcebo Chuck me! Chuck gripped the plunger’s handle, his mind going through a list of possible culprits: Not Roni because he hadn’t come out of his room for either lunch or dinner...
YPM2025 by Teresa Freeland
YPM2025 by Teresa Freeland An incoming text alert sounded from Cora’s phone. Although rushed for time, trying to meet a self-imposed deadline, she willingly allowed herself a moment of sweet anticipation. After a beat,...
Alone by Paul Cesarini
Alone by Paul Cesarini I don’t know how long I’ve been here and that’s a problem. I assume it’s been a long time, longer than most would expect, longer than I’m comfortable with. I...
Nana Emma by Dennis Kohler
Nana Emma by Dennis Kohler Nana Emma’s house was empty. It was less than it had been. It was, now, without her vibrant spirit. She had been gone less than three weeks when the...
People v. Meriaux by C. David Ray
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a fictional excerpt from a fictional law school textbook, describing the conviction of a man for murdering alien life during humanity’s accidental first contact with them. We hope readers find...
Money Problems by Nicholas Woods
Money Problems by Nicholas WoodsA Level Head Story Some mornings start off slow and light and easy. Perhaps when he was a kid, or during his time in college, every morning was simple. Delicate....
Vexed to Nightmare by Jon Adcock
Vexed to Nightmare by Jon Adcock “Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process, he does not become a monster.” ~ Friedrich Nietzsche “Hell is empty, and all the devils are...
Beyond Pluto by James Moran
Beyond Pluto by James Moran When Beyond Pluto returned to Cape Canaveral one hundred years after its launch, the only surviving organisms onboard were a large lizard and an even larger catfish. All that...
Saving Harold by John Timm
Editor’s Note: This is a follow-up to a previous science fiction story published by us, that can be read by clicking the link: “A Meeting of the Minds by John Timm” Saving Harold by...
