The Talecrafter’s Apprentice

The Talecrafter’s Apprentice

Michael JonesMay 8, 2021
Reading Time: 4 minutes An apprentice talecrafter constructs her first magical tale.
Rocket Man

Rocket Man

Louis EvansMay 7, 2021
Reading Time: 14 minutes In an alternate Cold War, America is armed with a fleet of manned nuclear ICBMs. But all is not well, and every night, the rocket man dreams of Moscow . . .
Eat Me

Eat Me

Lauren LangMay 5, 2021
Reading Time: 17 minutes Reporter Angela Ioane discovers the most promising new weight loss therapy in years has side effects no one is talking about.
Meat Bag

Meat Bag

James StrattonMay 3, 2021
Reading Time: 7 minutes This is a dark SF tale about creating organ donors for those who can pay.
Who's in charge here, anyways?

Wolf Sets Standard for AI, Culture in Robots of the World, Arise!

Reading Time: 23 minutes By N.T. Narbutovskih The term “droid” has a special place in the heart of everyone who has a passing familiarity with science fiction. Mari Wolf coins the term in this quirky tale about robots, consciousness, and humanity. Wolf’s forecast of the rise of human-consciousness equivalent artificial intelligence has all the classic veneer of the Golden […]
The Lingering Taste of Mars

The Lingering Taste of Mars

Wendy NikelMay 1, 2021
Reading Time: 3 minutes “I feel like I left my mind on Mars. Even now, I can still hear the wind.” Rosie reaches over from where she sits on her rocking chair and winds her fingers around mine. She hasn’t changed a bit, despite the years I was gone. Her face is still every bit as bright and optimistic […]
The Color Of My Home Is Red Like An Apple

The Color Of My Home Is Red Like An Apple

Evan MarcroftApr 30, 2021
Reading Time: 19 minutes Rejected by her god and exiled by her tribe for reasons beyond her understanding, a young alien girl seeks the truth of her world and the faith of her people.
Relative

Relative

Eric LewisApr 29, 2021
Reading Time: 2 minutes A dying physicist makes a desperate attempt to spare his daughter grief by flying into a black hole.
I Will Wait for You

I Will Wait for You

Caleb StephensApr 28, 2021
Reading Time: 4 minutes A grieving mother on Halloween and all she’s lost.

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