Castaway on Temurlone

Castaway on Temurlone

David Wesley HillJun 23, 2021
Reading Time: 21 minutes

It is indeed a Universe of Miracles! But not for young Pimsol Anderts, idle and jobless on a depressed, waterlogged world, until he signs aboard the interstellar freighter Miraculous Abernathy. Indentured to the aristocratic Wirthy family—and bewitched by beautiful Mirable Wirthy, the latest clone of the long-dead matriarch Imogene Wirthy—Pim’s adventure has barely begun when pirates attack, forcing him to flee the ship with Mirable in tow …

What would you do with the elixir of life?

Vonnegut’s The Big Trip Up Yonder Casts Hilarious Fun at Generation Gap

N.T. NarbutovskihJun 21, 2021
Reading Time: 13 minutesThis tale is an excellent example of Vonnegut’s grasp of the hilarious and sometimes macabre nature of humanity.
The Apatite Necklace

The Apatite Necklace

Gary McKayJun 21, 2021
Reading Time: 8 minutesAt a cliff’s edge, an unnamed protagonist has a conversation with their dead mother.
Treasure Hunt

Treasure Hunt

Neil HarrisonJun 19, 2021
Reading Time: 4 minutesA video game eventually progresses from virtuality to reality.
The Erasure

The Erasure

Jason A. BartlesJun 18, 2021
Reading Time: 6 minutesAfter watching his annoying neighbor be arrested and erased, both virtually and physically, from the world, a man decides to risk everything to help preserve a few fleeting memories of others who have been erased.
No Worlds Left to Conquer

No Worlds Left to Conquer

Charles Q. ChoiJun 16, 2021
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhat happens to science fiction when aliens actually do show up on Earth?
What lies in the heart of the moon?

Leinster’s Scrimshaw Takes a Stab at the Moon

N.T. NarbutovskihJun 14, 2021
Reading Time: 21 minutesIn this story, the stark life of a moon miner conflicts with the psychological burden of life on the moon in a beautiful connection of suspense and raw emotion.
Shift Change

Shift Change

Brad CenterJun 14, 2021
Reading Time: 8 minutesPerhaps we control our own destiny. Perhaps, a kind and gentle deity looks over us from on high, and provides just the right amount of guidance, love and support. Then again, probably not. Perhaps, just perhaps, our destinies and our beliefs are intertwined in some strange manner.
The Dark Constellation

The Dark Constellation

Tony DunnellJun 12, 2021
Reading Time: 3 minutesI haven’t seen what the world is running from, and my father won’t tell me. But I have heard what they say in the village. The monsters came from the sky to live in our oceans.

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