The ship wandered over cerulean in a sea of green, touching down softly in a field of blue blossoms. Captain…
Saturn’s Child by William R.D. Wood
Piezoelectric lightning flashed through the icy plain below. With every orbit, the ring of glacier mountains on the surface of…
The Ship Mother by Bibi Osha
Red lights and blaring alarms send her running to the engine room. She shakes the sleep off her and catches…
Of Course We See It by Eric Cline
As we left Earth, the Third Race War was threatening to go nuclear. With the time dilation effect, we feared…
Sighting of Siren by A.L. Blacklyn
Incoming status summary from OSS-837 Manned Mission 6…. Strike on unidentified Oort object at Pluto Standard Time 150:02. Pilot and…
When the War Hits Home by Matt Krizan
Flashes of green and gold turbolaser fire lit the night sky as Kayvn hurried toward the downed starfighter. She didn’t…
Drifter by A. Zaykova
The Ikterian bartender pours me a shot of distilled rocket fuel using his top-right tentacle. He cleans the beer kegs…
A Man of Rank by Michael Bettendorf
The planet felt Captain Stills of rescue team N.E.R.O on its skin. The coward hid and watched while the crew…
The Rapid Test by Mark S Bailen
We sat together on a bullet train circling Eros. The regolith blurred below. “Don’t you want to know?” Dawn took…