At the end time, the sun exhausted its hydrogen fuel and bloated, turning cherry red in the process. The sun…
That Awful Ship by Will Shadbolt
I didn’t want to steal the ship. The thing could barely go five lightyears before needing a tune up. It…
A Grand Canyon of Lions by Larry Hodges
As the world’s greatest physicist, she’d proven that, given the infinite size of the multiverse, all things possible must happen.…
ReplAcemenT by James Van Pelt
I know scams. Remember Nigerians promising money transfers? Russian beauties seeking mates? Cryptocurrency? I investigated ReplAcemenT. “Old and going blind?”…
On the Shores of a Frozen Europan Lake, an Extinction-Level Decision Was Made by Jason P. Burnham
“Whoa! Green ice!” Bill shouted joyfully on the commfeed, as if he and Roman had not spent the last two…
The Last Storyteller by Fatima Taqvi
Every night the claypot carries Sohni to her lover across the river. Until one day the river seeps in, and…
Becoming Human Again by Anna Madden
Red lights pulsated. My digital olfaction detected smoke. I reached an escape pod, but my titanium legs locked up. Ice-blue…
The Last Message by Eva Papasoulioti
The hologram glitches, my husband’s face fading in and out of focus. “Nick, there’s — in the —. – have…
Rise and Shine by Ria Rees
Jenna turns to me and smiles. “Good morning, handsome.” “Good morning yourself.” I grin, stroking her perfect alabaster skin as…
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