“Mama?” Madelyn asked. “What does it feel like to die?” “It’s like falling asleep. Except when you fall asleep, you…
The Mutineer by Christopher Rowe
We chased the strandship down into the gravity well of a big, wet planet. The Onager wasn’t designed to withstand…
Outbound SOS Terminal Cipher by Alex Fox
See it now! The fantastic, phantasmagoric Feztyl! Ever elusive, spirited from its home planet CS903 Now it lives here, aboard…
Feeling Sick by Yelena Crane
The micro-MD chips operating in Andre’s veins were nearly indistinguishable from her own human cells. Except they never tired, never…
Mandatory Donation by Marc A. Criley
My phone goes off. “MANDATORY DONATION: Your Wholesome Patriot™ biotic profile is compatible with a minor-aged individual suffering terminal renal…
Tomorrow by Kelley Tai
They were going to dim the sun. Stratospheric Aerosol Injections, they said, super safe, like ashes from a volcanic eruption.…
On the Metal Rain, Over Germany, 1944 by James Van Pelt
Movement flickered to my left, so I turned from my calculations. “Are you navigator Lieutenant Lancewicz?” said the voice in…
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Thank you loyal readers for another great year of Martian Magazine. We hope you’ve enjoyed the sci-fi drabbles we’ve had…
Time Wasters by Liam Hogan
After the fall of the 23rd Century, refugees from the Time War spread throughout history. Some epochs were reluctant to…