Originally published in Planet Magazine No. 38 (June 2003). Illustration: “Danger at the Robot Factory” by Anselmo Alliegro Fallen cities of dust and bone formed the interior of the planet Mars. Labyrinths of stone and calcifying fossils layered one upon the other, toward the heart of a dead world. Toward the abyss that hungered below... … Continue reading Inward, by Tom Olbert
Originally published in Planet Magazine No. 38 (June 2003). Chloris woke up and felt wonderful. She felt divine. "I feel divine," she said. Ogden ignored her, because he was asleep. Chloris swung her long legs out of bed and admired them. They were long and golden. And hers, she reminded herself. She had two of … Continue reading Heavenly Morning, by Terry Dartnall
Originally published in Planet Magazine No. 38 (June 2003). (A Langford Joh story) Illustration: “Appendage” by ehrad Ambassador Langford Joh tried to relax in his private quarters on Luna, smoking his favorite old-fashioned pipe stuffed with simulated apricot-flavored tobacco. He poured himself a glass of Lunaberry wine from the decanter on his end table as … Continue reading Chosen, by William Alan Rieser
Originally published in Planet Magazine No. 38 (June 2003). Illustration: “Rat Mage” by Rebecca Kemp By all accounts, Thomas Grayweed was a good fellow. He had made his home in the Drunken Wolf, a pub located in the Lower House district in the City of the Windy Mountain. Though Thomas had come to the city … Continue reading A Very Clean Fellow, by Sean Hower
Originally published in Planet Magazine No. 37 (March 2003). Illustration: “Astro Friends” by Romeo Esparrago Note: This article was originally written for the Jan/Feb 2003 issue of "Matrix", published by the British Science Fiction Association (http://www.bsfa.co.uk/). Planet Magazine is a free quarterly Web-zine of short science fiction and fantasy that was first published in March … Continue reading Science (Non)Fiction: The Story of Planet Magazine, by Andrew G. McCann
Originally published in Planet Magazine No. 37 (March 2003). MansterThe brilliant machineand its beautiful androidcreate a human Monster's FrankensteinThe genius monsterand his gorgeous assistantcreate a doctor Poem © 2002 by Andrew G. McCann Artwork © 2002 by Robert Sorensen ← Back to Planet Magazine No. 37 (contents)
Originally published in Planet Magazine No. 37 (March 2003). Illustration: “SW” by Frank Sipala Memory persists, so we haveTime-OrderingWhich seems so old-fashioned,even Narrative; appearsas somewhat a relief.Yet, Space-time has no realityas current theories go.Alzheimer's--the mushiness of mindloses it story line.So, causality,the story's essential turning point,becoming undone.Then, science becomes science fiction...the same;Peripeteia.And tragedy is no longer,since … Continue reading The Persistence of Memory, by John E. Gray
Originally published in Planet Magazine No. 37 (March 2003). mcguffey readers lay eggsin a space-opera,like so many hungry maggotsfeasting on such rotten meat. Poem © 2003 by Andy Miller Artwork © 2003 by Romeo Esparrago ← Back to Planet Magazine No. 37 (contents)
Originally published in Planet Magazine No. 37 (March 2003). Illustration: “06109” by Rick Shelton Man has borne downthrough the agessuch a tumor.It weakens him,and makes him doinhuman things. Yethe finds a surgeonin his science,who deftly canremove it."Please don't,"says man. "The painis sweet -- and itkeeps me hereat home." Poem © 2002 by Andy Miller Artwork … Continue reading Home Sweet Home, by Andy Miller
Originally published in Planet Magazine No. 37 (March 2003). (A Langford Joh story) Illustration: “HiRes” by Carl Goodman It was significant that the first Confederation hopefuls were Earthlings because the surface and texture of Robain had many similarities to their home planet. The gravity was nearly the same, the content of the air almost identical. … Continue reading The Robain Incident, by William Alan Rieser
