Stories, poems and art reprinted from the classic Planet Magazine back issues (1994–2004).
Originally published in Planet Magazine No. 29 (March 2001). Illustration by Dennis Calero Antonio Gianni felt the cool air of the building's industrial-strength air-conditioners hit him, and walking through the barrier of cold was like crashing through a pane of glass. Myers, his father's former VP, now the interim CEO of Jenson Toys, was trailing … Continue reading Family Business, by Dennis Calero
Originally published in Planet Magazine No. 29 (March 2001). Illustration by Romeo Esparrago '2001 Haiku'Space Odyssey unfulfilledVoyager's last seasonYet hope goes on 'Year of the Serpent' TankaSnakes alive, oh my!The Millennium's first yearTwenty-first Century!Space Station is now on trackIs manned Mars mission next up? Poems and illustrations copyright 2001 by Romeo Esparrago ← Back to … Continue reading Two Poems, by Romeo Esparrago
Originally published in Planet Magazine No. 29 (March 2001). Illustration: “Human Heart” by Patrick Stacy You cough. The smoke, tiny particles of carbon and carcinogens, enters your lungs and you cough a deep, rich, helpless rasp of a cough. It always begins this way. You look around the pub, your immediate surroundings, the way a … Continue reading Of Humans and Insects, by Julian Maven
Originally published in Planet Magazine No. 29 (March 2001). Illustration: “Reach” by Shelton Bryant A pinkish cloud of April spritzed from the calendar bottle. When months went on sale at the Time Store, Chanu bought dozens of EconoSpring, her favorite line. Spray the perfumed powder on your electropulse points and there you were, surrounded by … Continue reading I Remember October, by Candi Chu
Originally published in Planet Magazine No. 29 (March 2001). Illustration: “Star Studded” by Romeo Esparrago "Five hundred thousand years ago there wasn't a star in the sky," the woman told the child. "And now look at it." The child looked up. In the center of the night sky hung an impenetrable disc of blackness, and … Continue reading A Star-Studded Sky, by Guy Hasson
Originally published in Planet Magazine No. 29 (March 2001). Illustration: “Goldilocks” by Charles McChesney Scratching his lopsided head, Mung wondered if he could drag the body across the wasteland before the desert killed him. He stood in the dust of a waterless world with his shoelaces untied and his thick eyelids squinting against the sun, … Continue reading The Goldilocks Zone, by Lance Hawvermale
Originally published in Planet Magazine No. 29 (March 2001). Illustration: “Temporal” by Patrick Stacy A whining, nasal voice drifted across the air from an unseen radio somewhere above and behind, and the words were buzzy and incoherent. "Shut that damn thing off!" Sir Bernard Archibald split the air and shattered the calm serenity with his … Continue reading Temporal Exile, by Graham Adair
Originally published in Planet Magazine No. 27–28 (September/December 2000). is the value of science fictionor the vortex of discarded theorychurning in the great porcelainbowl of things measured, practicalexperience. perhaps. the dangerof this illusion of enlightenmentis endured, like sword swallowing.is the value an escape to reason,formed in the hollow of the worldfor the purpose of questioningthe … Continue reading Is the Value of Science Fiction, by Andy Miller
Originally published in Planet Magazine No. 27–28 (September/December 2000). Illustration by Sam Crowe Through his windscreen, a billboard the size of an upended landscape -- and on it a vast, plush mouth, a woman's, in close-up. Surgical steel hooks glinting in the lip corners; milady's implants urging her lips grinward: an advertisement for the Prosthetic … Continue reading Ad Nauseam, by Adam Browne
Originally published in Planet Magazine No. 27–28 (September/December 2000). Illustration by Andrew G. McCann Our moon of green cheeselooked tasty to alienswho gobbled it up Poem copyright ©2000 by Ray Dangel Illustration copyright ©2000 by Andrew G. McCann ← Back to Planet Magazine No. 27–28 (contents)
