Stories, poems and art reprinted from the classic Planet Magazine back issues (1994–2004).
Originally published in Planet Magazine No. 17 (March 1998). Illustration: “Alien Hell” by Romeo Esparrago LET IT SLEEP SSSSHHHHH, don't wake IT! Constellations would shatter--complex ripples of the seaslose form,shadows their hiding places,warmth drain from the sky,all things would go out of focus,into final chaos,then fall of chaos. All the wrinkled leaves,the rainbows that dancein … Continue reading Three Poems, by Charles Albano
Originally published in Planet Magazine No. 13–16 (October 1997). Illustration by Andrew G. McCann I know aliens. They're my specialty. But even the best of us make mistakes, right? I was tired too. We had been flying hard for seventy-two hours straight. Dtang gripped the ship's one small steering wheel, his ebony knuckles showing the … Continue reading Kragon’s Gold, by Tony Chandler
Originally published in Planet Magazine No. 13–16 (October 1997). Illustration by Romeo Esparrago First Alarm The console beeped. Cliff looked up from his videonovel. It's probably the narrowband radiodetection subarray, again, he thought. For some reason, it was drifting out of alignment a lot, lately. He was almost at the point of attributing the problem … Continue reading Lonely, In His Way, by Frederick Rustam
Originally published in Planet Magazine No. 13–16 (October 1997). Illustration by Brian Callahan The gods liked time travel a bit too much. That was just part of their undoing, as Mars would belatedly realize. Take, for example, one affair (of many) in Britain in the early Dark Ages. Mars and Diana had a few days … Continue reading Control Game, by John Argo
Originally published in Planet Magazine No. 13–16 (October 1997). Illustration by Romeo Esparrago From: zandrae_132@arcology11.nebraska.org.usTime: Fri, Oct 22, 2037, 10:38 AM CSTSubject: Hey!To: zindym_216@nebraska.arcology11.org.us Dear Zindy: How are you? Haven't talked to you in a while, since you moved to the 216th Floor. So I thought I'd send you a quick email & catch you … Continue reading Heads, by Rae J. Angrem
Originally published in Planet Magazine No. 13–16 (October 1997). If life forms survivevast distances and reach Earthwe'll promptly kill them. * Poem copyright ©1997-98 by Ray Dangel ← Back to Planet Magazine No. 13–16 (contents)
Originally published in Planet Magazine No. 13–16 (October 1997). Illustration by Romeo Esparrago Children of The BombIn June's wintry fist, pick atBroken-toothed cities * Poem copyright ©1997 by Andrew G. McCann Illustration copyright ©1997-98 by Romeo Esparrago Note: For more "SciFaiku" poems (i.e., haiku with science fiction themes) visit "The SciFaiku Manifesto". <http://www.crew.umich.edu/~brinck/poetry/manifesto.html>. ← Back … Continue reading Children, by Andrew G. McCann
Originally published in Planet Magazine No. 13–16 (October 1997). Bad drawing copyright ©1997-98 by Andrew G. McCann ← Back to Planet Magazine No. 13–16 (contents)
