Category: Planet Magazine

Kasha Chatham, Alien Fighter-Person, by Katherine Sanger

Ink drawing of a woman reaching from a helicopter toward a spiny alien in a floating pod above a ruined city, Earth in sky

Oh my god, let me tell you, it was so totally drama! One minute we were just sitting there at the café, drinking our non-fat sugar-free French vanilla lattes, and the next, wham, it was total alien invasion!  And Bruce was just vaporized, like he wasn’t even there.  Just a puff of smoke.  Not even … Continue reading Kasha Chatham, Alien Fighter-Person, by Katherine Sanger →

Hard Suit Lock, by Sean Monaghan

Andreas smacked into some tubes on the Donkicong's fuselage, then clipped the edge of the airlock and bounced away slowly. It reminded him a little of watching Willard's buckled and broken ship tumbling towards the Martian atmosphere. "What's the problem, A?" Bayliss said. "My arm is jammed. I spun out. And I can't fit into … Continue reading Hard Suit Lock, by Sean Monaghan →

‘An Alien’s Love’ by LB Knowles

The Jacques Richarde Building shook. Students and teachers alike considered their escape route, but before they had the time to follow it, the shaking stopped. “Was that an earthquake?” Madeline Mullaney asked the attractive blonde next to her. “I think it was an alien landing on the roof,” Maria replied, to the surprise of everyone … Continue reading ‘An Alien’s Love’ by LB Knowles →

‘Brain Break’ by Kris Knapp

Colorful scene titled "Brain Break": a figure walks out of an office of screens through glowing ghosts toward a beach

Corrodel stepped through the telepod, fumbling with his mug and briefcase. He tripped, and hot coffee splashed on his white shirt. Jobe swiveled in his hover chair and chortled. “Bravo.” Corrodel sighed and set down his mug and briefcase. Jobe hovered back around. “Thirty seconds late. Old man Lipston’ll have your head.” He sipped a … Continue reading ‘Brain Break’ by Kris Knapp →

Letter to the Editor: Atomjack e-anthology ‘Butterfly Affects’

Black-and-white montage of a woman holding a glowing butterfly amid dinosaurs, alien creatures and a sign reading CLOSED

Dear Editor: Atomjack has just published its first e-anthology, Butterfly Affects*.  The theme is alternate futures, where some changed event in our past (as recently as Gary Hart and the Berlin Wall) has affected our future in drastic and dramatic ways.  I would like to invite your readers to have a look. The anthology begins … Continue reading Letter to the Editor: Atomjack e-anthology ‘Butterfly Affects’ →