Illustration: “Vortex” © 2006 by Matthew Lowes. Perhaps it was created by God, to unify the heavens with a single Word. Perhaps it was created by the ancient ones, to bind civilization together with the sacred language. But who really knows? Who will here proclaim it? Whence was it produced? Whence is this creation? Perhaps … Continue reading “Vortex Mirage” by Matthew Lowes
Illustration: “Miz Devastation” © 2006 by Romeo Esparrago. “We ordered a puppy today!” Sheri announced excitedly to her mother. The woman’s pudgy face on the screen wrinkled into a frown, lower lip nearly disappearing into the first of her many chins. Sheri knew telling her mother would be a bad idea. “Well, I hope that … Continue reading “Bios-Fear” by Charity VanDeberg
Photo-Illustration: “EyeAm” © 2005 by Andrew G. McCann Sam talked while looking through the instrument. "Nothing to get excited about," he said. "Just a mix of individual stars. That red one looks to be a lot closer than the others... but that's because I'm assuming it's a dwarf." He pulled back from the eyepiece of … Continue reading “I Am” by Thomas Lee Joseph Smith
Illustration: “Time 2 Get Up!” © 2005 by Romeo Esparrago Dr. Stanley Kelvington looked like a typical archaeologist. It was difficult to decide whether this was because he was an archaeologist, or whether his demeanour had led him to take up this line of work. This kind of philosophy did not concern him, however. He … Continue reading “Artefact Nouveau” by Gareth D. Jones
Illustration: “Exodus” © 2005 by Carl Goodman Ablad Cuvapor relaxed his outer docking tubes and allowed the Melkan female to deposit her spherical ovabiche in pleasant parallel tones inside his plastique receptors. So long as his explosion was contained, he felt no need to warn the Melkan servants preparing his afternoon meal in a nearby … Continue reading “The Gurnian Imposition” (part of the Langford Joh saga) by W.A. Rieser
Illustration: “TimeShare” © 2005 by SenthilKG The possibility of faster-than-light travel has fascinated astrophysicists and propulsion engineers, as well as science fiction writers. With the arrival of gravity-drive thrust, the possibility becomes a probability, with apologies to Albert Einstein. Trials are under way. Sara J. Iverson, Ph.D. Space Corps Gravity Laboratory Time is not a … Continue reading “Time Share” by E.S. Strout
Illustration: “Mind Cow” © 2005 by Andy McCann The Centrac minerals representative was undoubtedly the strangest-looking being that Janson had ever seen. He, or was it she -- there was no way of telling -- was only a metre tall with a skin colour of pink, not pink in any way resembling a human skin … Continue reading “Business is Business” by S.K. Twyford
Illustration: “1937 Lucky Shot” © 2005 by Romeo Esparrago Travis was lounging on the couch, gnawing on a carrot for breakfast, and watching the President smash all the chandeliers in the White House with a sledgehammer. By the angle of the sun pouring in the window, he knew it had to be nine-thirty already, but … Continue reading “Greetings from the Heliosheath” by Corey Brown
Illustration: “Space Couple” © 2005 by Romeo Esparrago “Ready to go?" I nodded. We walked to an electric car. I got in, no longer caring who saw me get in. We drove past the chaos that was the city. Outside was a mix of shanties and high rises, and religious communities bounded by perimeter fences. … Continue reading “Whom to Betray Today” by Tamara Wilhite
Illustration: “Smile” © 2005 by Romeo Esparrago Among my mother’s frequent sayings when I was a child was, “You’d cut off your nose to spite your face.” I know she meant that I was stubborn and obstinate and determined to have my own way. She was right. I was all of that, plus! And now…. … Continue reading “Cutting Off My Nose” by Anastasia Voight
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