Originally published in Planet Magazine No. 24 (December 1999). Illustration: “Wasabi!” by Romeo Esparrago The guy below me was really moving. He was kicking up a trail of dust as he sped across the desert floor. Close to 200 kilometers an hour, I figured. As I gained on him from behind I had to maintain … Continue reading Grounders, by Mark Anthony Brennan
Originally published in Planet Magazine No. 24 (December 1999). Illustration: “Inspirat” by Romeo Esparrago Luna Colony: Nature never intended for a child to be born and raised up there on the moon, in an artificial dome with artificial gravity and artificial light and artificial air. What you do want a human child for up there, … Continue reading The Man in the Moon, by McCamy Taylor
Originally published in Planet Magazine No. 24 (December 1999). The young reporter was being put to sleep by the event he was covering. He was kept awake only by a soda from a handy vending machine. When the reporter first started working for the city's largest newspaper, the Herald, he had imagined himself writing stories … Continue reading Poof!, by Mark Griswold
Originally published in Planet Magazine No. 24 (December 1999). Illustration: “Think Variations #4” by Duncan Long When I was a child, I would have dreams of cabin beach houses along sand-pipered stretches of wet foamed washed sand. Bubbles coming up through small pockets and crabs underneath. Long afternoons with the fading sun and a cooling … Continue reading Seminal Images, by Christopher Clagg
Originally published in Planet Magazine No. 24 (December 1999). Illustration: “You’ve Got Worms!” by Sam Crowe What's happening to me? Anne tried to pick up her head but she felt so weak and dizzy she had to lie back again. She stared at the ceiling. Her vision was blurry, but what she could make out … Continue reading A Visit to the Doctors, by Mark Anthony Brennan
Originally published in Planet Magazine No. 24 (December 1999). Illustration: “Buzzin’ the Cap!” by Romeo Esparrago A Reconstruction of My DepositionTo a Bunch of Government CopsAnd Others Who Didn't Identify Themselves by Bruce McEachin[Conceived by Frederick Rustam] On the Bus I'd always thought that aliens from outer space were either figments of some people's overheated … Continue reading WokeEye Tours Washington, by Frederick Rustam
Originally published in Planet Magazine No. 23 (September 1999). Remarks of Centurion 'Glou' on the Late War from a MANUSCRIPT found at the site of the MARTIAN PIT in OLD LONDON Illustration: “WOW” by Kalazar 1 August 1901The Voyage and Landing went as planned, or so we are told by Cell Commander Three. Unfortunately, the … Continue reading Remarks of Centurion ‘Glou’, by Dennis Fisher
Originally published in Planet Magazine No. 23 (September 1999). Illustration: “Silent Man” by Duncan Long I can hear the chainsaws getting closer, rolling through the valley like a thundercloud of angry bees. Soon they will be here, and I will walk among them, sharing the land's pain. I mustered out of the army after the … Continue reading The Silent Man, by Mike Oakwood
Originally published in Planet Magazine No. 23 (September 1999). Illustration: “Billenium” by Romeo Esparrago I am a writer; its what I do, write. And as the world slides closer to the year 2000, the fears and concerns that surround something as small and simple as a misunderstood date field in a computer get greatly magnified. … Continue reading Y2K, by Christopher Clagg
Originally published in Planet Magazine No. 23 (September 1999). The ostrich was nervous, and Buck Brannan couldn't blame him. Shoot, he was nervous too. But it was the big bird that had the Mark VI 'Ram-Jets' strapped snug around its feathered body. Still, the rocket pack would put them on an equal footing with the … Continue reading The Ostrich Race, by Tony Chandler
