[Illustration: New illustration created for the archive; the original artwork, “Vortex” © 2006 by Matthew Lowes, has been lost.] 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 … Continue reading “Vortex Mirage” by Matthew Lowes
“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 goes well for you.” Years of oxygen therapy … Continue reading “Bios-Fear” by Charity VanDeberg
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[Illustration: New illustration created for the archive; the original artwork, “EyeAm” © 2005 by Andrew G. McCann, has been lost.] 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 … Continue reading “I Am” by Thomas Lee Joseph Smith
These are seemingly dark days in the transoceanic trucking industry. The seas are as deep and gloomy as they've ever been. Lotsa truck cabs are unheated and unpressurized, and they typically crumple under the pressure of even one aquasphere. More important, the goods being transported get wet, and flatter, even if they were wet and … Continue reading Smooth Sailing for Transoceanic Trucking
We are skeptics. We've looked at all the evidence, and we nonetheless do not believe that the strange phenomenon being reported by people from all walks of life reflects an underlying reality. Sure, reputable people have come forth as sworn witnesses: doctors, policemen on duty, lawyers, even children. But when they relay bizarre stories of … Continue reading Skeptic
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 was a practical and methodical man -- ideal traits for … Continue reading “Artefact Nouveau” by Gareth D. Jones
The annual year-end evaluation process has just been completed at Planet Magazine. While it's easy enough -- and fun -- to judge others, it's always difficult for employees to write a year-end self-evaluation, especially for our justifiably harsh alien overlords/managers, as there are only so many ways to gloss over the many deficiencies of not … Continue reading Year-end Self-Evaluation
[Illustration: New illustration created for the archive; the original artwork, “Exodus” © 2005 by Carl Goodman, has been lost.] 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 … Continue reading “The Gurnian Imposition” (part of the Langford Joh saga) by W.A. Rieser
