It’s two for a dollar the Whirlie-Warp ride just past the Fun House through the white gate climb the wood tower slide into the tunnel and disintegrate to cosmic scintillas a boreal glow in Devonian skies a sparklet of moonrise in dinosaur eyes a night planet's wink at the prayer of a Sikh aswirl through … Continue reading “The Midnight Carney” by Michael Jay Katz
On Bishop-34’s southern hemisphere the wind started to pick up. I could already tell, experience being the best sensor, that this was what I considered a "Classic" storm and as the first of the hydrogen-sleet began to sever land sensors and pelted what remained of my belt armor, I just shut down. No sense in … Continue reading “Last: an Eventuality Tale” by Brad Andrews
[Illustration: New illustration created for the archive; the original artwork, “Space Alien” © 2006 by R. Lloyd, has been lost.] Eleanor Wolfsson had a rather bleak outlook on the fate of the world, but for now she was concerned only with taming her unkempt hair. Strands of brown hair escaped from between her fingers as … Continue reading “Death by Strangulation” by Ian Muneshwar
The Hill of Magnificence had been in sight all day, but it was only on the eve of dusk that Samuel reached it. It was tall and verdant, and standing at the base, he could not see the top, where the stone slab stood embedded in the wild grass. Samuel's head swam as he ascended … Continue reading “Dusk” by Devin Miller
It's not easy being a superhero. Snap judgments are what it's all about. I mean, all I saw was her, running out of her bedroom. Him, panting at her heels, his face red -- leering -- his shirttails hanging out of his pants. He grabbed her when she reached the top of the stairs, pinning … Continue reading “Choices” by Dianne Rees
[Illustration: New illustration created for the archive; the original artwork, “Wolfman” © 2006 by B. Lloyd, has been lost.] Dwelis Spurnfit exited the tower of the Order of the Watch and looked up at the night sky. His long, brown hair swayed with a passing breeze. It was cold and coming from the north. Soon … Continue reading “Taxoran” by Matthew Ide
To the editor(s) of Planet Magazine: I am the editor of the new online science fiction magazine Atomjack, and I'm pleased to announce that Atomjack has just published its first issue, with short stories by Rick Novy, Bruce Boston, Cameron Pierce, Thomas Canfield, and Robert Laughlin. The site was created by the Rev. Brian Worley, … Continue reading Website: Atomjack Magazine
[Illustration: New illustration created for the archive; the original artwork, “Nuke Moon” © 2006 by Tracy Dilorenzo, has been lost.] Maxwell was in the middle of the first steak he had seen in almost a year when the communicator holstered at his waist began to beep. Maxwell sighed and closed the lid of his magnetized … Continue reading “Garbage Men” by Andrew Hellard
The link below provides a progress report on the invasion situation assembled by the Alien Commission (otherwise known as "the editors of Planet Magazine"). Future updates will be publicly transmitted the same way, but encoded and transmitted via broadcast and cable television. Planet readers should remain on high alert, as always, for these hidden messages. … Continue reading A Communique from the Alien Commission
A famous stunt man tried to leap a lunar chasm on an old-fashioned dirt bike. The media swarmed in gave him top-billing in the gap between two reality shows. They followed him halfway to orbit before getting bored and airing some space-rugby reruns. He was last seen passing ComSat7 in a weird orbit destined for … Continue reading “High Jump Willie” by s.c. virtes
