“What is it?” Over-General Ulat demanded, in tones of nitrogen with an overlay of imperious oxygen. “You’re ruining my contemplation of our glorious victory. ” He angled a stalked eye at the glowing remains of the humans’ small advance base on the horizon. The strange creatures with their superior technology had fallen to a surprise … Continue reading “Failure to Communicate” by Ed McKeown
under three moons a rush of nanofireflies -- October wind leafless trees -- in the rocket’s wake a swirl of blue banana-persimmons Veterans’ cemetery -- at the markers of the space buoy nanites planting memories Autumn afternoon all around the playground tiny droids in line Halloween at the gate of the starship virtual children * … Continue reading “Autumn Haiku in the Year 2278” by Anjali Chandi
I am a bounty hunter. I had never been and never wanted to be anything different, until now. I have chased Sally "Twinkle Toes" Barnett for over six months. She took me to Ganymede, Titan, and finally Moon Shadow, where I caught up with and arrested her. Sally got her nickname when she a little … Continue reading “Memoirs of a Bounty Hunter” by Frederick G. Soper
If she’d sprouted a third head at that moment it would have been less of a shock. The two sets of yellow eyes were staring into mine. "I’m having a baby," her voices said in unison. I remember a shiver running through me and wondering what I’d got myself into. We were extremely fond of … Continue reading “Heads” by Brian Wright
The plump, balding psychoanalyst shifted in his chocolate-brown Naugahyde Execu-Chair. He looked down briefly, then up, his expression a mask. The air-conditioner hummed softly as he spoke to the large, battle-scarred warrior sitting on the client side of the white Formica desk. "Konen, I'm not, uhhh, that is, it might be perhaps more efficacious were … Continue reading 10 Years Ago in Planet… “Konen in Recovery” by Andrew G. McCann
"Emma!" Mike yelled. Emma's body spun slowly, with one hand stretched out as though reaching for something. The other hand clutched the node of controls at her chest. She did not answer. There were yellow lights blinking along the side of her pressure suit. The telltale on Mike's control panel blinked a failure light on … Continue reading “The Third Law” by Keith P. Graham
our honeymoon -- Phobos and Deimos rising wagon train holograph -- I program an Indian attack gladiators the mob shouting "Human, Human!" maternity ward -- the new baby's skin glowing too sick to get up -- my clone getting ready for work scuba diving -- my buddy's webbed feet * Poem Art copyright 2004 by … Continue reading “SciFaiku” by Tim Jamieson
Metal cylinder burn through world. Fiery screams. Awe. Terror. Much death. Silence. The hot thing stand on The Under. Then. Open. Emerging, moving. New sounds: ". . . and remove your helmets. . . Wow, this is fantastic; get a few lungfuls of this atmosphere. . . Better than Earth’s. . . I could breathe … Continue reading 10 Years Ago in Planet… “Noses” by Thithp of Blipp
This is a great idea. But there is just one little problem. I've already been built and am functioning fairly normally. Still, no harm in trying to build the second real-life anime robot. http://www.mechaps.com/ *
Actually, most of my work as a bounty hunter was black-ops stuff. The Federation will never reveal my role. Still, you can download nice wallpaper showing some of my colleagues. Only the great Darth Leo is missing from the lineup. http://www.stuffanimation.com/bounty.html *
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