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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … 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 * About the Author: Tim … 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
Planet Magazine: Wild Science Fiction and Fantasy -- Online since 1994 -- FREE! Planet is the free, award-winning and groundbreaking electronic magazine of short science fiction and fantasy by emerging writers and illustrators. Our goal is to encourage authors and artists and to just have fun. There could be other, hidden aims, of course, … Continue reading What Is Planet Magazine?
There are three basic ways to read Planet Magazine, which in September 2004 changed from a quarterly webzine (HTML) format to a regularly updated blog-style format: - Read the latest posts in the main column on the home page. The top posting is the newest, and they get older as you page down. Stories, … Continue reading How to Read Planet Magazine
Since 1994, Planet Magazine has appeared in a variety of formats, mostly HTML (Web pages) but also Acrobat PDF, plain text, DOCMaker (Macintosh only), and Palm (PRC). Click below to access these issues. Planet now appears in a weblog-style format, which displays recent entries and archives them automatically. Please use the Calendar or the … Continue reading Back Issues
READ ME FIRST Read Planet Magazine first to get a sense of what we want in terms of style and story length. Planet Magazine accepts original, unpublished, and complete short science fiction or fantasy stories and poems from any adult writer. Accepted stories will be proofread and minor changes (such as corrections to punctuation … Continue reading Submission Guidelines
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