Originally published in Planet Magazine No. 38 (June 2003). Illustration: “Snuckles” by Patrick Stacy “Hold your breath until you turn plaid.” Pieler Wenck never forgot the line. While still in high school he had sneaked into a toy industry trade show with the hope of meeting a designer or two and finding out everything he … Continue reading Snuckles, by Michael J. Martineck →

Originally published in Planet Magazine No. 22 (June 1999). Illustration: “Flying Fires” by Romeo Esparrago Parker Ngyen had never shot a man before. He'd never even considered it. He always thought the Academy's firearm training was vestigial. Data were the modern peace makers, cyberscapes the OK Corrals. Still, here he was, sweat filling the tiny … Continue reading Flittering Headstones, by Michael Martineck →