Originally published in Planet Magazine No. 22 (June 1999). Artwork by Nicola Stratford [Archive note: in the original issue this poem was presented only as the image above; its text is transcribed below.] Tombaugh found an icy fleck,uncatalogued, wanderingpast stars upon the plates.Champagne corks poppedwith his announcement --a ninth planet, Pluto,God of Darknessenthroned in ice. … Continue reading Planet X, by Scott Speck-Lesh →

Originally published in Planet Magazine No. 20 (December 1998). Illustration: “Pixel Space” by Andrew G. McCann Mars is such a quiet, peaceful world.I stand and face the Eastblue-purple sky tinted orange with sunrise.Dry ice breezes stir dust from the surfacescraping a gentle hiss upon my faceplate. Rocket hulls gleam dully in the Martian sunrisethe ground … Continue reading Return to Eden, by Scott Speck →