Category Archives: Past

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Walking on the Sea of Clouds

Posted on June 25, 2017 by Editor

Walking on the Sea of Clouds by Gray Rinehart (Wordfire Press)   If you’ve ever wanted to be a colonist on the moon, this is as close as you will ever get without going there yourself. Fans of The Martian … Continue reading →

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Urgent: Lost Bekip

Posted on June 20, 2017 by Editor

“Urgent: Lost Bekip” by Nicole Lungerhausen   URGENT: Lost Bekip Grazint the Round, Sunnyside Posted 12 hours ago   To my fellow dwellers of the southeastern neighborhoods of San Francisco, Upon returning from vasagale on Raxat, my family discovered that … Continue reading →

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Against the Grain

Posted on June 20, 2017 by Editor

“Against the Grain” by Janet K. Nicolson   In the hottest part of the summer, when Jenna wanted nothing more than to relax with a cold lager after work, her doctor gave her the test results: she was celiac and … Continue reading →

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Of Squid and Schism

Posted on March 23, 2017 by Webmaster

“Of Squid and Schism” by Devan Barlow   The Mollusk made me do this. “The other students look up to you.  You’ll set a good example by going first.” I was easy prey.  Everyone else had already managed to get … Continue reading →

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We Hit Back

Posted on January 1, 2017 by Editor

“We Hit Back”  by Sean Patrick Hazlett A column of Chinese tanks lumbered over a muddy pontoon bridge floating on the Amur River. From his comfortable Palo Alto office, Lionel Jones shook his head as he watched the scene unfold … Continue reading →

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Angel Maker

Posted on January 1, 2017 by Editor

“Angel Maker” by Katherine Toran   A long, thin creak reverberated through the cold twilight air. Alone on the road, the woman stopped and turned towards the sound. A wooden swing, hanging from a tree branch, moved back and forth—in … Continue reading →

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Moon Flu

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Editor

Sara Backer   Moon Flu   Fear first. Fear sharpens the startle of latches and footsteps behind you.   Hallucinations next. Eyes shut, neon patterns swirl into maps that confuse and attack you. Faint robot motors scream. Spider webs begin … Continue reading →

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The Detective, Years After

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Editor

Chloe N. Clark The Detective, Years After   Missing women often appear to me in dreams, always asking   the same questions: why it was her that I had found instead of them, why she was the one brought home   … Continue reading →

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The Farmgirl and the Kitsune

Posted on September 5, 2016 by Editor

“The Farmgirl and the Kitsune” Patrick J. Hurley   In a land far away, where dragon sages watch the stars and turtle gods rule the rivers, there was a girl named Ishiko, the only child of a prosperous farmer. She … Continue reading →

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Study. Learn. Know.

Posted on September 5, 2016 by Editor

“Study. Learn. Know.” by Amy Sisson When Kaylen slept, she dreamed of hermit crabs. It was hardly surprising, considering how long she’d been studying them. Kaylen’s decades at the Grove of Academe blended together almost seamlessly, but one memory stood out … Continue reading →

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