A Very Small Favor by FURLOUGH Dr. Megan Byrne sat with a blank, languid expression, her hands resting atop her head, her chin planted on the edge of a cheap plastic dining table that lay littered with empty soda and beer cans. She needed a break. But she was technically already having one; she had especially requested a few additional days she had saved up to spend on herself during this long ...
Art by TenchiZone and Megido72 Edited by Rhys86 For countless generations, the Known Universe had been ruled by the Empress. This was the truth, absolute and eternal, a statement of fact as flawless ...
A Barmaid’s Tale Authors Note: This was written for the Winter 2013 Short Story Workshop but it ended up being about double the acceptable length. Rather than try to cut it down., Im submitting it ...
Synopsis: An alien superwoman's investigation of Earth cultures gets a bit off track. Somewhere beyond Jupiter a large, vaguely birdlike star-ship cruises through the void. Inside, a young, ...
Nadia wasnt an extremist like the men she worked with. The men she worked with would die for their cause. They would strap a bomb onto their chest and blow themselves up because of some recited ...
The young lab assistant placed some papers on the table and concluded …and this is the predicted rate of efficiency with the present formula, doctor. At the other hand of the table there was a man ...
Snow Angel by Argonaut WRITTEN FOR SGI WORKSHOP 2.3 The morning had been raw and overcast, and I hadn't seen any other skiers on the slopes all day; but the weather had cleared during the afternoon, ...