Love Beyond the Grave
by Olivia Young Love Beyond the Grave May your eternal flame live on forever. A reminder of your everlasting love. A blanket of memories you leave us with. For we…
Titanic
by Paraskevi Kanari Baron Mac Ronald brought the whiskey to his lips. A big sip to celebrate another small victory. General Le Maire had remained a mediocre opponent, even after…
Pipes
By Ashley Dryden According to Papa, the news had been talking about the collapse of the Beryl mine for several weeks. At least fifty miners got trapped in a small…
No Deal
by Emmylou Kotzé I could give you immortality. The author’s head snapped up from her computer. Silence fell, only memory echoing the sudden sibilant hiss of a voice she might…
The Rings of Moirai
by John Tures Atalanta of Lineage Zass had lived through one hundred and two solar-cycles, and she had many regrets. She sailed to where the Rings slipped into the sea.…
The Very Error of the Moon
by John Tures “It is the very error of the moon. She comes more nearer Earth than she was wont, and makes men mad.” William Shakespeare. “Othello.” Avery Chase regarded…
Only You and I Together
by M. C. Tuggle I was led into a dim room crowded with racks of electronics and whiteboards covered with multi-colored equations. The assistant motioned me toward two chairs and…
The Final Shot
by Michael A. Clark “That was good work, James,” said Thaddeus. “I knew for whom to summon if there was hope for surviving his grievous wound.” The gaslight lamps hung…
Mister Universe
By Martin Lochman The thing that materialized out of thin air right in the middle of the podium was about four meters in height and looked like a giant coffee…