Category Archives: Fiction

Ground Support by Mike Barretta   Astronaut Damian Quinn was alone, a billion miles away from the nearest human being, buried alive in the night; he was sure he was going to die, and he couldn’t wait. She looked to … Continue reading →

“The Golden Daffodils” by James Van Pelt No one should get drunk at carnivals. They are drunk already with rippling tents, cotton candy, rollercoaster, and always, always screaming children. Carnivals reel on their own. To be there is to wallow … Continue reading →

“The Vengeance of Curion” by S. L. Harris   Marl had gotten clean away with the crown of Curion and was drinking down the first of his profits when the vengeance of that immortal sorcerer began. The rogue’s gaze traveled … Continue reading →

All the Grace was in the Fire by Ryan Row   In his dreams, Asher was engulfed in flames. It was a pleasant, safe feeling. Like being in someone’s arms. Fire had a certain kind of physical poetry, which was … Continue reading →

“Soup Kitchen” by M. E. Owen I’m the one you see every day for lunch. I’m the one with my hair in a kerchief, standing in fragrant steam as I ladle chili. Or slicing the stale pies collected before dawn … Continue reading →

Human Child by Pauline J. Alama   Come away, O, human child! To the woods and waters wild With a fairy hand in hand, For the world’s more full of weeping than you can understand. –W. B. Yeats, “The Stolen … Continue reading →

Blind Perseus by Angus McIntyre   When the fuel is flowing smoothly, it feels like silk under my fingertips. It unravels, kilometer after kilometer, soft and slightly warm to the touch. Through my fingers I sense any interruption in the … Continue reading →