Category Archives: Past

Peaches in the Breeze     by Siobhan Gallagher       If she kills the man with the red-jeweled hand, they might all go free. The snakes in her hair whisper hope, never promises. Yet…   Freedom.   She … Continue reading →

winnowing grain from chaff, Anubis tosses three things aside: weak hearts, souls weighed down with sorrow, my lover who has killed me as surely as she’s stripped the olive tree     Copyrighted by the author unless otherwise noted.   … Continue reading →

cold aphelion ten billion miles from home dead starship drifting luminous beings their touch flickering rainbows fill your mind with light stargate opening a jump to heaven or hell but no one knows which    Copyrighted by the author unless … Continue reading →

The Wanderer’s Chalice           by Darrell Lindsey Stranded in a dimension faintly similar to Earth, he follows skulls of clouds through ragged skies, wanders endless miles with fire on his back & a sword in his psyche for those alien … Continue reading →

The Neighbors by Pat Tompkins she: temperamental as only beauty can be out from dusk to dawn glowing steadily unlike flashy celebrity stars he: iron-oxide coloring blood-red dust storms more bark than bite with dry canyons, dead volcanoes lacking water, … Continue reading →

Introduction to Time Travel Theory by Jeannine Hall Gailey Whether by string or tesseract, we humans interact with time poorly – always a ghost instance waiting to disintegrate, a missed opportunity for world peace or saving a parent behind the … Continue reading →

Scifaitanka by Darrell Lindsey beside me on the basement step a hologram with the password to the king’s lair     Copyrighted by the author unless otherwise noted.   Art Director: Bonnie Brunish

The Scholar’s Off-World Girlfriend by Marge Simon He kept his hands in his pockets when they met, as if she might be contagious. They walked a way, stopping at the bridge to watch the fish perform a shadowy ballet. Over … Continue reading →

Human Help Desk by Larry Hodges   My human is my friend. He is watching females on my screen. He does this every night. The women are not wearing clothes. I do not know why. I wonder why he does … Continue reading →