Category Archives: Past

Sun, Moon, and Stars by Abe Drayton   “Sun, Moon, and Stars.” Lena wiped rain off her face and skimmed her fingertips over the damp, faded graffiti. She glanced up at the ruddy clouds above the skyscrapers, and stepped quietly … Continue reading →

  And the Lion said Shibboleth by R.P.L. Johnson “How can you steal from a species that has no concept of possessions?” I asked. The music in the bar was overpowering, but I was sure I’d heard her correctly. My … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →