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Three Scifaiku by Simon Kewin

Simon Kewin Three Scifaiku 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 … Continue reading

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The Wanderer’s Chalice

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

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The Neighbors

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

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Introduction to Time Travel Theory

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

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Scifaitanka

Darrell Lindsey Scifaitanka beside me on the basement step a hologram with the password to the king’s lair _______________ Photo credit: Illustration for a defunct laser hologram 2017 eBay Canada listing: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/BIG-Rare-true-3d-film-laser-hologram-picture-Dragon-3D-Dinokonda-/252969136391    Copyrighted by the author unless otherwise noted. … Continue reading

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The Scholar’s Off-World Girlfriend

Marge Simon The Scholar’s Off-World Girlfriend   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

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Human Help Desk

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

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In The Cool of the Day

“In The Cool of the Day” by A.G. Carpenter The sun has barely crawled above the tree tops and already the house is cooking, humid and smelling of too many generations of tomcat. Miriam and Gran have scrubbed every inch … Continue reading

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The Data Runners Above Our Heads: A Documentary

“The Data Runners Above Our Heads: A Documentary” by Stephen Gaskell Suzanne Bergsen: Have you thought about what might happen if you were ever caught? The Home Secretary, David Howes, has been suggesting many data runners are modern terrorists, “as … Continue reading

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The Artist, Deeply, Brushes

       “The Artist, Deeply, Brushes”                                           by Ken Altabef Was that a pair of legs protruding from the dumpster? I stood frozen for a moment, intent on dissecting the … Continue reading

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