Shame Fame

I awoke sharply from a feverish dream, where I was standing with statuesque stillness and completely naked at a conference … More

Future Orientation

“You can not travel back in time. It’s impossible and why would you want to? But time travel is possible, … More

Spectres

A home is a place you should feel safe. A place to keep the dangers out. The spectres were dissolving … More

Beneath the Canyons

“The difference,” said Detective Shawn Trenton, “between successful people and unsuccessful people is in your definition of success.” The argument … More

The Day Editors

The perfect world. That is where I lived. Nothing bad ever happened. The news was only good news. The government … More

The Lithium Murders

My phone battery was dead. I was on my own. I heard them sneaking around in the overgrown garden of … More

The Burning Lands

As Fire Response Marshal, Chuck Seager had a high life insurance. His wife had long left him but his estranged … More

All There is to Know about Love

As an artificial human I liked to study the real ones. They would move a little different than I did. … More

Karma Cops

The five surly policemen were practiced at being intimidating. They walked like lions, padding through the plains, unafraid of any … More

The Update

The tall hallway in my house seemed unreasonably quiet, as if spectres were lurking and judging me from the corners. … More

The Cookie Monster

I was normally more careful about idle chatter or looking at things I wanted. When I saw the broad-shouldered guy … More

Countdown to Zero

Like most people, the best part of the day for Harrison was the preparation in the morning. From his pillow … More

Boiling Point

When a kettle boils, it’s like a small scream. But in a long day those small screams need to happen. … More

Little Feathering

The village hall was as cold as a mountain lair when the local folk edged in to fill its cavernous … More

Lily’s Truth

“There is no such thing as human rights. If you are lucky enough to live in a country that nurtures … More

Bay 3

The morning drizzle was gentle and quivering. Thankfully, after much swaying and churning in the waves, the brutal gale had … More

Factory Settings

The production line never really stopped. For maintenance and inspections there were brief pauses but the conveyer rolled its parts … More

The Agreement

There are no laws on Mars, just agreements. I say this because when the extraction ship comes in 126 sols, … More

Stays Inn

Jack Seymour frowned, so deep furrows formed on his brow, staring at the PDF receipt on the screen of his … More

Into the Foodchain

I had wandered into the shell of a hotel in the town’s central square, stepping over the twisted, looping vines … More