Remember, Remember by Kat Otis Elizabeth, exiled Queen of Bohemia, leaned over the edge of the wherry to trail her fingers through the cold waters of the subterranean river. Part of her still couldn’t believe that she was there, that the river was real. Already she could hear the distant crashing of the waterfall. If…
Power Juice! by Andrey Pissantchev “Power juice!” I yell, getting the attention of everyone in the cafeteria. I tip the last precious drops in my mouth, then scrunch up the can into a ball. I feel the power juice work its way down my stomach and into my veins. Power juice! I put my hands…
Recommended By All Good Mortgage Lenders by Helen French Mr. and Mrs. Roberts stared up at the house they yearned to buy. It had taken fifteen long years to save up for a deposit, and even that wasn’t quite enough until an old aunt died and coughed up a further thirty grand in inheritance. The…
Donut Dimension by D.A. Xiaolin Spires When Natalie Tsing bit into that donut at her desk, cradling her other hand underneath so the glaze flakes wouldn’t land on her papers, she knew something was off. The skin was too supple and smooth, the inside dough too gooey, too lemony tangy. The donut from the corner…
LIVE NUDE DEATH By Patrick Barb I lean against my puke-green sedan, as it sits parked behind Death’s white Bronco, blocking them into their parking spot. “White Bronco. Pale horse. Nice touch,” I say. Death’s head tilt is the closest they get to a smile. “The rituals must be observed, even if objects change.” At…
The Lights of Wonderland by Rebecca Birch It’s never truly dark here on Rigel Five, or Wonderland, as Alison and I re-christened it upon making landfall. Nighttime is a heavy blue blanket softened by the bioluminescent fungus forest, its mushroom caps gleaming rose, periwinkle, and violet. We wandered among the thick blue stalks, swathed in…
The Last Time You’ll See Me. The First Time We’ll Meet. by Stephen S. Power Mt. Bethel, Pennsylvania didn’t much care about the asteroid. Church attendance increased a bit. So did DUI stops. And warnings given to drunk drivers. A few people left for places they’d always wanted to see. Miller’s crew went home to…
A Sea of Mauve and Lavender and Eyestalks By Alexis A. Hunter You chase a colored phantom on the air, in silence. The thin clump of an audience fades to your periphery as you throw yourself into the poem. Moving one limb at a time, you linger on each step. You can’t make them understand…
Unnoticed By K.G. Anderson It wasn’t that people deliberately ignored me. They just didn’t notice me. Or half the time they thought I was somebody else. “Why did you guys make me so…average?” My parents exchanged glances. Mom flushed, licked her lips, looked again at my father. No way would I tell them what had…
Forward, into Violet Sunset By Deborah L. Davitt I picked up the sword as it fell from my brother’s dying hands. Tears burned in my eyes as I caught it, and it rose without my volition, swinging my arm back through the motion that had taken a king’s head from his shoulders. I saw blood…
