Two vases fall. One containing life. The other, death. It is the easiest test of the god-realm. Reach out a hand. Choose. Sheel fails again, both vases smashing against the crystalline floor. As a child, Sheel could never master the art of sand painting. “Why are there only two colors?” he…
Move Fast and Break Things by Beth Goder The smashing field stretched out for miles. A wasteland of things. Qape brought her foot down on a lamp, which split in two. “Nice,” said Ada, who’d found a bat and was swinging it at a dresser. Sweat stood out on her new skin. They stomped…
Our Weight on Other Worlds By Beth Goder The spaceship leaves in two hours. It’s not enough time for Clara to decide. When Doug walks in, he doesn’t notice the packed bag on the table, perhaps because it’s so small. Clara can’t take much—none of the colonists can. Launching a spaceship is expensive enough…
