Adam tightened the last bolt and stepped back from his time machine. "It’s ready," he said. "I still think we should do a shorter jump for our first test," Suzy said. "If we can’t get back, the Cretaceous isn’t a great time to be stuck in." "Dinosaurs, Suzy." Suzy sighed. […]
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The fireworks paused all across the nation. The fuses fizzled for ten seconds, then they launched, and each one spelled "Hello, Earthlings." Lacy danced with sparklers in her hands, wishing they were fairies. Something brushed her eyelids, and she saw hundreds of dancing lights. Mary traced dark arcane symbols with […]
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Ronnie still couldn’t get over how everyone had reacted to their discovery. The geology department gave both her and Jim specially created paperweights carved out of Martian rock and had thrown them a party. The engineers had started designing robots to explore the crevasse. Her mom had dedicated a whole […]
Martian Adventures: The Valor Crevasse
T’ksspt parked his space ship in a high orbit over the little blue and green planet. It was just as pretty as he’d hoped. A few good shots of this, and he’d at least place in the photography contest. And then K’ssltt would finally notice him. He slipped into his […]
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The crystal slipper had a cracked toe. The prince had stepped on Cinderella’s foot after he’d joked about dirty peasants. "That’s not mine." Sleeping Beauty woke in an empty room. Where was her prince? She stood, her foot landing on human teeth. She fainted and woke alone again. After the […]
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The new queen looked down at her stepdaughter’s pallid face. She was a pretty baby, in her strange way. "Is she… healthy?" She touched the baby’s cheek. Her skin was cold as snow. The queen shuddered. "Healthy?" the doctor asked. He shrugged. "I can’t say. She’s doesn’t have the fever […]
Snow White
Zombies shambled across the sunny park. One stopped by the swings and poked the dangling chains. The rusty links squeaked. It shambled on. Brain matter dripped from Jane’s lips, into Sister Ann’s matted hair. She wiped her hands on her habit and crept into the sanctuary. Alan shot the zombie […]
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Frank stared down the long barrel of his rifle. The form scrambling up his path was definitely bipedal. Its movements were labored, like it was exhausted, or broken. He aimed at the head and squeezed. The figure crumpled, and Frank resumed his perimeter patrol. He hadn’t seen more than one […]
Day by Day
The Yeti carved tunnels in the snow. When he heard steps and muffled voices overhead, he sat beneath them, and they eased his loneliness. The Mothman clung to the bridge. It swayed and creaked as cars drove overhead, but it was stable, for a bit longer. He’d warn them tomorrow. […]
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Jim examined the spacesuit. It didn’t look at all like the ones in the vids about the history of spaceflight. It looked more like the wetsuit that he’d worn when his grandmother took him SCUBA diving. It was sleek and black and rubbery against his fingers. Ronnie was already wearing […]