The Witch and the Machine
Eskhatos is a machine built with the ability to look up and down the flow of time. He has been tasked by his machine masters to make sure humanity has no future. But when he meets an unusual woman with a view of time similar to his own, he will be forced to relive a history he never expected.
Out
When strange things start happening within the valley where Andy and his family lives, he'll need to do something he prayed would never happen. He'll need to meet with the other Landowners, and together they'll have to decide who among them will have to go out.
A Simple Fix
Humanity is nearly extinct. But the machine intelligence responsible for their destruction needs one last favor.
And it isn't used to asking twice.
And it isn't used to asking twice.
Meta-Match
She was created to bring people together--to pair humans with their "soul mates." But what happens when the machine designed to understand love...falls in love with the man who made her? And how far will she go to earn his love in return?
Echoes from Earth
Titus is among the last generation aboard an aging star ship on a mission to find a new home. Unfortunately for the crew of the Persephone, the earth they meant to leave behind is not as far away as they think.
Remember The Sunflowers
What would you pay to cheat death?
You can read the story in issue #14 of Encounters Magazine, published by BlackMatrixPublishing.
You can download the PDF here:
You can read the story in issue #14 of Encounters Magazine, published by BlackMatrixPublishing.
You can download the PDF here:
| Encounters 14 Remember the Sunflowers.pdf |
Progeny of the Storm
In honor of Mary Shelley and the 200th anniversary of Frankenstein's publication.
During the year without a summer, a young Mary Shelley finds herself trapped in the Villa Diodati. An endless storm rages outside, while something much more sinister lurks within.
This story was first published in Cal State Fullerton's Science Fiction Zine.
You can download the PDF here:
During the year without a summer, a young Mary Shelley finds herself trapped in the Villa Diodati. An endless storm rages outside, while something much more sinister lurks within.
This story was first published in Cal State Fullerton's Science Fiction Zine.
You can download the PDF here:
| Progeny of the Storm-excerpts from the sci-fi and fantasy zine.pdf |
Circles of Gravity
Levi Swill has just been dumped by his girlfriend. The day after, the woman of his dreams boards a ship headed for a new colony beyond the solar system. He wants to go after her, but there is a problem. Levi lacks any discernible skills that the colony would want. There is hope, however. The Interstellar Marines need soldiers and Levi is just naive enough to enlist.
Lost in the Transfer
In a world where teleportation exists, what will happen in the courtroom?
Heist at 200,000 Meters per Second
A young father struggling for survival on a derelict Martian colony must attempt the impossible in order to save his family.
Reasonable Discourse
Flash Fiction portraying the current state of American politics.
Barry the Very Ordinary (Children's Story)
Life is hard when you live in a town full of super heroes, especially if you're the only one without any superpowers.
Killing Time
Geoff is a PR rep for Timed Response, a research group that has learned how to receive messages from the future. It is his job to answer questions about the information the future sends back, but when he begins receiving personalized messages only he can decipher, he'll need to make a terrible decision. Either follow the future's horrific demands or risk destroying the world he knows.