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GOING ALL THE WAY • by Sylvia Spruck Wrigley

June 24, 2013Every Day Fiction 17 Comments

When the spaceship came, Tamsin thought it was some sort of marketing stunt. It landed on the beach just above the high tide mark with a whir and a puff of steam. People on the boardwalk stopped and stared. A… Continue Reading →

Science Fiction, Stories aliens, spaceships, Sylvia Spruck Wrigley

THE WELL-TEMPERED SUBORDINATE • by Sarah Crysl Akhtar

January 12, 2013Every Day Fiction 8 Comments

I still remember that awful moment, in school, when I realized mathematics is the language of the universe and I could barely speak one coherent word of it. I sensed its beauty, but could never commune with its soul. Mastered… Continue Reading →

Science Fiction, Stories Sarah Crysl Akhtar, spaceships

THERE ARE THOSE WHO HAVE THE STARS… • by John Eric Vona

October 5, 2011Every Day Fiction 25 Comments

The fuel truck technician gave me hell for cutting him short and demanded that I report the change in my lift-off weight, “or else!” I wasn’t gonna report a damned thing. I had hauling to do, money to make and,… Continue Reading →

Science Fiction, Stories John Eric Vona, space, spaceships

RIVETED • by Kevin Shamel

May 17, 2011Every Day Fiction 20 Comments

Marla has new rivets in her and she isn’t sure why. Something itches inside — something like an electric bug. Her eyes are closed. She is afraid to open them. Behind them, visions flicker. The Earth floats below her. It… Continue Reading →

Science Fiction, Stories cyborgs, Kevin Shamel, spaceships

WITH THE BAND • by Alexander Burns

November 6, 2009Every Day Fiction 24 Comments

Ike Garrison staggered from his bunk to the small sink on the opposite wall of his cabin, awoken from a fitful sleep by an abrupt jerk of the ship. He grasped the sink to steady himself and felt the unmistakable… Continue Reading →

Science Fiction, Stories Alexander Burns, journalism, rock bands, spaceships

EMERGENCY REVIVAL • by Kevin Shamel

March 7, 2008Every Day Fiction 19 Comments

My eyeballs still had a layer of ice on them when my lids snapped open to shrill, beating light. My body was hit with wake-up juice and jabs of electricity from the bed. I couldn’t scream because my throat wouldn’t… Continue Reading →

Science Fiction, Stories aliens, cryonics, Kevin Shamel, spaceships

REALITY FAILS • by Jo Rhett

November 7, 2007Every Day Fiction 7 Comments

A momentary absence of pain. Rationality separates from context. A quiet moment, a slow breath. Enough time to settle, then the bottom falls out. Shadows on the walls. Realspace asserts itself. Spheres resolve themselves into buoys and entry markers. The… Continue Reading →

Science Fiction, Stories Jo Rhett, space, spaceships

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