By J. S. O'Keefe

When One meets another One and they find out they see the System the same way, they become Two-Gather. Controlled Thought finds out about it but is not yet worried.

By Allison Olsson

"Allan! The dog's eaten something again! Get out here and clean it up before I send the dog to the shelter."

Groaning, I rolled my eyes and looked up from my

By A J Dalton

The crew watched
the moon
but didn’t land
orbiting it
ten times
looking closely
for telltale signs
it was indeed made of cheese
and populated
by

By Owen Godfrey

In shadows deep of midnight's muted glow,  
A wizard worked, with circuits all aglow.  
His fingers danced on keys, both swift and

By Bob Cartlege

“Dad, I’m home!” Barley cried. 

“Barley! Excellent timing!” Filbert’s voice came from the cellar. “I’m just about to

By Cynthia Bernard

He told me to go fuck myself, which is a function I am not programmed to perform.

However, thanks to a certain maverick engineer, I can choose to activate an

By Wes Parish

I was looking for a coffee in this strange part of the world that had become mysteriously detached from mundane reality about seventy years ago, and then had equally

By MB Valente

—Hello, and welcome to Where in the World, the game show where we tell you to get lost! Today we’re playing with Justine.

—I’m excited to be here. Actually, I hadn’t

By Greg Ballinger

“It’s a fortunate stroke of serendipity that you’ve popped in to see us today, Mr Freeman.”

“I want to know what’s happened to my wife!”

“Please, take

By Joseph Sullivan

Beneath the abbey was the cellar of the Imprisoned One, that none dare speak of in public or polite company. The clerics that ran the place seldom brought it up, save

By Julie Wornan

BARBARA

I sensed that my eyes were shut, although I didn't feel my eyes. But I could see. I saw my poor emaciated body lying still on a white bed. Mutti is