Marked | 365tomorrows
Author: Justin Williams “Shit…” Velia pulled the car over on the side of the road as the check engine light flashed. The car sputtered to a stop and Velia glanced at the rearview mirror. Lily…
Sci-FiAll rights reserved | 365tomorrows
Author: Philip Tudball “You know what the worst part of it all is?” Harper reflected “It’s the codpiece. Definitely the codpiece. I mean the food is rubbish and my health plan is currently non-exis…
Paper Moon | 365tomorrows
Author: Jae Miles, Staff Writer The walls are sweating as I labour up the stairs. Intravenous packs are heavy and I have to buy in bulk, otherwise I couldn’t afford enough of them. The door opens t…
Affordable Care | 365tomorrows
Author : David Henson “So, the Missus qualifies for a full body refresh, but you don’t,” Georgie says solemnly, looking first at Beverly then Michael. “Too much HoverGolf, n…
Under My Skin | 365tomorrows
Author : Samuel Stapleton I stared at our instructor, unsure if I’d heard him correctly. “You want me to what?” He sighed and stepped back. “Everyone here believes that any human that loses contact…
Smooth Operator | 365tomorrows
Author : Jae Miles, Staff Writer I’m reading his thermo-image through the door before he knocks: average human temperature distribution, no suspicious cool patches. Something chilly in his hand. Tu…
Pre-Ruined | 365tomorrows
Author : Beck Dacus “VEYAN! COME LOOK AT THIS!” I looked up from my bio-sweep and bolted to the sound of Carlos’ voice, knowing that the rest of the team would follow me. After rounding a few corne…
Murder on Macarus Beach | 365tomorrows
Author : Casey Cooke All robots had been programmed to fear the ocean. A few level fours, who had also been programmed with risk-taking protocols, would walk right to the edge of it. But even they,…
Belonging | 365tomorrows
Author: Jae Miles, Staff Writer Another flawless afternoon. “Spin for me.” I smile and cut a perfect seven-twenty, poised on one heel, arms spread to imitate the mantling of an eagle. As I come to …
The Eternity Suit | 365tomorrows
Conscription Day | 365tomorrows
Vacant Possession
Author: Roger Ley This is the story of two fairly skinny white men on a planet that was dying fast. Of course, the men were men only in their own eyes, in the eyes of other species they would have …
Fuzzy Logic
Author: R. J. Erbacher “I’m sorry, what?” Aaron was about to tip his tray of leftover lunch into the bin and now held it frozen in mid-spill. Maybe telling him wasn’t a smart idea after all. I thou…
Empire
Author: Jae Miles, Staff Writer I love Christmas, everyone’s preoccupied or in a good mood. A focussed gent like me can make a fortune. Times have changed, though: used to be all I had to do was ha…
Death of a Star
Author: S. Sedeq Never had I expected death to eject half of my body into the void of space. Eons spent feeling the gradual, yet inevitable ebb of my essence has done little to prepare for an explo…
Time, 101
Author : Steve Smith, Staff Writer “Paxton – Porterhaus – Pratt.” The name was enunciated with venomous care, as though each word were an expletive of a most unpleasant natu…
The Guns of Saint Adamis
Author: James A Brown III Father Provious Del Ladra stared out the window at the green planet. His hands were clasped in front of him, his eyes closed and head bowed. “And please, Father, bless the…
Opportunity
Author: James A Brown III “Well, I guess it’s time to head out.” “Where to?” “Grandagar.” Sri tapped some keys behind the bar and read the display, his face glowed a deep reflected red then blue as…
The Vega Gate
Author: Timothy Goss Moulju squeezed his hand. Bernard reciprocated as best he could in his feeble condition. Moulju was thankful for the liquidity of her natural state. She wanted to cover him, be…
The Waiting Room
Author: Matt Ingoldby ‘Room’ conjures three dimensions of no specific shape. This will have to do. ‘Waiting room’ seems speciously appropriate except that it conjures time &…
Prime
Author: Dmitri Christopher The tapping starts up again, rousing Walter from unquiet sleep. He flattens himself against the door and peers through the peephole; here they come, creeping down the hal…
Like We Say
Author: Samuel Stapleton I let myself in through the airlock and dropped down to the kitchen. She was on the couch. “Hey,” she said without looking up. The stream mumbled quietly into the backgroun…
Binary Bloodline
Author: V.B. Crossett //Fatal error detected. Unblinking, I stared at the dialogue box. When this unit’s programming had showed an error, I had been ready with necessary updates and a softwar…
The Hall Effect
Author: Jae Miles, Staff Writer We smash through the door barely a minute after Abernacke entered. It’s an empty corridor. The air is about twenty degrees below ambient and the floor is gloss black…