He Washes His Sins in the River
by Elijah J. Mears
It is an old story, and it begins just so: in the grassy hills of Phrygia, Silenos came to the city of Gordum, where Midas was king.
Ms Anaria’s Classroom Rules for Well-Behaved Kindergartners When Alien Ambassadors Dock with the Wrong Ship
by Catherine Tavares
1. Be patient with each other.Ms Anaria is not a United Earth government official.
The Cleave
by Peter M. Ball
My father abandoned us after my eighth birthday, driving his Mercedes into a winter storm after using Cleave in the study.
What Are We If I Stay
by K. S. Walker
It has been three weeks, six days and seven hours since Georgia disappeared through the door.
Waiting to Become True
by Samantha Murray
In the morning the lie is curled up at the end of your bed. It stretches, pale and translucent in the sun that streams through the slats in the blinds.
Magnus, Who Tore Down the Night
by Cameron Blue
The first time Grandmother placed a star in my palm, it burned like ice water and pulled me gently toward the domed roof of our tower.
Photographs I Have Been Trapped In
by Beth Goder
The first photograph I am trapped in depicts a cardinal transforming from brilliant red to translucency, each wingtip an icicle.
a junk email from god
by Diya Tyagi
from: [email protected]: [email protected]: your daily sense of dread
Laundry Lives
by Cara Masten DiGirolamo
The lives were all in a big pile—rumpled like washed-but-not-yet-folded laundry.
1,001 Best Hikes on Mars: The Peterson Historic Trail (“Peterson’s Folly”)
by Ron Fein
Highlights: Steep-walled canyon in Tharsis Plateau. Listed on Mars Historical Register. Difficulty: Strenuous; technical at end.
