Drive Like Lightning . . . Crash Like Thunder, part one – B. Morris Allen

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Drive Like Lightning . . . Crash Like Thunder, part one by B. Morris Allen She was a flash of yellow when she dropped out of FTL, going .9 c in a sleek ship marred by a tracery of energy-weapon … Continue reading

Neither Big Nor Easy – Michael S. Roberts

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Neither Big Nor Easy by Michael S. Roberts  Riverside wharves, No-cops Zone, New Orleans, August 2040.  As soon as I saw the two cybered-up Jamaicans round the corner, I knew there would be another fight. Probably they were just dropping … Continue reading

Oak Solid – Peter Wood

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Oak Solid by Peter Wood Mike hated the tree. Its roots buckled the driveway, forcing Mike to park on the street. Long scraggly branches scraped the roof of Mike’s house, prying up shingles. He despised raking and bagging endless leaves … Continue reading

Captain Quasar and the Fastest Thumbs on Zeta Colony Four – Milo James Fowler

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Captain Quasar and the Fastest Thumbs on Zeta Colony Four by Milo James Fowler Captain Quasar greeted his first officer with a wink as she climbed out of the cramped transport pod and into the Effervescent Magnitude‘s spacious launch bay. “Glad … Continue reading