BILL COX: Through the Eye of a Needle
Teleportation was a technology only the rich could afford. Zapping themselves to Capri for breakfast, Aspen for lunch, Davos for …
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CAROL REEVES: Evintide | 50-Word Stories
I’d barely put away the Christmas tree lights when the lilacs bloomed. Before I could smell them, the trees turned …
STORY OF THE WEEK: June 4
The story of the week for May 29 to June 2 is… The Librarian and the Time Machine by Chelsea …
CLAUDIA WEIR: She’s Said Their Names Out Loud
A woman stands on the sidewalk. She’s thinking about everything that gets snatched from the world every day: dignity, agency, …
NICK YOUNG: Impermanence | 50-Word Stories
From early light, when the sun’s first rays caught the jewelled dew on each gossamer thread, she spun. But come …
S GOVINDARAJ: Adieu Earth | 50-Word Stories
AI notification, March 15, 2060: Interplanetary Council proposes to auction planet Earth, having depleted natural resources, permanent water shortage, irreversibly …
CHRISTOPHER FRUGE: Despite All Efforts
“What happened to the seedlings, Daddy?” “They didn’t work out.” A tear ran down Dan’s face. “Sometimes that happens.” “Can …
BRYANT PHILLIPS: Watcher | 50-Word Stories
A look of death. Soulless eyes watching me through my window. Voyeurism? No, just a lawn nazi. What did I …
STEVEN HOLDING: Somnambulist | 50-Word Stories
Some BS name. Sleepwalker’s easier. I’d stir. He’d have disappeared, down to the backdoor, eyes closed, trying to get out. …
KARLIE TAYLOR: Ability of the Flesh
The rugged stone face sneers overhead, eyes fixed on a distant point, perhaps a different time. Covered in cracks, its …