Tag Archives: science fiction

MAICO MORELLINI: January 8, 2019, a Colony in Italy

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A writer daydreams of outlandish worlds, in which man can fly: in which space is no longer off-limits.

Then, having signed another imaginative story, he slowly gets to his feet, snuffs out his candle, and lays down his quill, while the sound of a horse-drawn carriage fades into the distance.

Maico Morellini was born in 1977. In 2010 he won the Urania Award with the sci-fi novel “Il re nero”, published in 2011 by Mondadori. In 2014, for Delos Digital, he penned the sci-fi series “I Necronauti”. In May 2016 he published his second sci-fi novel, “La terza memoria”, out from Mondadori. In December 2016, his sci-fi anthology “Voci della Polis” was published by Vincent Book Editore. His novel Il diario dell’estinzione (Watson Edizioni, November 2018) won this year’s prestigious Premio Italia for best Fantasy novel. His Sci-Fi, Horror, and Weird short stories have featured in numerous anthologies.

This story was translated from Italian by Sarah Jane Webb.

JOHN B SINCLAIR: The Warnings

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Our peaceful mission
which commenced in Roswell in 1947
is complete.

Agents infiltrated the planet on periodic visits
successfully morphing into intelligent life forms to deliver our survival doctrine.

Warnings of the dangers of pollution, climate change, and chemical toxicity
were ignored

Mission conclusion:
Earthlings will destroy their own planet

John B. Sinclair is a much-travelled Scot who has now returned to Scotland, where he enjoys freelance writing on a variety of subjects.

AMANDA THOMPSON: Highway

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The highway is not safe. There are things that will consume you in the blink of an eye. Creatures born out of the radioactive scorched earth. They are hungry for human flesh, prowling the area constantly.

He sees them on the road from his vantage point up on the hill.

Amanda Thompson is a South African writer who has written several short stories and novellas in different genres. She loves to read, write, and build miniatures.

HAWK AND YOUNG: Immune

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When the last M&M had been savored, she threw the candy wrapper to the wind. It scampered past empty buildings. No litter police here.

A tattered flag whipped in the gale, golden horse on a blood red field.

The war ended abruptly. The virus had killed everyone. All but her.

Hawk and Young are two sci-fi/fantasy authors, joined by a single mission – to write! We live 550 miles apart, are best friends, but have never met in person. See more at hawkandyoung.com.

DENNY E MARSHALL: Tumor

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Matthew is in surgery to have a large tumor removed from his brain. Matthew hopes it’s not malignant. After the operation Matthew recovers quickly.

Matthew’s doctor comes in and briefs him.

Matthew is happy to learn it wasn’t a tumor, though he wishes the poor alien didn’t have to die.

Denny E, Marshall had had art, poetry, and fiction published. One recent credit is fiction in Night To Dawn 35 April 2019. See more at dennymarshall.com.

DAVID MARK WILLIAMS: Tea Bags

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Her father noticed she was still playing with the pile of tea bags.

“Shall we put them away now, darling?”

“Leave them. They’re my friends.”

She had discovered beings that exactly resembled her true form, albeit of limited intelligence. Her next report would certainly create a stir on the mothership.

David Mark Williams lives in Scotland and writes poetry and short fiction. He has published two poetry collections to date: The Odd Sock Exchange and Papaya Fantasia. See more at davidmarkwilliams.co.uk.

AMELIA JINDI: Ravenous

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I ate it. All of it. It was terrible.

My taste receptors burned with acid and salt. Still, my digestive system accepted it, converting the mass consumed into precious needed energy.

My next meal was twice as big, mostly blue and green, much more delicious-looking.

Third rock from the sun.

AJ Joseph gardens while waiting for inspiration to hit her. In the meantime, she occasionally writes at Words from Sonobe.

SUZANNE REYNOLDS-ALPERT: Fruits of Our Labor

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The breeding program has gone spectacularly. The few ultra-intelligent humans created technologies that moved the entire species forward. Lifespans were expanded; machines and medicines allowed the rest to become lazy, compliant, and complacent. Their minds softened along with their bodies.

They will be easy to harvest, just as we planned.

Suzanne Reynolds-Alpert writes science fiction, horror, dark fantasy, and the occasional poem. Her short fiction has appeared in the anthologies The Final Summons, Killing It Softly (Vol.1), and The Deep Dark Woods. Read her poetry in the anthology Wicked Witches, the websites Tales of the Zombie War and Eternal Haunted Summer, and in The Wayfarer: A Journal of Contemplative Literature. Suzanne is a freelance content creation expert and editor who writes in between meeting the incessant demands of her feline overlords. Find her on Facebook or follow her on Twitter @SuzsMuses.

EDDIE D MOORE: Irish Stout

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Lights pulsed outside, and the bottles behind the bar clamored as a saucer-shaped spacecraft settled in the parking lot. Connor took a long, slow drink of beer as people ran out the back door and then muttered through his mustache, “Come friend or foe, I’ll not abandon an Irish stout.”

Eddie D. Moore travels extensively for work, and he spends much of that time listening to audio books. The rest of the time is spent dreaming of stories to write and he spends the weekends writing them. His stories have been published by Jouth Webzine, Kzine, Alien Dimensions, Theme of Absence, Devolution Z, and Fantasia Divinity Magazine. Find more on his blog.

JOEY TO: It’s a Small World

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Kinny stormed inside. He threw aside the briefcase, turned on the TV – “…was acquitted on all counts…” – and strode into his study.

He admired his model city.

But it was time for some development.

He widened highways and crushed the courthouse.

“…news just in of the sudden implosion of downtown’s…”

Joey thinks some people should play with models instead of screwing up the real world.