Exo-Skeleton Town by Jeffrey Ford

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Humans travel to another planet and meet aliens they call Bugs (which Continue reading →

The Pacific Mystery by Stephen Baxter

Sometimes all you need is a neat conceit and the storytelling to follow it through. In today’s story, Baxter starts Continue reading →

Frost Mountain Picnic Massacre by Seth Fried

This summary is going to sound ridiculous. An utterly implausible premise for a story. You’ll have to take it on Continue reading →

PauseTime by Mary Soon Lee

Twenty minutes into the transatlantic flight, Connor started wailing. Pauline cradled him in her arms. Then she rocked him, she Continue reading →

Separations by Jean-Claude Dunyach

“They’re all love stories, you know,” the young man said. “They’re all dead.” His hand plays with a necklace circling Continue reading →

The Pickpocket’s Destiny by Rachel Pollack

This is arguably a fairy tale about someone becoming more self-confident about being a criminal. In a medieval land oppressed Continue reading →

The Chill Clutch of the Unseen by Kim Newman

In the quiet backwaters of Connecticut there is a small train station. And every day, as his father and his Continue reading →

Last Seen on September 10th by Mark Fass

Every death is a tragedy, especially the violent and unexpected. But the more famous an event is, the more the Continue reading →