“Plato thought the world to be a living being and in the Laws stated that the planets and stars were living as well. In this way, he enriched fantastic zoology with vast spherical animals and cast aspersions on the slow-witted astronomers who failed to understand that the circular course of heavenly bodies was voluntary.” Jorge [...]
The left side of my body was dead to me. I never used it anyway. I stopped the bloodflow to my left arm and rested it on the table in front of me. As I pushed the razor’s blade into the vein at the wrist my hand shuddered instinctively, a residue of feeling in the [...]
by David N. Guy It is often tempting for outside observers to judge a society or community solely by its traditions, rituals and festivals, to bestow a significance and seriousness onto events that is not there for the participants, to see superstition and fear in theatre and frivolity. Equally, the reverse can often be true [...]
Perilous Planet, by Tedney Vaaaak Captain Ubbliona Brush-Set, first female captain in the Interplanetary Army of Earth and Its Moons, gently landed her craft in the only clearing among the unbroken planet wide forest of Sagittarius IX. She carefully went through each and every scheduled landing task, exactly as she’d been taught in the Academy. [...]
Pour me ‘nother shot o’ that gulpin’ whiskey, boy (Jeez, reckon I tasted better lickin’ the spit off an Injun’s headdress) And I’ll bet you the feathers off a ‘coondog’s back this Next little tale’ll curl your gizzard and give you Chinese Chin fo’ week, for sure. Well, as I calc’late, it wuz Josiah, Fredricks [...]
CHAPTER 1: Man’s fear of the infinite forecourt Balthazar strode from the main entrance of Dagenham Motors and onto the forecourt, smiling. He twirled the brand new car keys around his finger as he approached his huddling family. “Da-da!” he said, a rakish smile playing around his handsome, bearded features. His wife Kandi couldn’t help [...]
Part One “I’m not very good at running away,” she exhaled, “my legs don’t work properly.” I rounded on her. “What?” “My legs. As soon as I start to run they just begin twirling at the knee. You know what I’m like. I’m almost worse than useless at running.” “Well we can’t stay here. They’ve [...]
