Category: Original Short Stories
Kids in Prison – Hua Soh: Role of Big Brother
~ by Adeel Ahmed “Zise must hate school,” thought Hua, “I hate school too. I hated it on Earth. I hate it now.” But even on this tropical prison planet, children still needed education it…
The Writer and The Reader
~ by Amanda Pizzolatto (Aurora Mandeville) Long ago, when Alixandria was new and cultures young, the genies mingled freely among the races, and helped bring peace and prosperity to them. Many genies sought interracial marriages,…
Lost and Found
I stood in front of the rather shabby-looking reception desk, waiting for the hostel owner, Evie, to return with my passport. At least the hostel was clean, which set it apart from many of the…
The Wolf and the Apples
~ by Amanda Pizzolatto (Aurora Mandeville) Once upon a time, in the quaint little riverside town of Asillini, lived a merchant and his son Francis. Francis enjoyed working with his father in the merchant business,…
The Exchange
“Wolfran haunch… git yer fresh wolfran haunch right ere! Five trills a kilo… Goin fast! You won’t find no better deal this side of Kantar!” The man’s booming voice made Lorne cringe, as he made…
News Flash: Catholic Kahn Repents of His Wrath
~ by Avellina Balestri & The Traveling Troubadour Los Angeles, California: After years of being on the run from the diehard ‘hang-‘em-Kahn’ advocates, it has been confirmed that Ricardo Mantaban sought out sanctuary at the…
Koumoko Meets Umpidori
~ by Amanda Pizzolatto & Aurora Mandeville “Chishaki-sama, what are you going to do about the boy?” The brown-haired tengu glanced at the young kodama, moaning and thrashing about under the covers. “The only thing…
Arrival of the Descubralia
~ by Julie Wile “And so, the strange beings fell from the sky in a ball of fire…” “Will you stop playing with that recorder?! It’s sensitive equipment. And for the last time, we didn’t…
First Encounters
~ by Amanda Pizzolatto Luna Murphey glanced almost longingly out the window. It was a beautiful day, a day that called out to her and begged her not to waste it. She heaved a long,…