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IN THE LAND OF THE BLIND … A PARABLE Anthony Marchetta In the land of the blind, the one eyed man is

WRONG CAT Christian Roberts Once upon a time there lived in Roswell, New Mexico a family of cats. I say “family” in

UNI-MAIL Ellen Denton The gigantic transmitting stations, rising up like behemoths from stretches of windswept sand, were the only signs that life

THE YELLOW FLAG Lou Antonelli The four-wheel drive vehicle rocked to a stop. “This is the end of the road,” said Chris.

JOB TRANSFER Jack Hillman The impact came quickly, in human terms, but AI-MLE-60783 had time. Time to duplicate the sensor readings to

THE ART OF DEBATE Gunnar De Winter A Monograph Draft by Dr. Zera Ysala* (*Institute for Comparative Biocultural Xenology (ICBX), University of

THE ULTIMATE TEMPORAL PARADOX Philip Brian Hall You probably remember the business earthquake that overtook the financial markets, the betting industry and

ROBOT MOTHERS Adam Gaylord It sat still and silent, the soft lighting of the conference room reflecting off its highly polished exterior.

JODOROWSKY’S DUNE : WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN Rich Monetti Frank Herbert’s Dune is largely considered the Holy Grail of science fiction novels.

THE SMALLEST POSSIBLE SHIPS OR, HOW GOD KEEPS US ALL SAFE Karen Heuler “If you think about it, we shed dead skin

LEGAL GROUND Gregg Chamberlain Details. Details are everything. The Voornung regarded me with multi-faceted eyes. “Have we an accord?” it fluted. I

KILL THE CARETAKER Jeff Suwak I spent most of my teenage years watching Pre-Singularity movies about conscious robots waging war on the

AN INNOCENT CHOICE Matthew A. Stirnaman “Will he feel any pain?” she asked. “Maybe a small amount. It’s much more humane, a

UNALIENABLE RIGHT Leenna Naidoo Looking down its long snooty nose with pursed lips, it said, “Come with me.” You don’t argue with

GRAY WIND Eric T. Reynolds The wind gusts around the outside walls of the one-room cabin. Gaps where rotted boards have separated,

BRE Erik B. Scott Her breasts hung supple and perky, perfection made flesh, as Isaac opened the rapid maturation pod to admire