Science Fiction, Future Fact
Photo by Alex Shuper
Photo by Joel Filipe
An image of a swirling orange galaxy against a dark purple and black background
“Shingling the Roof of the Sky”
Published in Androids and Dragons
Luce wiped sweat from her eyes. Her knees hurt from kneeling on the skyroof, nailing shingles where the clouds had fallen through.
Photo by Elena Koycheva
Image of a hand holding a clock through a hole with a pink and blue background
“My Squealing Fan Is Someone Else’s Terrible Week”
Published in The Cosmic Background
It's the loudest on windy days. In the spring, when the temperatures swing in Nebraska from 34 to 80 in a day, the wind gusts roar up 50 mph. On those days, the fan squeals like a newborn tyrannosaurus rex.
Photo by José Martín Ramírez Carrasco
black and white image of blurred people on a staircase
“Teetering on a Connection”
Published in Factor Four Magazine
She could see the ones that had come before her, and after, that had perched in the chair in the waiting room of the auto dealer shop.
Cover art for We Deserve to Exist Anthology
A burning skeleton faces a young girl with a field of burning flags behind it
“An Apology to Light”
Published in We Deserve to Exist: an Inked In Gray Anthology
The gravity on Planet F1SR, or “Fissure,” felt like dream falling, except you never woke up from the jolt.
Cover art for Rewired: Divergent Perspectives in Horror
A woman underwater with her eyes closed with teal and pink hair
“Interesting Things and Where to Find Them”
Published in Rewired: Divergent Perspectives in Horror
Cover art for Habitats magazine
Bright blue sky with futuristic glass airships
“Unveiling the Light-Speed Flower”
Published in Habitats: Optimistic Science Fiction
Nani had lived most of her life on one block, and she didn’t much want to change that.
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Photo by Catalin Pop
Woman kneeling with a fire in the background
“Quiet, She Has Legs!”
Published and Narrated in Tall Tales TV
Nimia pulled her body along the underground tunnel with her muscled arms, one grip at a time.
Cover art for Utopia Science Fiction
A dragon spreading its wings with a plane in the background
“Armor”
Published in Utopia Science Fiction
A researcher has figured out how to deal with nuclear waste, using . . . cockroaches.
Photo by Yasser Mokhtarzadeh
Featuring the world exploding, a giant volcano at the top
“Far Off Beauty”
Published in Factor Four Magazine
Vera watches from space as a solar flare consumes Earth, unsure if her sister is safe.
Cover art of Felis Futura Anthology: featuring a pink cyborg cat with wires coming out of its head on a pink background
“Purr Therapy”
Published in Felis Futura: An Anthology of Future Cats
“Welcome to Purr Therapy. Is this your first time?”
Cover art for Infinite Worlds Issue 10
A robot sitting in semi-darkness, wearing a striped shirt