2008

Jun

The Space Diaries of Earthborn Maggie

Held Up At Customs

One Princess In Amber

May

The Many Names of the Maker

Forced Improvements

Limits Of Immortality

Leaving Las Marsas

Alexi’s Lunch

An Eye On The Mat

A World Forgotten

A New Age (BurstFic Announcment)

After only two months of operation we’ve decided that we’ll no longer be posting...

#220 and #221

“Not anymore, Herr Doctor,” she said. “And never again.” Behind her teeth brass cylinders rotated,...

The Sci-Fi Complex

Madge and Joe finished their drinks while flipping through books that Madge had carried in her...

Under Pressure

It was the end. They were trapped inside the spaceship’s engine with no way out. When it powered up,...

Becoming

He itched. Like a thousand tiny creatures burrowing beneath his skin, moving around with no thought...

The Strays

They marched into the neighbourhood with the pulse-pounding beat of a terrible rhythm. Hundreds of...

I Own A Spaceship

The small cockpit vibrated as the multi-engine drive pushed the shuttle upwards. Through the plumes...

Caution

I fell for hours. This is not hyperbole. I was not in space. Not technically. Imagine a giant...

Togetherness on the Surface of the Sun

“Marcus, get your behind out here this instant!” No response. “Marcus, don’t make me come in...

Down in the Park

As we strode down the beach, trying hard to repress ourselves from grasping hands or some other...

Event Horizon

The seed was huge, roughly the length and breadth of Manhattan Island, and in it rested the future...

Apr

The Two Towers

The next morning it was as though the past seventy-two hours simply hadn’t happened. It was as...

Psychopaths Among Us

The man sat down on the bench next to David and unfolded his newspaper with a bit of a flourish. Too...

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Now any time a new story is posted to the zine a link will appear on our twitter page, so follow if...

Tough Decision

Baufer flipped through the final pages of the report one last time before turning back to the first...

You'll See

It’s strange, growing up in a society who’s only form of technological innovation is finding ways to...

There Is Always One That Wants To Be...

“Journal Entry 24 Neauvebre This will be my final entry. I will no longer record my thoughts and...

Fight from Afar

Xavier couldn’t help his body language. Just standing there, directing meditrans and clearance...

Replacements

The first incoming torpedo destroyed Cruiser Chanuk’s main engine. Inertial dampers went...

Erik Was Interviewed: Bite-Sized Publishing...

Interstellar Tesla

Nikola Tesla was finally back in control of his space-time machine and all alone, no androids,...

All Press is Good Press

Well it seems people are catching on and the analytics for BurstFic are seeing a bit of a spike. We...

Call It A Keepsake

“My ex-wife gave me this arm.” “And you still want to keep it?” Kendal’s got him by the wrist joint,...

Limits of Immortality

“Do you remember the first time you were badly hurt?” “Not really. Don’t we all experience our...

Forced Improvements

The last thing Commons saw before the concussion wave hit was code he’d been focussed on writing for...

Grumplers

My first impression of the place was not so great. “Where are the chairs?” I asked. “I need a...

Leaving Las Marsas

Robert slowly boarded the waiting transport, bandaged fingers struggling to grasp the worn hand...

An Eye On The Mat

“Have you been injured since we became…what we are?” “A couple of times. Why?” “What did it...

Mar

Free For All

In January, the time-travelers began appearing in droves. They wore the garb of many different...

Tempest

“Oh gee, another wave.”, Captain Theurer muttered sarcastically. Swarms of the creatures were coming...

Shiny Mudballs

The pair boosted forward into the asteroid’s single inset airlock, pulling a cargo sled behind them....

Snowfall

Nina looked down from the 65th floor. The first snow of the year covered buildings, the walkways...

Toys

Jamie’s new spectral eyes tasted like tamarinds that had been reconstituted by liquid helium. With...

Alexi's Lunch

The roof top door crashed open & Alexi burst out, kinetically amped up & ready to fly. He...

Barely Conscious

Anja’s muscles ached, limbs felt rubbery & the taste of vanilla flavored lubricant lingered on...