Speculative Crime Fiction by Floyd Largent Sometimes, Kenbe Bilundgren thought he understood humans beings; other times, he was certain he did not. In the ten months since he had been manumitted by Master’s death, he had made a continuing attempt to comprehend the greater society of which he was now a part. One thing heContinue reading “A Rare And Fragile Flower”
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Frozen Death
Speculative Dystopian Fiction by Chris Bunton The Antarctic research station was cold. Of course, it was, it’s the Antarctic. But they kept it cold on purpose. Sections of the complex were kept below freezing always. Other sections were kept at refrigerator temp. Only the basic living areas were kept warmer for the human scientists, mechanics,Continue reading “Frozen Death”
Movie Review: Spiderhead
Review By The Yard Spiderhead is a film produced by Netflix and can be found on that streaming service. It stars Chris Hemsworth, Miles Teller, and Jurnee Smollett. The story takes place in the future, although it is a very near future. The Spiderhead prison has been set up as an experiment in new methodsContinue reading “Movie Review: Spiderhead”
The Only Way Is Up
Apocalyptic Fiction By Melissa R. Mendelson The substance reminded me of that liquid that flies out of a Windex bottle and smashes onto the windshield. That substance would slide down toward the dashboard. This stuff didn’t but hovered in the air like a series of twisted bubbles, and it glimmered across their skin, some evenContinue reading “The Only Way Is Up”
Weighing In
Dystopia Fiction By Alexandria Riker December 2037- Canada “…to show attention to today’s speaker, as a witness and tribute to the horrors of the Initiative, Ms. Darby Anne Rein.” The lights on the podium turned on, and the woman who was still merely a child no more than six months ago, sporting her slightly buzzedContinue reading “Weighing In”
Are We There Yet?
Crime Fiction by Hillary Lyon Nicky leaned over Roscoe’s glass pod to tap the area covering his fellow passenger’s face. “Don’t sleep too long. Your family back home is making money on all sorts of product endorsements in your name.” He leaned back to press a green button on the pod’s rim. “You’d better wakeContinue reading “Are We There Yet?”
The Bear Paw Beat
By Marco Etheridge A black low-rider beetled down the potholed road towards a glaring cloud of neon that illuminated the Electric Sewer. Pulses of garish color spilled from ancient glass tubes that buzzed and hummed down the length of the bar’s crumbling facade. Reds, pinks, and blues mixed with putrid fog, acrid exhaust, and aContinue reading “The Bear Paw Beat”
Book Review: Tech Noir
The Yard: Crime Blog I recently read an anthology entitled “Tech Noir” published by Switchblade Magazine. The name Tech Noir reminds me of a scene from the 1984 movie “The Terminator”. Sarah Connor is in a club being hunted by The Terminator. She calls her friend and leaves a voice mail, which tells the TerminatorContinue reading “Book Review: Tech Noir”
The Black Hearts
By Melissa R. Mendelson “Do you think they’re dead?” For a machine, Spectral sounded human. Fear almost shined in those pale, copper eyes. Their head swiveled to face the others standing nearby, all wearing the required Science uniform, yellow on the right side, silver on the left. Their head snapped back toward the bridge doorContinue reading “The Black Hearts”
Dark Running
By Chris Bunton Sandy did pushups in the center of the living room in her underwear. She dripped sweat from her buzzcut head on to the dirty plank floor with each pump. The room was dark. Furniture was set around facing a monitor. There was light filtering through the black painted windows. The specialized paintContinue reading “Dark Running”