This week’s story is “The Super Opener” by Michael Zuroy, which just might be the very first literary example of malicious compliance in the workplace. It’s a story that has everything really, a put upon employee, an overbearing boss and the world...
Green Grew the Lasses by Ruth Laura Wainwright
This week’s story is “Green Grew the Lasses” by Ruth Laura Wainwright. A woman already on edge from the relentless summer heat and the unwelcome arrival of her cousin, is about to face an unimaginable upheaval in her seemingly mundane life. If you...
Prime Difference by Alan Nourse
This week’s story is “Prime Difference” by Alan Nourse. It’s a story that dives into the complexities of identity, the nuances of love, and the unintended consequences of tampering with the human experience. In this tale of desperation and...
We’re Civilized! by Alex Apostolides and Mark Clifton
This week’s story is We’re Civilized! by Alex Apostolides and Mark Clifton. The fate of Mars and its inhabitants hangs in the balance, as the self-assured captain and the thoughtful scientist grapple with the consequences of their actions. Will...
The Man Who Remembered by Spiritus Dei
This week’s story is The Man Who Remembered, an original story by Spiritus Dei. We meet a young man named Randy, a man who found himself at the tender age of 29, just beginning to see his life take shape. He had a job he could tolerate, was...
The Leech by Robert Sheckley
In this week’s story The Leech by Robert Sheckley, we explore a tale of a spore—a seemingly lifeless entity that has drifted through the cosmic void for millennia, until the fateful day it lands on Earth. Unbeknownst to humankind, this tiny seed...
Big Stupe by Charles V. De Vet
This week’s story is “Big Stupe” By Charles V. De Vet. If the human exploration of space goes anything like our exploration of Earth, we probably won’t think very highly of the aliens we meet, which means it would serve us right if they thought the...
The Luckiest Man in Denv by Simon Eisner
This week’s story is “The Luckiest Man in Denv” by Simon Eisner. In a future dystopia where social climbing and technological manipulation intertwine, a man stumbles upon a disturbing conspiracy. If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the...
The Snowbank Orbit by Fritz Leiber
Our story this week is “The Snowbank Orbit” by Fritz Leiber. It’s the story of a young spaceman grappling with the surreal and isolating vastness of space and the shadow of interstellar conflict. If you have a story you’d like to contribute to...
The Snowball Effect by Katherine MacLean
This week’s story is The Snowball Effect by Katherine MacLean. In a clash between academia and administration, a university president challenges the real-world value of sociology, prompting an experiment that could change the world forever or at the...