This week’s story is “The Merchants of Venus” by A. H. Phelps. If you were trying to recruit people for a new colony, who would you choose? Most people would be looking for the next George Washington, or at the very least the next Neil Armstrong...
The Undersea Tube by L. Taylor Hansen
This week’s story is “The Undersea Tube” by L. Taylor Hansen. Back when Hansen wrote this story in 1929, a project like the Chunnel was a far off dream. Of course he envisioned things going a little differently when we started digging under the sea...
Scent Makes a Difference by James Stamers
This week’s story is “Scent Makes a Difference” by James Stamers. They say scent is so strongly tied to our memory that it can help trigger all sorts of long lost memories even years later. Now one man learns it can also help you meet different...
Sweet Tooth by Robert F Young
Our story this week is“Sweet Tooth” by Robert F Young. If we ever do actually meet aliens there will be plenty of people who will be worried about ending up in a “To Serve Man”-type scenario. But it might turn out human beings aren’t the ones who...
Operation Distress by Lester Del Ray
As human beings venture out into the cosmos, it’s pretty certain they’re going to run into all sorts of unexpected threats to their health and well-being. It happened to explorers hundreds of years ago when European explorers arrived in the New...
Ask a Foolish Question by Robert Sheckley
This week’s story is “Ask a Foolish Question” by Robert Sheckley. The secret to learning the answers to life, the universe and everything is knowing the right questions to ask. If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can...
Security Plan by Joseph Farrell
If we’ve learned anything from pop culture, it’s that there are rules for time travel. This week’s story, “Security Plan” by Joseph Farrell introduces us to one inventor that probably should have spent a little more time watching time travel movies...
Time Arbitrage by Keith Conrad
Did you know that in 2024 a person making the average salary in the United States can’t get qualified for the average priced home? It’s bad out there. So much so that many are giving up on the idea of owning a home all together. In this week’s story...
Man’s Best Friend by Evelyn E. Smith
This week’s story is Man’s Best Friend by Evelyn E Smith. It’s an election year and it’s easy to get annoyed at the constant barrage of political ads and hot takes. But always remember, there are worse ways to pick our leaders If you have a story...
Bad Memory by Patrick Fahy
This week’s story is Bad Memory by Patrick Fahy. There’s nothing wrong with making big changes in your life to achieve your dreams, but if you’re going to do that, sometimes writing those goals down is a good idea for more than one reason. If you...