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...
A Matter of Protocol by Jack Sharkey
This week’s story is “A Matter of Protocol” by Jack Sharkey. A lot of writers have speculated about what aliens would do here on Earth if they ever showed up, but what if humans were the aliens visiting a new world? If you have a story you’d like to...
Welcome Martians by S.A. Lombino
This week’s story is “Welcome Martians” by S.A. Lombino. What if we landed on Mars and discovered people who were so much like us that they wouldn’t actually believe you were from Earth? If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series...
Don’t Shoot by Robert Zacks
Our story this week is “Don’t Shoot” by Robert Zacks. If you invent something Earth-changing, you need to be careful who you sell the technology to. You might end up inadvertently creating a cryptid. If you have a story you’d like to contribute to...
The Merchants of Venus by A. H. Phelps
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...