Speculative Fiction
Lily of the Valley
One May morning, on the damp ground of a distant woodland, nine cream-colored blossoms bloomed from an emerald, green plant with fresh dew sprinkled ...Chamomile Rabbit
The rural cul-de-sac stands silent as a spring morning slowly creeps on. Any human soul awake is inside with a cup of coffee in ...Groundhog Day
On that second of February, the sky was clear and bright, and the sun’s powerful rays were felt even below the ground’s surface. The ...The Other Side
Grief was as new to Lacey as having seasons. Autumn approached faster than she anticipated it would. She wasn’t prepared for change of any ...Star Grazers: Return
Peris and Alfie sat facing each other on Nor’s ribs, their feet dangling. They continued to orbit the yellow star while Nor lapped at ...Star Grazers: Defiance
Peris couldn’t remember feeling more relieved than she did when Nor disengaged from the rusty hatch and they put the whole dirty-minded, overheated space ...Star Grazers: Vega
They could always feel the difference at the heliopause where they stopped riding the system’s solar winds and Nor could stretch herself out and ...Star Grazers: Ascension
Peris stood on the brink of the cliff and reached out with her mind while she held her lightstick over the chasm. Stray orange pebbles skittered into ...The Intern, Part 2
The man in the white coat approached Andrew. “I’m Dr. Ben Matthews. Unfortunately, the prognosis isn’t favorable, but we are trying to figure it ...The Intern, Part 1
A crowd of hopeful Arizona State University students gathered around the bulletin board outside Dr. Isis Nassar’s lecture hall. She posted the semester’s final ...