Author

Mark Cole

Mark Cole hates writing bios. Despite many efforts he has never written one he likes, perhaps because there are many other things he'd rather be writing. He writes from Warren, Pennsylvania, where he has managed to avoid writing about himself for both newspaper and magazine articles. His musings on Science Fiction have appeared in Clarkesworld and at IROSF.com, while his most recent story, "(Yet Another Episode of) The BIG Show" ran on Cosmos Online.

Finale

"How about this: they only think they've been kidnapped by aliens. They wake up in their beds and realize they dreamed it all." "Been done." the Director said without much interest, letting a long slow plume of smoke escape from his lips. "Okay... Then we could have some…

Let's Start from the Top

"Good Morning, Mr. Dooley." I glanced down at my morning script. "Good morning, Mr...." I turned the page, "...Smith. Looks like we'll get those showers this afternoon." He chuckled and adjusted his reading glasses a little so he could get a better look at his next line. "We…