Author
Stephen S. Power
Gesamtkunstwerk
Our attack on the Earth city was quick, efficient and effective, but I should have made it more beautiful. When my fleet unfolded at the edge of space and I saw the world for the first time through my own eye, I realized Earthings also appreciated the higher aesthetics. The webs…
The Multiverse of Michael Merriweather
In all of Michael's futures they get married. Love is funny that way. They meet in their first class of grad school and leave together, still arguing. She says Oedipus was doomed because larger forces in the world strip us of our agency. Michael says, No, Oedipus made the right…
The Paper Dragon
Near the end of the war, my sixth grade teacher took me and some of my classmates hiking on Mount Diablo, and we found a black origami dragon in a dry pine thicket. It was bigger than my father's P-51 Mustang. Or had been. Its wings hung in tatters from the trees. Saplings and…
18 Things Only A Martian Mom Will Understand (You Won't Believe #13!)
1. Explaining to your kids that they're all still siblings, no matter which of your wombs they came from. Besides, most days you can't remember who came from where yourself. 2. Your mother calls every week just to remind you how easy you have it. "I helped conquer this planet!"…
For Our Light Affliction
When Satan comes out of Whole Foods, dressed as an old lady, He finds his car surrounded by other shoppers. Inside His bichon is yapping like mad and pawing the windows. "You should be ashamed," a woman in yoga pants says, "leaving your dog in there with the windows closed." "Do…
Climbing High
Before I introduce the provost, who will address the rest of your concerns, I just want to say, and with all due respect to the parents, I think you're missing the upside here. For the past several years, my team has raised fish out of water. As much as I admire my colleagues at…
To Have and To Hold
I've vetted the manuscript for Hazel Amor's "Lovecasting: 73 Spells for Finding and Binding the Man of Your Dreams." Legal requests the following changes be made and queries resolved prior to publication. Page xii: The author expands on the story that opens each episode of her…
The Mirror Cracks
The mirror's seen a lot of bullshit in its time, but this beats all. The princess Mewlin and some nameless bard stumble into her room, kick the door closed and fall on her bed. In minutes they're naked. He starts to roll on top of her, but she stops him with her hand. "Wait,"…