Distilling wonder into a few choice words.
By Changming Yuan A whole box of human hearts, each Still pulsing like a fresh-skinned toad Two rows of shining skeletons of unknown gods All with fingers longer than legs, skull-sized toes Three sets of enchanted knives, possessed By evil spirits (need sharpening) Four giant alarm clocks, guaranteed To wake the dead in a five-mile [...]
By F.J. Bergmann — A moment of perspective that shows how other beings may interpret our arrival.
By Kendall Evans — The mysteries of the ocean are held in tension with the mysteries of space.
by Jacqueline Seewald — An expert in the language of DNA strives for perfection.
by WC Roberts — Information floats on a current of knowledge that extends to the stars.
by Kevin Rabas — The last testament of a race lives on, within a plant's genetic code.
by Katharyn Howd Machan — Alone on a strange world, she laments the loss of all she knew, to a goddess who may not hear her plea.
by Geoffrey A. Landis — We strain to listen to the stars but hear only silence.
by John Philip Johnson — A meditation on possible worlds that are the dreams of other worlds.
by Kenny A. Chaffin — An ode to the rover, no longer sending messages from Mars.