by Jude Mire | Sep 24, 2017 | Horror, Story
“Surely, if this continues, even the trees will leave us.” Granmarm Hovva’s voice was frail wind over split reeds. Utha sighed. She was a grown woman and didn’t give any credence to the old legends of traveling wood. It was one thing to believe...
by Jude Mire | Sep 19, 2017 | Sci-Fi, Short
Cestriarch Lia stood before the bridge windows. She looked down at the swirling green planet, the terraformed moons, and the vast network of space stations. She wondered how many billions she would need to kill. The bridge was vast and primarily empty. She liked...
by Jude Mire | Sep 12, 2017 | Short, Weird
Hajun was seriously considering burning the rope bridge. He wore a long silk bathrobe, pearl white, that dragged on the floor as he paced. A drooling bulldog sat in a wicker basket near his desk, watching him go back and forth. It was too big for...
by Jude Mire | Sep 2, 2017 | Sci-Fi, Story
The ship hatch slid into the bulkhead and heat washed over me like I’d opened some massive oven door. It felt fantastic. I’d just gotten out of cryogenics. The chill would cling to me for days regardless of the infernal humidity that covered Corus. I did not enjoy...
by Jude Mire | Aug 16, 2017 | Horror, Short
The subway doors slid open, trading new passengers for old. Kenan hesitated. An electronic voice chimed. “Doors closing.” He boarded. Again. He knew he was starting to look like one of the “L” crazies, but he didn’t care. He...