off-planet - Stories

SHORT STORY. 2007 Fairy Tale Anthology - It's been 70 years since Peter Pan romped around Neverland with Wendy and The Boys, and he's lonely. Tink picks up on Peter's unhappiness and hatches a plan to change that.

A forgotten, unpublished tale of Halloween from the Twilight Zone, will you be able to finish reading?

Vega-5 is the place where dreams do come true, even the ones you didn’t know you had. It said so, right on the brochure. Bernat Arnad had little hope of his own dreams coming true but there was hope, and that was something to hold on to even if he did have to learn to let go first.

Lyoth and Stawren head in one direction, as Phentrom is taken in another. Fonith goes on a universe-spanning hunt, and Captain Suoki makes a new friend. Chaos ensues in different ways for each of them. Will they all ever be reunited?

Keith, the Warlord Prince of Marmora, will do anything to save his people from an unwinnable war against the rest of the solar system. Anything, even if it means the end of the only life he’s ever known, moving to a planet where he will be the only member of his species. Even if it means marrying a man sent against him in battle, someone who he has tried to kill.
Admiral Shirogane is willing to accept the marriage for the sake of the Coalition and the peace treaty which will bring an end to the bloodshed, but that doesn’t mean it will be easy. Especially not if the Second Prince of the Galra still seems intent on fighting him at every turn.

The Athruvians and the Ç’HkïJaråans have been at war for longer than anyone cares to remember. Da Lahron's parents died while serving in a post destroyed by Ç’HkïJaråan soldiers. DhiM’kha's mother was a civilian who died in a civilian post attacked by Athruvian forces. Are they really that different from each other?

Charlie, Kip, Rick, and Adrian are set to spend their first Christmas in their new home. But nothing before now has quite prepared them for living in a magical world full-time. They’re about to find out how different that can really be!

Ardant is an ex-Corps soldier faced with the harsh reality that everyone is moving on from the war against the Gahlamons except himself. Swept into a group seeking to protest the executive laws passed by the United Planets Association, Ardant struggles with personal issues and a shocking love interest.

Companies were always out to make a profit. They want to sell product, expand their business, and wreck the competition. As technology advanced, so did efficiency. Like most planets in the Galactic Union, Earth's offerings were considered unique and vital for other races.

How would corporate power and greed alter humanity's existence?

What do a faery godmother and two androids have in common? Evil Stepmothers of course. I hope you enjoy this re-telling of Cinderella.