Witch Child
‘Kachifo,’ the old man said to him in greeting. It was indeed a good night, Esosa thought. He smiled back at the old man and nodded his head to return the pleasantries. Esosa held his breath as the old man walked past him and left the shop. The bell hanging over the door sounded as […]
The Mind that Father Made
Roman Borodin’s eyelids fluttered open as he regained consciousness. His clouded mind struggled to give meaning to the environment he now found himself in. It was the tenth of September 2001. ‘Where am I?’ was the obvious question his mind presented to him. He searched for an answer and found none. A double-decker’s loud horn […]
A Scarlet Virus, A Scarlet World
‘I can’t see it,’ Sarah said. ‘Over there on the left. Do you see it now?’ Sarah gave a yelp of excitement, signifying that she had just seen the unthinkable through my Efil military-issue binoculars. What she had seen was what appeared to be a settlement – a group of weatherworn shacks stood in the […]
Faith
Nima would be starting her new job in less than thirty minutes and now she brought her hands in front of her and fidgeted with the image she saw in the mirror. She put on her hijab, and looking in the mirror, arranged the headpiece so that it sat more comfortably on her head. The […]
Girl Lost
Michael Takeshi ‘Elizabeth?’ I said to the young woman in front of me. She looked to be in her early thirties, like I was, but there were worry lines on her forehead that spoke of an older age – maybe she had just been through a lot. ‘Elizabeth?’ I repeated. She continued to walk on, […]
Star Burn Bright
Two walked on that day. Their protective visors shielded their eyes and prevented instant death – the world around them was so bright. They wore armour several dells thick, which made walking almost impossible, and all the time, there was that brightness! The light was the result of accumulated energy – energy obtained from a […]
Operation Mars
Seven years ago, two sovereign countries, the United States of America and Russia, embarked on a joint scientific project of research and development on the human colony on Mars. Seven years ago, they had a singular purpose: to begin the terraforming of the red planet to make it habitable for humans. Then, re-emerging sour relations […]
Dark Calls the Dark
The black 2140’s sedan glided wraith-like along the lonely stretch of road to nowhere. Inside, Victor Ogunyomi drove with his daughter, Ola, beside him. She was twelve, her face etched with the harsh experience of a piercing loneliness. Her eyes were always intense, ever searching, intelligent. She pressed her face against the window of the […]