IT’S THE MATCH OF THE CENTURY ON THE ROAD TO ROBOMANIA! But nothing in this human vs. human opening match is as it seems… Continue reading →
Science Fiction
Stories set in space, the distant future, or other distant locales.
280 – Galactic 2E with Riley Rethal
In a faraway galaxy, a long, long time ago… WAR AMONG THE STARS! The omnipresent grip of THE MANDATE has been challenged by THE LIBERATION, a ragtag group of DEFECTORS, DIPLOMATS, AND DARING HEROES! On a DISTANT JUNKYARD PLANET, three such heroes seek out a weapon that could TURN THE TIDE OF THE WAR. But the mysterious force known as the SPACE BETWEEN may have other plans… Continue reading →
279 – Ironsworn: Starforged with Pat Reber
Just an ordinary job. Just an ordinary water treatment plant that went dark. Surely nothing has gone wrong. Surely no terrifying nightmare waiting to be unearthed.
Just an ordinary job. Just an ordinary day in the Forge. Continue reading →
274 – Sentinel with Meghan Cross
Amidst the ruins of their layer, the last great Superhero sits alone… and waits… and waits… and waits… Continue reading →
273 – DIRE-004 with Christine Carmack
Two mech pilots, trapped in the cockpit of their war machine, staring down an endless army of alien eldritch horrors. There is no escape. There is no hope for survival. There is only time, and secrets, and hopefully understanding.
The countdown clock starts: 6 minutes… 5 minutes 59 seconds… 5 minutes 58 seconds… Continue reading →
270 – Wandering Spark with Nathan Blades
A robot, freed from their directives, learning to live for the first time.
An engineer, on the run and looking for a new opportunity.
Together, can they find a way to live? Continue reading →
253 – Spindlewheel with Sasha Reneau
Deep in space, onboard an abandoned orbital station, there rests a seed capable of birthing an entire world. There was once an entire kingdom raising this seed. Now there is only the remnants of an automated crew… That is, until the crew of scrappers arrived… Continue reading →
242 – Our Time On Earth with Alex Roberts
Two aliens arrive on Earth as part of a six-day vacation package. They end up in different parts of the world, keeping in touch only via basic Terran communications technology. These are their decoded interactions.
There’s… a lot more food talk than you expect. Continue reading →
224 – Breakup on Re-Entry with Taylor LaBresh
Humanity reaches ever toward the stars, though there are some who demand we keep our feet solidly on Earth’s crust. In this future we reach into Heaven and kill our gods. In their place we build Mecha, unbelievably large mobile suits, capable of inflicting grievous harm. These monsters of war require pilots, but not everyone can handle the strenuous neural load required to move these divine robots. Mecha pilots must be intense, dramatic, and most importantly, secret. The first generation of Mecha pilots were all killed in their sleep, slaughtered by both opposing factions in a wash of interstellar blood. You are one of the Second Generation, Mecha pilots who keep your roles hidden from the world and from those you love. Continue reading →
223 – Beam Saber (Downtime Phase) with Austin Ramsay
The job is done. The mission was a success. Only one question remains… now what? Continue reading →