Capital punishment has surged into the public eye. "Judgment Day" has rapidly become the most-watched program on the Justice Channel, and indeed, on television. Produced by Jack Parson and hosted by Stan Draper and Heather Cattrell, the sho…

Upon his release from prison after a sentence for domestic violence, Matthew Logan’s first destination is a gun show. There, he purchases an unusual handgun from an enigmatic stranger. He soon uses the weapon to shoot his wife, and the gun …

Sid Camden was, by all accounts, an unremarkable man, somewhat awkward in social situations. He found employment in the accounting department of Veil-Tech, a high-tech firm. Hal, a project manager, secretly loaned Sid a prototype of the com…

The UFS Mercury journeyed toward the planet Trion for scientific studies, a prelude to establishing a colony. But upon reaching their destination, they received a distress call from the UFS Rhesos battleship. It had been mere weeks since th…

Andrew McLaren’s dismissal from Anderson Technology felt like a deliberate slight. He suspected the company president, unwilling to acknowledge his contribution to the CPS-1200 – a time machine still in its experimental phase – had orchestr…

Patrick Tarloff, an English professor at the university, had lost his sight in childhood. Now, at twenty-eight, a revolutionary operation has restored his vision. But when the bandages are finally removed, he perceives more than just the wo…

Macroseed, a pioneering biotechnology firm, selects the quiet farming town of Hobson as the site to test and refine TX-40. This is a novel, genetically engineered strain of corn, developed with the expectation of significantly boosting yiel…

Twenty years prior, Gideon Banks endured the devastating loss of his wife, Liz, and son, Simon, in a terrible car crash. He had been deeply involved in a project known as the Neural Archiving Project—NAP—at the time. The technology aimed t…

The year is 2123. Nature has largely vanished, and resources are threadbare. Society is structured into three distinct classes. The Alphas, such as Larissa, work for only half of each cycle, dedicating the remainder to a state of suspended …

The faithful have convened once more for the North American UFO Convention, a gathering usually marked by squabbles, petty betrayals, and displays of self-importance. Max Buford has with him what seems to be a fragment from an extraterrestr…

Anne Reynolds carries herself with a glacial reserve, distant from her mother, Laura, and burdened by the lingering shadow of her deceased father. She shies away from any closeness, gripped by a deep-seated fear of intimacy. One night, whil…

Tom and Wendy presented a picture of idyllic contentment, a couple deeply and demonstrably in love. Yet, each night as Wendy slept, Tom was haunted by agonizing recollections: being trapped within a burning structure, the sound of a child’s…

Senator Wyndom Brody had just secured victory in the New Hampshire primary, defeating a formidable rival, and was en route to South Carolina to further his bid for the Presidency. As the aircraft traversed the southern skies, it was struck …

The year is 2300. The Pequod, a venerable interplanetary transport, is engaged in a decade-long reclamation mission for The Company, the corporation that has governed North America since 2102. The crew rests in hyper-sleep when the vessel d…

An urgent message from his brother Peter prompts Scott Bowman to drive back to Halford, Washington, their shared hometown, to discover the cause of the distress. He arrives to find Peter dead and his wife, Eilleen, accused of his murder. Ye…

Ezra Burnham and his daughter Sarah were seasoned practitioners of faith healing. Ezra, a former preacher who had lost his belief with the passing of his wife, served as the public face, the one who extended his hands to the afflicted. But …

Andy and Vince, devoted Civil War enthusiasts, dedicate their weekends to recreating battles from the conflict alongside like-minded individuals. This weekend finds them in Gettysburg, preparing for an elaborate reenactment of the war’s mos…

Following her husband’s death in a traffic accident, Nancy Henninger rents out the apartment in her backyard to alleviate financial strain. However, her teenage son, Zak, harbors doubts about the new tenant, Harry Longworth, who claims to b…

The devices were primed, poised to obliterate the supercomputers housed within the Department of Information Technology. Inside, the members of Syndrome, the anti-technology collective responsible for the planting, were either dead or dying…

Dr. Jack Burrell, a psychologist, was dispatched to an Arctic research station following a horrific incident. William Grimes, the expedition leader, had succumbed to madness within an ice cave, murdering two of his colleagues before taking …

The year is 2076. Dr. Theresa Givens, a traveler from the twentieth century, faces execution. Her offense: a transgression of the stringent anti-technology laws enacted following the nuclear devastation of twenty years prior. The catastroph…

The year is 2076. Dr. Theresa Givens, a traveler from the 20th century, faces execution. Her offense: a grave violation of the anti-technology laws enacted following the nuclear devastation of twenty years prior. That cataclysm had ravaged …