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The End of the World

Welcome, pilgrims! Skellig Michael (Sceilig Mhichil) is a tiny rock spire of an island, lying off the Kerry coast of Ireland. Somewhere between the 6th and the 8th Century, early Christian monks established a primitive monastery there, carving it by hand into the sandstone and slate bones of the island. It is one of only…

Fear of Flying, part 1

(With apologies to Erica Jong.) You could say that the whole dreary business began at around elevenses on a Wednesday in the spring of 1982. Occupying the aisle seat of a DC-9, parked at the Pan Am gate of Will Rogers airport in Oklahoma City, I waited to take off on a short flight to…

Short Story: The Reaper of Styx Valley

“Stand by for orbital insertion burn.” The greasy-haired young man nodded without taking his eyes off the console. “Yeah, all set.” Dara Moser frowned. Can you for once answer the way you’re supposed to? There’s a protocol. She let it go and tightened the restraints on her couch. After all these months, trying to teach…