New Big Endings

The Last Emperor of Pop

2.7 million people stood in silence in New York last Sunday, while 4.3 billion more around the world watched the…

On Arrival, A Bouquet.

I, robot Robert, pick my way through the tangle toward the house of the only…

Boats

If we could tell our time is nigh,
That onwards one alone is bound,
I’d want to sail with you my love,
Until the tide runs us aground.

Nothing New On The Moon

When I was a kid, to everyone apart from a few billionaire geeks, the moon was boring. All the cool stuff had…

The Ultimate Weapon

“We’ve lost all communications and you say we’re not under attack? What do you…

The Fifth Dream

In the first dream I was running headlong in a tunnel, lights streaming white and red, so fast that cars seemed to stand still…

Sunday Deadline

Getting up early, that’s your first problem. We were up late all week, not getting enough sleep, and by Wednesday the drain was…

The Emperor Of Pants

Whipple T. Pants was not the most obnoxious artist the world had seen. In the late twenty-twenties, a wave of weird was…

The Last Night of my Life

Until the last minute I didn’t know what to do with the last night.