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Martian Lit Releases Laura Madeline Wiseman’s American Galactic

Julian Darius — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 16:47:28 +0000

American Galactic" title="Martian Lit Releases Laura Madeline Wiseman’s American Galactic" style="float:left;" />Martian Lit is proud to announce the release of its first book of poetry: American Galactic, by Laura Madeline Wiseman Opening with an epigraph from Charles Simic, “Lots of people around here have been taken for… [more]

What a Difference a Day Makes

Ryan K. Lindsay — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:00:12 +0000

Warren Samuels III was cordially invited by the Imaginautical Turbine to attend A Meeting of Fantastic Importance on the 30th of February. The words were lavishly written in thick cursive ink. The invitation was a singular… [more]

The Many Lives of Yelena Moulin, Chapter 10

Julian Darius — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 11:00:37 +0000

In the holofeed wall above the phony flickering fireplace, the fifteen-year-old Mira Mira sat in the defendant’s chair, listening to testimony against her. Yelena thought her neon blue skin undercut the way her lawyers had… [more]

The Many Lives of Yelena Moulin, Chapter 9

Julian Darius — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:00:15 +0000

A dozen colored spotlights, gaudy and grandiose, caressed Yelena Moulin. Glitter rained down upon her, caught like sparkling dust as it descended through the colored layers of light. The rest of the room was lit… [more]

The Many Lives of Yelena Moulin, Chapter 8

Julian Darius — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 11:00:06 +0000

The hardest thing about spending days underwater was keeping the mind busy. The only light came from the distant hallway, dimly lit with no one present, reflected through the pool room’s double glass door. In… [more]

The Many Lives of Yelena Moulin, Chapter 7

Julian Darius — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:00:19 +0000

“My therapist says it all goes back to her. She was very doting, in a lot of ways. I was her wonderful, genius son. But she could turn on you in an instant. Criticize viciously.… [more]

The Many Lives of Yelena Moulin, Chapter 6

Julian Darius — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:00:28 +0000

In the early hours of the morning, before the sun had risen against the snow and the mountains outside the living room’s glass wall, Yelena knocked on Mr. Pollard’s door. Veronique answered, clad as always… [more]

The Many Lives of Yelena Moulin, Chapter 5

Julian Darius — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:00:51 +0000

Yelena felt the latex surface of the couch beneath her. This shouldn’t be happening. I shouldn’t have any weight. She knew full well she had no skin or nerves to feel through. She reached out… [more]

The Many Lives of Yelena Moulin, Chapter 4

Julian Darius — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:00:28 +0000

Yelena stood staring at the door to her den, thinking this isn’t right. She told herself that she must’ve opened the door all the way, then stepped back into the room to retrieve something, only… [more]

The Many Lives of Yelena Moulin, Chapter 3

Julian Darius — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:00:37 +0000

Closing the door, Yelena felt absurd, hiding from her mom in her own home. The room looked like an old-fashioned study, the kind in historical holofeeds, with a wooden desk and books printed on dead… [more]

The Many Lives of Yelena Moulin, Chapter 2

Julian Darius — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:00:47 +0000

Wilbur lay on his side, his wrinkly face pressed into a padded black helmet. The helmet’s soft leather interior concealed a large array of electrodes. His long tongue hung from his mouth and appeared stuck… [more]

The Many Lives of Yelena Moulin, Chapter 1

Julian Darius — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:00:19 +0000

A merry little vibration against her clitoris awakened Yelena Moulin. Jack, her psychiatrist, had recommended the device, which looked like a suction cup dangling on a string from a short straw and recharged itself on… [more]

The Invading Other: Over a Century of Martian Stereotyping

Julian Darius — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 14:07:57 +0000

For at least 113 years, humans have stereotyped Martians as invaders, as butchers, as sadists, as strange-looking monsters, and even as rapists of white women. To humans, Martians are truly the Other. They are otherworldly.… [more]