A retired MLB pitcher finds love and redemption via a hurled can of humble soup. Refusing to obey signals cost him his career, once--but this time--a beanball is exactly what's called for, and the signs...

Working on the Moon can be a raw deal, but sometimes you have a good day. A little bit of luck goes a long way.

A lonely man finds an unexpected friend with a unique gift. The rest is history, yet to be made.

A dramatic "down the rabbit hole" excursion involving a jeweler, a thief and a rat. This novelette by Frank Severino runs the gambit of existential queries and twists of fate. It plunges the reader down...

A man in the middle of a mid-life crisis pulls to the side of the road and has an odd epiphany which delivers new purpose for the "second half". Sometimes the answer to nagging questions is an absurd...

A boss-employee relationship is strained to the breaking point, as a moral debate ensues over the lab's latest creation. A hilarious, satirical take on near-future global finance, warfare, and economic...

A short story of one man's reactions, in the aftermath of destruction, when immediate choices define the future.

An ambulance-chasing lawyer and newspaper columnist pursuing double entendre headlines are first to meet alien visitors in a sleepy Arizona town. Humorous negotiations ensue as these aliens are "not quite"...

You can take people off Earth, but can you take the Earth out of people? Humanity's first mission to Mars hits a nasty speed bump. Personality, passion and persuasion form a deadly triangle on the first...

Members of a disconnected and scattered colony, far from Earth, must defend themselves from a dangerous indigenous creature. (A short story by Frank Severino.)