by Kathleen Toomey Jabs

Lieutenant Lucy Chapman strode into the ready room and began flight preparations. As the helicopter aircraft commander, HAC for short, she had ultimate responsibility for the day’s evolution.

by Nathan Perrin

Khalil put the rest of his dinner plates in the dishwasher, started it, and made his way out the door to the backyard. His neighbor’s son, Sam, was playing in the yard next to him. Khalil waved and opened up a hatch on the ground.

by Krista Puttler

Haley’s Comet passes Earth once every seventy-five years. It appears often enough for us to remember the dinner table arguments over whether it is named after a boy or a girl, but rare enough for us to wonder if it ever visited at all.