Detroit Stories Quarterly

21/08/2024

On Planet 10, mayonnaise is illegal. Used as an essential ingredient in the highly addictive drug MayoMadd, mayonnaise has long been banned for the safety of the colonies which has been free of the MayoMadd craze for years. So then where did the mayonnaise come from? And who had enough pull to sneak it back in? Or is somebody manufacturing it, and if so where are they getting the ingredients? And who is behind the new drug Roscoe 21? Why is this happening?

That’s what Vid, a dry-witted detective from Planet 10’s wretched Vivacious 5 sector, has to find out together with his partner Vee, the former star news reporter from The Daily Screamer. Vee comes fully equipped with no shortage of attitude and an arsenal of quick comebacks wrapped in as much barbed wire as humor. What they eventually uncover could have been the biggest story of Vee’s career. Unfortunately it could also pose one of the biggest threats to Earth’s purebred population whose hated existence is being targeted by Deep Cluck, the comically twisted leader of a revenge-obsessed army of freakish chicken/human hybrids that were originally created for experimental purposes by purebred scientists and then disposed of.

A chicken’s revenge is a terrible thing…

01/07/2024

If it's Monday, it must be Keith's SciFi Musings! A new short story every Monday. Enjoy!

"Once inside, Rebecca felt her skin turn cold as her mind struggled to make sense of the surrounding ‘exhibits’ behind a wall of glass dividers inside a room that seemed somehow to stretch as far as she could see in any direction. There were no other visitors except for her and Mama J., who held her close as she watched a re-enacted scene of a terrified white man about to be lynched from a tall tree as smiling Black parents and their children cheered while licking ice cream cones and other treats. On the other side of the room, she watched a young white girl in raggedy clothes fleeing for her life as a pack of snarling dogs gained on her. Several Black children sat on a nearby well-tended porch, seemingly oblivious to the ruckus as they sipped lemonade and shared a plate of cookies."

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24/06/2024

If it's Monday, it must be Keith's SciFi Musings! A new short story every Monday. Enjoy!

"Their eyes began to glow, some green, some red as they focused their attention on the newcomer, circling in around him tight. Then the music stopped, and all I could hear was a low rumble of murmurs and hisses. Sounds like steam leaking from a pipe and another sound I don’t ever want to hear again squeezed through the rolled-up windows of my car.

"Bobby’s scream was cut short as his body was swallowed by theirs, and I mean that literally. They swallowed him."

Issue #647 Keith’s SciFi Musings Sunday, June 22, 2024 AI-Generated Graphic You can help us to make our B.A.G. (Big Audacious Goal) for June: +125 Total Subscribers and +25 Paid Subscribers! Please share and subscribe to help us grow this publication.

17/06/2024

If it's Monday it must be Keith's SciFi Musings! A new short story every Monday. Today's story celebrates the upcoming holiday of Juneteenth, but in a very different way...

Issue #639 Keith’s SciFi Musings June 16, 2024 NOTE: In celebration of Juneteenth, I am reprinting the story I wrote last year about the holiday. From the PBS.org website: The holiday's origin story begins in Galveston, Texas, which was the westernmost area of the Union in 1865.

10/06/2024

If it's Monday, it must be Keith's SciFi Musings! A new FREE short story every Monday Enjoy!

Issue #631 Keith’s SciFi Musings Sunday, June 9, 2024 AI-Generated Graphic You can help us to make our B.A.G. (Big Audacious Goal) for June: +125 Total Subscribers and +25 Paid Subscribers! Please share and subscribe to help us grow this publication.