The Scarecrow’s face looked as though it had been put through a thresher: “Now you know the real reason I have summoned you both here. This creature is known as an Eek-onomy.        “Perhaps you noticed the yellow hue of the bricks we traversed? Most people believe this road is made of gold, but it is not. Since seizing power over Oz, I have learned the bricks are fashioned from pyrite – or fool’s...

       The Scarecrow’s face looked as though it had been put through a thresher. “Now you realize why I have summoned you here. This creature is known as an Eek-onomy.”        “Perhaps you had noticed the yellow hue of the bricks we have just traversed? Most people believe this road is made of gold, but it is not. Since seizing power over the Land of Oz, I have learned the bricks are actually fashioned from i...

       Joseph and Mary, praying for the holy grail of parenthood (the immaculate child) have sought out one Dr. Solomon.        “I can offer immediate conception upon implantation; a guaranteed birth within nine minutes,” the doctor states.         “Nine minutes! How is that even-,” Joseph stammers.        “I assure you, it is possible....

       The day we arrived home from the hospital with our son was a dream come true. Genetically engineered to have both enhanced beauty and increased intelligence, Max was a joy to behold. For years we enjoyed his presence, watching as he excelled both athletically and academically. The awards and accolades created an avalanche of pride that poured from our fireplace mantel.        That was before new genetic modifications became av...

       My squad leader’s voice crackles in my ear: “…bio-soldiers on the move.”        Positioned in a third story room of the library, I wait. Suddenly, the door explodes from its hinges, a female figure emerging from the smoke. I hesitate, as what was once my wife enters the room--the same sinuous legs and full bosom, but the soulless eyes give her away. Steadying my rifle on my hip, its cadmium-plated sto...

Although we've ascended to a prominent place, we are still merely dust in the vacuum of space.

       We have ‘em in black, we have ‘em in white--every color imaginable! Looking for a sports model? We’ve got ‘em! Or maybe one with more aesthetic or intellectual appeal? We’ve got those, too! Each one has been engineered with the enhanced performance package you’ve been dreaming of! So, come on down to Sam’s New and Used Children, where the deals are SPECTACULAR!        A man reclines ...

Shadows dance in thought, enhanced in a mind wrought by time. Visions set adrift… Sublime clouds slowly shift; eyes yearning for cool rain to extinguish burning pain. Wind through vagrant leaves; fragrant breath on the eaves. Silhouetted candles flicker. All is but a whetted whisper shared by invoked lovers beneath sweat-soaked covers. The smell of scorched skin; passions torched deep within the coalescing of two souls. Fire regressing to dying coals. This love – forev...

       I stare at the clock: 12:15 AM. I can’t believe I’ve been at the molecular cloning lab for 20 straight hours. My weary eyes reluctantly return to page 326 of the book before me:                The genetic code of sheep consists of 64 triplets of nucleotides, called codons. Each codon encodes for one of the 20 amino acids used in synthesizing...       ...

        As overnight janitor at a genetically modified foods lab, his understanding of the process is limited. Apparently, they’ve created a solution utilizing sperm whale DNA that, when applied to fruits and vegetables, results in enlarged varieties. Spying an enormous zucchini, his mind starts to wander. Donning polyethylene gloves, he rubs the mixture onto his penis. Immediately, his member begins to swell. If the effects are permanent, I can quit m...