Are you ready to wander the branches of the afterlife with a soul finding purpose in the quiet humor of death? To fight for breath beside two exiles in the burning wreckage of an alien world? To face a creeping, deadly freeze in the lonely corridors of deep space, or sit with a father and son weighing morality against hunger before a gleaming replicator?
In this issue, After the Storm presents four striking stories that imagine what comes next—when the systems we’ve built begin to fracture, and new ways of living struggle to take their place. These are not just tales of collapse, but of adaptation, resistance, and the strange architectures of whatever comes after.
Check out our latest stories (for free):
- Cardinal Sin – Explore a unique afterlife journey where a woman’s soul discovers her purpose among trees, memories, and the humor of death.
- Cast Out – In a heart-pounding tale, two exiles battle to survive a catastrophic ship crash on an alien world, fighting for life among the wreckage.
- Rest Warm – Join Meredith as she confronts a deadly heating crisis in deep space, balancing personal turmoil and her role in saving lives aboard the station.
- The Magic Apple – Explore a futuristic tale where a father and son navigate the challenges of replicator technology in a bleak world.
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Cardinal Sin
by Andrew K. Langley It started with death. My last day as a human on Earth was largely uneventful. Death, in its totality, was no surprise. My family gathered by my bedside as my belabored breathing ceased. My two daughters, their adequate husbands, even the one I always assumed was gay, were all crying their…
Cast Out
By Michael J. D’Alfonsi The Cobra VII’s control deck flickered like a dying heartbeat, bathing The Man and The Woman in waves of sickly amber light. Sweat beaded on The Man’s forehead as his fingers danced across the navigation console, each command met with an obstinate error message or, worse, no response at all. The…
Rest Warm
by Lancelot Schaubert “Mert,” her boss called. Meredith muttered under her breath, pouted, and sulked as she peeled her eyes away from the screen. Lightyears from their homeworld, and still they depended on spreadsheets and spare parts bought from the lowest bidder. She absent-mindedly fidgeted through all of it on her quick keys. “Mert.” Her…
The Magic Apple
By Andrew James Woodyard The replicator sat next to the only window in the habitat. Outside was nothing but a foggy orange haze and lifeless rocks, where freezing-cold carbon dioxide rain fell. Inside the replicator, a ceramic bowl was slowly filled with steaming-hot mechanically engineered chicken soup with matzo balls, manufactured by laser light. Ivan…
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