Tuesday's Short - River's Edge

This week’s short story takes us from the world of steampunk, fantasy Australia, raptors and a long-overdue rendezvous to the science fiction tale of a crashed colony and its redemption. Welcome to River's Edge.










When my mother told me to run, I ran. I ran all the
way to the river and then stopped—because the river was a frightening place,
and forbidden by the raiders who came to take