Richard S. Levine

PUBLISHED VIDEO GAMES

"PBA Bowling", "Motocross", "Microsurgeon", "Truckin'", "Palenque", "It Came From the Desert", "Kids on Site", "Double Switch" (Windows 95 version).  For information on these and other games I've worked on, see my Resume and Links.

PUBLISHED SHORT STORIES

To be published in 2009 or 2010

"Light Echo" Samsdotpublishing's Wondrous Web Worlds Vol. 9 anthology in 2010

"Time Enough for Sarah", my annual attempt at a time travel story, will appear in the April issue of Golden Visions Magazine.

"The Time of your Life" will be reprinted in "Time in a Bottle" anthology.

Currently online (as of 6/25/09)

My dark science fiction story "Coded Obsession" is in Crossed Genres magazine, issue #11 Oct 2009.

A Floccinaucinihilipilificatious Life", about a team of tiny robots, in OG's Speculative Fiction issue #16, Jan 2009.

"Fast Forward", a story about life extension, can be listened to or read at The Sci Phi Journal.

"Texting for Love" in The Random Eye annual anthology.

"Into the Wind", Oct-Dec 2008 issue of Lorelei Signal.

"Assisted Living" at Viatouch's Story Station.

"Myron's Debarkation" issue #49

"Fitter" issue #45

"M. Deidra" issue #13

"Seismic Morality" issue #38

"The Time of Your Life" issue #15

For purchase online (as of 11/1/2009)

"Like Mother, Like Son", about a man who falls for a beautiful robot, is in the November 2009 edition of Emerald Tales magazine.  “Vol 1 Spec. 2 – Masks – SciFi, Fan, Horror Spec” may be purchased at Scribbler's and Ink Spillers Electronic Edition or Print Edition.

"Cosmic Consequences", about an ill boy on Mars, is in print in Beyond Centauri issue 24.

"A Comic on Phobos" in Samsdotpublishing's Wondrous Web Worlds vol. 7 anthology

"A Floccinaucinihilipilificatious Life", OG's Speculative Fiction issue #16, Jan 2009.  Purchase at Lulu.

"Above the Mississippi" in Golden Visions Magazine

"My Life's a Dream" in Samsdotpublishing's Aoife's Kiss, Issue #18

Previously published

A Comic On Phobos

Appeared (April 2006) in The Martian Wave.  This story received "best of issue" recognition and appears in Samsdotpublishing's print Wondrous Web Worlds vol. 7 anthology.   "A Comic on Phobos" was nominated for the James B. Baker award.  Although I didn't win, I was excited to be nominated!                                           

A Floccinaucinihilipilificatious Life

This story about a team of tiny robots appeared in the January 2009 issue of OG's Speculative Fiction.

Above the Mississippi

Perhaps Mark Twain would have enjoyed this story in the July 2008 issue of Golden Visions Magazine.

Agent Lenore

A funny story about a future travel agency, ran in the April 2009 online issue of Golden Visions magazine.

Assisted Living

This story (originally published April 2006) is at Viatouch's Story Station.  This is a children's story about a young boy's attempt to avert a war between the people on Jupiter's moon Europa and the people of Earth.

Face Facts

This story about a man who sees faces for the first time appeared in the Jan/Feb 2009 edition of Crime and Suspense.  Unfortunately, they have since stopped publishing the magazine.

Fast Forward

This story appeared in print publication Bleeding Quill, issue #3 (Sep 2006).  This is a story about extended life.

Fitter

This story about the 'fit' of a relationship is in the July 2008 issue of Raygun Revival issue #45 online.

Home Renewed

This story appeared in the December 2005/January 2006 issue of AlienSkin.  This is a story about one man's struggle to understand his place, and the place for architecture, on Mars.

Into the Wind

My first published fantasy tale!  This story will appear in the Oct-Dec 2008 issue of the Lorelei Signal.

It's in the Stars

This story appeared in the December 2004 issue of The Fifth Di....  "It's in the Stars" is about two sports fans with a desire to know their past and their future.

Light Echo

This story based on a famous painting was in the June 2008 issue of The Fifth Di online.  It will also appear in Samsdotpublishing's Wondrous Web Worlds anthology in 2009 or 2010.

Logzilla

This horror/legend story that takes place in Clearwater, Florida, was published in the June/July 2007 issue of a horror magazine that is no longer published.

M. Deidra

This story about hurricane wrangling is in Ray Gun Revival magazine (issue #13) online.

My Life's a Dream

This story was my first published horror/scifi tale.  It was published in the October 2004 issue of Penumbric Speculative Fiction magazine, an issue of Quietus Magazine, and the September 2006 print issue of Aoife's Kiss, Issue #18.  "My Life's a Dream" is about an individual who is concerned because he believes he has a unique awareness of another place.

My Brother's Keeper

This story appeared in the January 2005 issue of The Martian Wave.  "My Brother's Keeper" is about clones on Mars.

Myron's Debarkation

This story about last wishes is in the December 2008 issue #49 of Raygun Revival online.

The Obituary Channel

A very short horror story was online at AlienSkin Magazine, April/May 2009.

RemoteDoc

This story was published in the April 2004 issue of The Martian Wave.  "RemoteDoc" is about a Martian surgeon who's concerned about her future.

Seismic Morality

This story is archived in Ray Gun Revival issue 38.  It's a science fiction story about a man who must face his past.

Surfing the Wave

Appeared (June 2006) in The Fifth Di.  This is a story about a young man's struggle to control his life with technology.

Texting for Love

About parallel worlds, this story appeared in The Random Eye annual anthology in January 2009.

The Conscious Cat, Family Cat Lore

These were published at Clever Kitty.  "The Conscious Cat" is a fictional account of Tesla's cat.  "Family Cat Lore" is a series of poems in honor of our departed 19 year old cat.

The Time of Your Life

This story about a future reality show is in Ray Gun Revival issue #15.

Timer

This story appeared in the September 2005 issue of The Fifth Di....  This is a romantic story about the possible consequences of inventing a time machine.

PUBLISHED POETRY

The Big Picture

This scifaiku poem appeared in SamsDotPublishing's SCIFAIKUEST Special (Audio CD entitled Kuanta) Edition August 2006.  A professional voice actor (Jeffrey Breslauer) read the poetry in this special issue. 

NOVELS