Short Story / Sci-fi The dimmable lights were turned down to their lowest setting. The shades were drawn, the computers in sleep mode, the AI assistants muted. Bose sat upright in the room, reveling in the silence. A sudden beep caused Bose’s steady, rhythmic breathing to fluctuate. The motionless surface of his mind rippled; and […]
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Sci-fi It was the flash that woke me up. That blinding, scorching flash that accompanied the needle-teeth of the electrodes piercing my skull. The computer was tugging at me. Not my body but me. The consciousness, the soul, whatever you called it. The tug of the processors was repulsive, but it was quick. A zip,
Flash Fiction / Sci-fi “Cat. Heimrick. Doom. Petals.” Bose stared morosely at the monitor screen. Thin wisps of sugary-sweet-coffee-vapor twirled up from his cup. Beep. Another message from a pulsar. “Lichtenstein.” Really, Lichtenstein? The star messages were getting out of hand- and the public just refused to buy it. He didn’t blame them; as a
Fiction / Novel Excerpt He didn’t have to turn the corner to realize he had fucked up. Royally fucked up. He could see the smoke from around the curb, rising up playfully, almost tauntingly. It was the dull, transparent, unassuming nature of the smoke that convinced him. It didn’t look like that of a house
Flash-fiction / Star Wars Fan Fiction Ahsoka Tano saw the bright red beam hurtling towards her, but too late. She saw her hands raise themselves, defending her. She saw them fail. She saw the ground closing rapidly towards her as her skull shattered inside her helmet. She saw Anakin turn towards her, lightsabers ablaze. She
Short Story / Sci-fi Hello. This is Mark. I’m messaging from the remains of Shuttle P-6–7, currently in orbit around the sun at the extreme edges of the solar system; coordinates unsure. Emergency code C64, I need immediate assistance and evacuation. Surviving Crew: one (Mark XII). Spacecraft: non-functioning. You can lock onto me by my
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