I awoke sharply from a feverish dream, where I was standing with statuesque stillness and completely naked at a conference … More
Tag: fiction
Future Orientation
“You can not travel back in time. It’s impossible and why would you want to? But time travel is possible, … More
Spectres
A home is a place you should feel safe. A place to keep the dangers out. The spectres were dissolving … More
Beneath the Canyons
“The difference,” said Detective Shawn Trenton, “between successful people and unsuccessful people is in your definition of success.” The argument … More
Strained Servers
“A day is like a pool of water. It looks permanent, it looks still, like it’s always there, but it … More
Feeding Frenzy
The warm, acidic sea teased the arctic coastline, just a few feet from the entrance of the seed bank. It … More
The Lithium Murders
My phone battery was dead. I was on my own. I heard them sneaking around in the overgrown garden of … More
Paranoidia
It was a rude awakening. The holo-link even woke my children, they stirred in the darkness of their bedrooms and … More
The Testament Collector
The pile of bodies was fresh, I knew that much from the lack of stench, and the blood was wet. … More
The Burning Lands
As Fire Response Marshal, Chuck Seager had a high life insurance. His wife had long left him but his estranged … More
Karma Cops
The five surly policemen were practiced at being intimidating. They walked like lions, padding through the plains, unafraid of any … More
Monsters of Mars
“That…That is a monster.” He was right. He did what anyone would do when faced with a monster. He took … More
Countdown to Zero
Like most people, the best part of the day for Harrison was the preparation in the morning. From his pillow … More
Boiling Point
When a kettle boils, it’s like a small scream. But in a long day those small screams need to happen. … More
Lily’s Truth
“There is no such thing as human rights. If you are lucky enough to live in a country that nurtures … More
The Agreement
There are no laws on Mars, just agreements. I say this because when the extraction ship comes in 126 sols, … More
Reap
“You reap what you sow.” When he said it, initially, I felt at a loss. I had nothing to say … More
Into the Foodchain
I had wandered into the shell of a hotel in the town’s central square, stepping over the twisted, looping vines … More
Cultured
It had been an uncomfortable journey, reaching the old hunter’s shack. I had taken the bumpy, pitted backroads in the … More
The Hate Room
It struck me, every movie I enjoyed celebrated the victors who were most violent, who dominated, who won through slaughter. … More