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Terror Island

They could read your mood. That was the most terrifying thing. I wondered if they could even read your decisions. … More

adventure, evolution, fiction, horror, man eatnig plants, new species, scfi, science fiction, short story, story, tale, thriller, writing

Runners of the Wastelands

“There are twenty artefacts on the countertop, on the top floor of the Lewis temple, and there are fifty of … More

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The Hunger of Leviathan

The sea was a mirror of the sky except, in one, you would drown and in the other, you would … More

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Scraps

It had seemed like a good idea to view the city from the highest point, which was obviously Grey’s Insurance … More

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Shame Fame

I awoke sharply from a feverish dream, where I was standing with statuesque stillness and completely naked at a conference … More

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Future Orientation

“You can not travel back in time. It’s impossible and why would you want to? But time travel is possible, … More

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Strained Servers

“A day is like a pool of water. It looks permanent, it looks still, like it’s always there, but it … More

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The Day Editors

The perfect world. That is where I lived. Nothing bad ever happened. The news was only good news. The government … More

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Feeding Frenzy

The warm, acidic sea teased the arctic coastline, just a few feet from the entrance of the seed bank. It … More

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Paranoidia

It was a rude awakening. The holo-link even woke my children, they stirred in the darkness of their bedrooms and … More

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The Testament Collector

The pile of bodies was fresh, I knew that much from the lack of stench, and the blood was wet. … More

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The Burning Lands

As Fire Response Marshal, Chuck Seager had a high life insurance. His wife had long left him but his estranged … More

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The Update

The tall hallway in my house seemed unreasonably quiet, as if spectres were lurking and judging me from the corners. … More

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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

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Factory Settings

The production line never really stopped. For maintenance and inspections there were brief pauses but the conveyer rolled its parts … More

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Touching Crime

I had woken up feeling concerned. It was like a sudden lucid moment in a coma, or like noticing you … More

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Manifestation

I could see the back of his head. His haircut was not the typical military close-crop of bristle but jet … More

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Missing Earth

It was an exercise. A simple way of purging. Arron – My ‘what I will miss’ list: The smell of … More

covid, Earth, fiction, future, isolation, read, science fiction, short story, space, story, tale
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