Archive for Science Fiction
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HELLO • by Ishwar
8 Comments
Sometime in the future, somewhere on Earth.
Science Fiction, Stories
A strange looking dodecahedral object, the size of a small room, descends gently from above and thumps down with a rattle of its instruments. The object, with its antennas and panels shimmering in the mild afternoon sun, lies in stark contrast to its dull brown barren surroundings, like an [...]
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SPARKERS • by Peter Tupper 11 Comments
I’m ready. I have a digital SLR camera with a pair of backup memory cards slung around my neck, a spiral bound steno pad in my right cargo pant pocket with four ballpoint pens, another steno pad and a fresh set of pencil crayons in my left pocket, a digital audio recorder in hand, and [...]
Science Fiction, Stories
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POST-APOC PLAY (IN BETA) • by Sarah Hilary 33 Comments
– You’re in. Remember our walk-through. We’ve built in some anomalies so stay on those toes, buddy.
Science Fiction, Stories
The dead weight of a gun muzzle shoves his face up into the beam of a flashlight. “Nice time of night to be creeping into empty buildings. You got a death wish?”
– Okay, we’re loading your chat-up lines. Let’s [...]
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TO SAVE THE DISCO • by Kevin Shamel 15 Comments
“Did someone stick a transceiver on the hull? Was it you, Ed?”
Science Fiction, Stories
“There is no transceiver on your hull. You are not in contact with your vessel. Or any vessel. Just me.”
“Come on, Ed. I’m not speaking with a narwhal.”
“You most certainly are.”
“Ed, if you don’t fess-up right now, I’ll be forced to tell anyone who’s [...]
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GARDEN FURNITURE AND THE APOCALYPSE • by Alex Moisi 11 Comments
Joe kicked the old garden swing and cursed.
Science Fiction, Stories
“Martha, can you believe this? I paid a thousand dollars to have the best network chip installed in this crappy thing, and it doesn’t even work.”
The small screen on the swing’s side was flickering blue with “Loading Network” written across it in large white letters. It had been [...]
