Archive for Science Fiction
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POST-APOC PLAY (IN BETA) • by Sarah Hilary
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– 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 14 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 [...]
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VIRTUOSO • by Gustavo Bondoni 8 Comments
Everyone on board was well aware of the honor we’d been conceded. Nothing could match the thrill of watching a true artist at work, and no artist in living memory was comparable with Ternse.
Science Fiction, Stories
I’d seen holograms of his work, of course. Every museum worth its salt had a wing dedicated to the reproductions of the [...]
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MARS ASCENT • by Andrew Males 18 Comments
“It’s the logical thing to do and you know it.” Alan stared into Helen’s sad brown eyes, hoping for agreement at last.
Romance, Science Fiction, Stories
“Why are you giving up? The antibiotics may just be enough to get you there, at least until you can say you’ve stood on the surface.” Helen hated the injustice that would happen if [...]
