Pharos woke up from the sounds of screaming. He yawned and slowly rubbed his eyes as the bloodcurdling screams went on and on, reverberating along the metal corridors of the lighthouse. He stood up and washed his face, the screams Read more
I think I’m smart, and then I do dumb things like these and slap myself silly. On a previous post I said I’d be ditching Patreon. The reason was the following: I wanted to challenge myself by writing a short Read more
“Godex denies your application for a change of god.” “But why?” the believer cried out, dropping on his knees. The temple was enormous, which was fitting since Godex was massive indeed. He had three pairs of arms and two pairs Read more
The Magenta Caterpillars’ leader gathered everyone up. “We need to wipe out the Greens!” he shouted. “Yeah!” the Magentas cheered from below, rippling their bodies. “They’re a scourge,” another said. “Wipe them out of the face of the earth,” a Read more
My post title sucks, but it wasn’t worth coming up with something better. I’m taking my cue from the following post by Michael Siebielec: While in the garage getting out Christmas decorations I found a stash of VR magazines and promotional Read more
“Don’t blink away, we can fix you,” the engineer said. The Mind of the space station powered up its blink drive. “I think I’m fine as I am.” Then it blinked away into a neat orbit around a gas giant. Read more
My dearest Laura, This letter will only find itself in your hands in case something bad has happened to me, that is the way I have arranged things. It happened, it seems, I don’t know how of course but I Read more
Seriously, I get into my DeLorean after a nice nap, ready to go to work two weeks up, early in the morning. I pop down to the coffee shop, and there’s a sale, dammit! Everybody’s there, crowding the place, DeLoreans Read more
“Come along,” it’s right over there, Pickle pointed thataway while jogging. Cherry panted behind her. “I… don’t… can’t… this uphill is killing me…” “Ain’t you a runner, lassie?” Killie asked with her thick accent. “I’m a sprinter, not a marathoner!” Read more
“The Encephalons are a friendly race of aliens,” the General said. “Oh? You’ve dealt with them?” the computer nerd asked, biting his nails. “They are talkative, polite and have not threatened us with their superior technology. So, yes, that places Read more
