“It’s very simple, really,” Father Capponi said. “The robot gets to be the boy’s spiritual father.” “What do you gain out of this arrangement?” the man said, cautiously. “That way it gets to learn about people,” Mario said, arms wide in an honest pose. The man thought about it. “Okay, Read more
In a world parallel to our own, the rich and powerful had their own zeppelins. They liked to strut around over us mere mortals, and the zeppelin demand suddenly grew bigger. The logical next step in their illogical minds was to make a big zeppelin city. After all, all those Read more
The Vikings built ships. That was what they were good at. They built ships, and they sharpened their weapons, and they sailed the stars to find planets to pillage. They also liked women. Or men, depending on the individual Viking’s preference. They sailed for years and always came back home Read more
Benny finished his coffee, then threw the coffee cup away. Images flashed before his eyes. Coffee cup> Passer-by throwing his next to it> Thousands of passers-by throwing theirs as well> Little piles of trash> Garbage man fired> Murder ten metres away from that very spot> Bad neighbourhood headlines> House prices Read more
Ariadne put her string on his head, making sure it wrapped around his ears. He breathed in her pussy’s smell on the tiny bit of fabric that went on top of her crotch. He could feet the wetness of the cloth with the tip of his nose. Then she went Read more
The Catoblepas model only looked downwards, ’cause that’s where its targets ran around. Screaming. Jacobs chewed his gum loudly. “Come on, techs! I can’t wait to take this baby out tonight!” he laughed, gripping the controls. The team of techs swarmed around the giant mecha, loading it up with ammo, Read more
There was something about that building. Nobody could explain what it was, but the facts were irrefutable: If you wanted to recover mentally or physically, going in there made the whole process quicker. Much quicker. Jacob’s bag felt too heavy for him, especially in his condition. He made a stop, Read more
“Should I throw this away?” Bobby said, holding an indistinguishable piece of trash in his hands. “Yes, dude! What did I tell you? Everything is garbage. It all goes into the cube.” Terry was the older guy who drew the short straw and had to teach the new guy. Read more
They dropped him off at the inhospitable moon. “Yugo,” his mentor said, “good luck. I hope you ate your greens.” That last bit was a little random. Yugo didn’t know what he was talking about, but didn’t pay any attention to his words. He really had a lot on his Read more
