Original sci-fi and fantasy stories for Teens and Adults
Why is it that we promise freedom, and enlightenment, and hope when our people are starving. Enlightenment may have been our original purpose, but enlightenment won’t fill and empty stomachs. Knowledge does no good if one has nothing to eat. You can’t eat a book. Currently, the Eastern Empire is offering favorable terms.
Time are tough. The rising price of bread is putting a strain on family budgets. Starvation sweeps through the land. We pity all those who live during this time. Our beginning was bright, and our future will be brighter still, but in the present, we are struggling.
Commander McKay stood on the bridge of his starship. Calm and sure, confidence radiated out of him as he stared out at the black void of space. He knew that that day would go...
The aliens had arrived last Wednesday, at least they did if you believe what everyone was saying. That was when NASA had announced possible contact with alien life. Kaylee Hunter had been drinking coffee...