It is 10:47
10:47 It is 10:47 and the captain will not wake up. Around the captain, people are screaming. Warning sirens blare, only adding to the mania. People yell about the attack and the marauders, but...
Category: Sci-fi
Brave, Young, and Chosen
The small tavern is still bustling now that the sun has set. The clientele is respectable, all wearing ties and button-down shirts. The upbeat music and loud conversations help to drown out the whispered...
The Killing Field
Captain Roth felt the jerk in her stomach that meant that her spaceship was exiting lightspeed. They hadn’t been scheduled to reach the mining site for several more hours. And, when she looked out...
Rest Beneath the Waves
The waters were rising. Or perhaps the land was sinking. It doesn’t matter and the details have been lost to history, submerged in the depths. Even at the time, people did not fully understand...
Our Children Left Abandoned
Castor looked at the phone in his hands. For a moment, he imagined that he hadn’t received the message he just had, basking in that idyllic fantasy. But, no, his next repair job would...
The Child Asked of the Machine
The little boy had reached the front of the line. He stood on his tiptoes, trying to see anything behind the massive silver doors. Despite his efforts, he saw only softly blinking blue light...
Memories of the King
King Erik awoke. All was dark. This was his seventh time waking up in this state, and he’d started to grow used to it. Besides, it was temporary. That’s what his friends all said,...
A Piece of a Star
Frank watched the falling star. It was a beautiful wonderous thing, arcing across the night sky. Its frosty blue light stood out stark against the blackness. The sight of it made Frank feel insignificant...
Pinprick
Pinprick I was working, when I felt a presence. All at once, my concentration was broken; my duties were interrupted. As important as my work, and my role as a Fate was, By what,...
Broken Copy
The starship exited lightspeed with a sickening lurch. Krish’s red hair was a tangle of flames around his face, sticking to the insides of his helmet. Disconcerting clattering noises came from the ducts above...