Category: Science Fiction
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Quantum Wet Dreams – Series – Part 1 (of 3)
“Error. Error. Power source unstable. Life support offline. Trial period is about to expire. Error. Life signs not found…No oxygen found. Attempting to contact Hallett Starship….Attempt failed. Error. Errer found. Recursion error found. Error has reerr9er…Errorer.” Her eyes blinked to life, mechanical motors clicked when she expanded her retinal apertures. Her stomach churned with the…
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The Censure Ship – Short Story
Oceanus spread out across the horizon, out beyond the Suffering Bay, as far as Princess Madison could see from this high on the gate’s main tower. The Gods must be happy this day if they blessed her consort with such calm and passive weather. “All immigrant ships should be destroyed.” Bellowed Decius, his haughty royal…
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Destroyers of Inhumanity – Short Story
Mars is quiet and empty. It’s my home now, away from the Earth that I once knew. It’s a screwed-up universe and we’re all just part of it. All I want to do is dance on its grave but the arrival of the Scorpions prevented that. The sky became dark on the 9th day of…
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Those That Hate the Self – Short Story
“I’m ugly. I’m powerless. I’m fat and gross. Everyone who looks at me only sees a worthless slob who has no self-esteem, no self-control, and no self-confidence with a habit of self-destruction and self-deception.” Carol looked at herself in the mirror and repeated the honest facts out loud. Self-actualization was important after all, at least…
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Future Crush – Short Story
I couldn’t believe there was a time traveler standing in my living room dressed in what appeared to be space armor, aerodynamic and dark, staring me in the face, blushing and dotting like a shy young girl. But she wasn’t a girl. She was a woman, seemingly lost in admiration in my direction. “You’re from…”…
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Toxic Playground – Short Story
I’m a ceramic planter without the plant. Just a ceramic, circular bowl of dirt. Only because I want to be. There are people who do so many extraordinary things. Fairies, orcs, robots, vampires, wolves with anthropomorphic humanoid bodies. It all seems so complicated and overwhelming. I’m just happy with Monday morning sunshine and glossy dew.…
Karl Kirkpatrick 