Short Fiction |

“Get ready for a fast one! You got this.” Cody’s dad arched back and tossed the mini-basketball hard.

He ran back with open arms wanting desperately to catch the ball and impress his dad. The sun was warm and the grass and trees gave off a fresh, springtime smell. All the worries and strangeness from the ham radio disappeared. Cody instead focused his energy on throwing the ball as hard as he could, which flew five feet to his dad’s right Read More

Electra-cuted – Short Story

Posted on September 17, 2020 by Cyber Wave

“Good morning, Faith. Today is National Junk Food Day. Would you like me to order more donuts?” The automated voice chimed when she walked into the room, groggy and bitter.

“No.” Said Faith, sitting down on the couch and yawning loudly. Yesterday was National Broom Day. Could the notifications get any more boring Read More

Falling Apart – Short Story

Posted on September 11, 2020 by Cyber Wave

Mechanical rotors and wires whirred as the arm struggled to bring the coffee cup to Angel’s spongy lips. This would be the sixth time she had tried to get her motor functions to cooperate. One sip of de-ionized battery fluid would have been enough to get her through her day but even that was a struggle. She set the cup on the kitchen counter and would try again later. A sighed played through her throat speaker as the coffee cup tilted sideways from her hand and spilled onto the floor. She knew that she wouldn’t have the energy or motor skills to clean up the mess so she left it there, along with the other liquid spills from the previous day Read More

Signals from the Fading Vale – Part 1 – Short Story

Posted on September 4, 2020 by Cyber Wave

“You have the ability to achieve great things, Cody. This is why I’ve chosen you to help save the Fading Vale.” He listened to the ham radio and sat with his mouth open Read More

Foot and Mouth Disease – Short Story

Posted on August 28, 2020 by Cyber Wave

“It’s spreading across the east coast, hitting DC the hardest. Patients are exhibiting signs of delirium and jaw soreness. On top of losing some verbal control and inhibition.” My lab partner, Eric, was drawn into the hysteria of what they were saying in the press Read More

Generation Bully – Short Story

Posted on August 21, 2020 by Cyber Wave

“WAI World Transhuman News – 2107 – Today an AI smuggling ring was uncovered in the home of a Florida family. Investigators discovered the existence of twenty AIs trapped in several makeshift servers. The servers were constructed by the family’s sixteen-year-old son who had them hidden in his closet. The AI duplicates, which had been stolen from various home interfaces and video game avatars, were not being resold or deconstructed, instead they were used for more nefarious purposes Read More

Knights of Yesterday – Short Story

Posted on August 14, 2020 by Cyber Wave

Almost there, thought the old man, just a little further. If these damn shoes were cobbled right, he wouldn’t have such a sore back. This feed would be enough for John and Ronald to eat for a few fortnights, at least that’s what the sodmaster had promised, but the way it felt the pigs would only get a few nights’ worth. He took the trail through the forest with the tallest trees, imagining the history behind them. They provided enough shade from the overbearing sun and the white poppies added a nice odor to the air Read More

Coloring for Karen – Short Story

Posted on July 30, 2020 by Cyber Wave

Purples and oranges swept across the alien ridge with the vibrant foliage curving in odd directions, casting unique shadows in the virtual landscape. With a wave of his hand the boy produced magnificent shapes and formed islands out of the empty ocean while standing on the cliff. His eyes were closed but he knew he didn’t need them. He used his imagination without bounds, and without the influence of external stimuli Read More

Legend of the Floating Woman – Short Story

Posted on July 23, 2020 by Cyber Wave

Dimly lit faces had gathered in the great hall of lords in the village of Dunbar. They were eating haunches of meat and engulfing flagons of mead when Colborn entered, ignored the rabble, and sat at a private table at the back the room. When they weren’t stuffing their faces, the men were going on about common trade and land disputes. A maid offered him a drink with hesitant, distrustful glances and quickly walked away.

He took the drink, half-expecting her to have tossed the mead in his face. The other night had been passionate but it was one of compulsion. She was a nice girl, thought Colborn, but a little on the heavy side. He scratched his groin and took a long gulp, making sure the other men hadn’t noticed. Being a suitor in a commonwealth of wealthy barons had lowered his status as of late. The desire for companionship had gone out of his heart and the others seemed to feed off of rumors and whispers, whispers that were on their lips even now Read More