There and Back Again
The tension was unbearable. Seconds from now the LSH-13 mission would launch, ending mankind’s 40 year exile on this island Earth. I remember when manned…
Fuddster
8 stories written on Ficly, 2010, shared under CC BY-SA 3.0. Their page on ficly.com
One Man's Last Stand
We knew it was coming. Word had come from the south of the devastation that lay it its wake. I hesitated, then sent my family to safety. Their desire to stay…
Half and Half
Mom lives in Boston. Dad is in California. I am their yo-yo.
Told You So
I was smugly confident, for I had science on my side. Armageddon? 2012? Nonsense! It was just another page in the Mayan calendar. Just one more fantasy from…
A Change of Heart
I’ve always hated helicopters. My dad was a flying nut and always took us to airshows during the summer. They were ok, but I usually wanted to be somewhere…
The Wardens of Mars, Part 3
Fran had the current news stream tuned in. Several talking heads were perched around a virtual 3D representation of the Red Planet. “Next month marks the 37th…
The Wardens of Mars, Part 2
As Amy ran ahead, Jeff thought about her question. His father used to live in a time when questions about being related to Martians would have been the…
The Wardens of Mars, Part 1
“Daddy?” Jeff Warden turned to his eight year old daughter and crouched down. “What is it, Ames?” “Mommy needs you inside.” As Jeff began to straighten up, Amy…