Paper Towels
The dust & smoke slowly vanished from the asteroid’s surface & he crawled out from the cave he had been hiding in with all the kids in tow: The Martian twins…
Tough As Nails
Boss hollered for more fuel in the nitrogen tank and an extra dozen flash-bolts for the ship’s automatic laser crossbow. After a few minutes, her orders were…
Dreams Are Necessary
“What are you doing to me now?” “Observing and calculating your dreams.” That made her feel violated on a whole new level. They had already examined her…
War Escapees
“You have to squash the babies. Before they grow wings!” The towering soldier yelled at the steely-eyed girl. “What did these babies ever do to you?” The 12…
The Wizard's Last Transmission
She slammed her files down upon the table. “I thought you had it all planned,” she said, coldly. “We leave this place in June and move back to my parents…
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In an infinite universe anything is possible. Anders stepped into his cubicle, flicked the switch on his moniter and fell flat on his arse. Standing…
Hard of Believing
It’s easy to take for granted some of the bad qualities in us. The first real conversation I had with one of them was quite shockingly addictive. The man…
Aliens
Brandon Clements, and Zach wahlberg were two good highschool friends, they were always close by eachother. The two friends shared an apartment in Hawaii, and…
Leaving Home
The glass door slides silently over the well-oiled tracks as you pull it open, stepping out onto the 30th floor balcony. Wind whips your long, blonde hair…
The Glass Globe Incident
It was over before I knew what happened. The crunching, and hissing I only remember as breathy memory, not as visceral experience. I don’t recall stopping the…
Galactic Space Babies
“Ok, picture this- Galactic Space Babies!” “I’m sorry, sir?” “People love aliens, people love babies. I’m thinking Star Wars. I’m thinking Mars Attacks. I’m…
Alien Sanctuary
Hail wasn’t the only storm element to worry about. Fragments of long ago collided planets and man-made satellite crafts showered a myopic world, proving even…
Slaughterhouse
The sky was orange above them. Smoke drifted slowly across the green hills. He could see the ruins of the city in the distance, towering buildings pitted with…
Caught and Released
Frank gave the sky a worried look that trailed across the horizon. There were things hiding in the sky. Inhuman things, invisible most of the time, except…
Lost in Translation
“What does this mean Carto?” someone yelled over the cacophony of sound that filled the hall. I smiled slightly. I had been hoping someone asked that question…
Multi-Dimensional Language
This is how I began: “Of the various species the human race has encountered throughout the galaxy, all have viewed language as a single, uni-dimensional…
Dolphin
We observe them, watch them, constantly performing experiments on them, although they do not know it. They would never expect *US* to be the *REAL* ones in…
Cartocommunication
That sense of being investigated pressed in on us again, and this time it was invasive. The intensity of the probing made my head swim, and for a few brief…
Field Report
[field report from the datastack of Expedition Leader S’ri-Leun] The dominant language on planet ‘Earth’ is known as English. It is simple enough to master; I…
Symbology
I studied the symbols again. Their architecture was clearly alien, and yet their sense of familiarity was unmistakable. They meant... something to me, but I…