Stuck on the mountain
The huge rock had landed on my arms, crushing both and -more importantly- my hands. I was pinned there in the deep of the mountains, and the sun was about to…
Blown away
Blown away, blown away, the singer on the radio sang. It was the story of my life. Everything had blown away , everything was hopeless. There was no acceptance…
Tubes are better
At first it looked like an plain small wooden chest placed on top of a cabinet, and he’d stopped going through jewelry boxes long ago. What was the point? But…
One Voice
The only thing that bothered her was the harsh stopper in her throat; the grating swell that wasn’t tears or hate but meant she couldn’t speak. Her voice was…
The Library
Anno sat in the library, a book open on the desk in front of him. He scanned the page, looking at the illustrations and text. It was all about a little known…
The Wonder Drug [2]
“Mom, I’m not feeling good.” Kyle said to his mother. “What’s wrong?” Melissa replied carrying in groceries. “My stomach really hurts, and I’m really dizzy.”…
The Wonder Drug
“Do the people know the long term effect yet?” the President asked his face in his palm. “No Mr.President, they don’t.” said the Presidents advisor. “How…
Doomsday
If you would’ve told me this time last year that I’d be one of 300 people left alive on planet earth I would’ve laughed in your face. I mean, the whole world…
Hang On
Shards of shattered glass rained down on me like a razor-sharp snow-storm as I ducked my head down, feeling pin-pricks of pain in my hair and on my neck and…
Job in 10 Words
Due to further considerations, including: - Consideration that I have left out lots of information, maybe critically so, in these summaries - Learning more…
Delayed Gratification
Nora swallowed part of her doughnut, asked, “Good news?”, and took another bite. “Yes,” Ted responded, head cocked so the telephone receiver would not fall…
Water, Water, Everywhere
The sky was overcast, the clouds impossibly darkening the sky. Even the rain looked black. The little girl tugged on her mother’s coat sleeve. “I’m thirsty,”…
Deep Space Disaster
“There’s a problem.” “I know, I checked the stabilizer pods yesterday and they were running a little hot. I’ll look into it.” “No, I mean a real problem.”…
Verily, a Ship of Fools
Captain’s Log Day 8135 The General Assembly voted to go ahead with the plan. Ideally, we could still perform a wide gravity-assist maneuver and end up where we…
Impact
We saw it coming for years, a long period piece of ort cloud debris the perigee whose orbit brought it almost perfectly to the orbit of Earth. But it was…
Never call a candle fat
“...and the duck had a thought of genius and he died in the peaceful valley of wine and marshmallow flowerbeds.” What a strange time we live in thought Karl to…
With the Fishes
You were with them in their last moments, dutifully taking heed of their plight. After months some of them were found, separated both from themselves and from…
NOIR - Gates of Hell
It was largest port in the US, or at least it had been. Now yellow beams of light bathed faded warning signs as the wind sang through the shell of broken…
Gomorrah, Tennessee
It looked like I was going to have to take the bus home. Where only four hours ago had sat my spotless new silver Mercedes—still proudly displaying the dealer…