Plunge
The beams filtered through her eyelashes, like sunlight under a canopy. She opened her eyelids a little wider, and felt her eyes burn in the glare. She…
Ch. 5 - Cognomen
“Wanna go grab a drink and have some private conversation somewhere else?” Jack asked her directly. “I don’t know,” she replied tentatively, “You’re obviously…
Ch. 1 - Erudition
She spotted him through the glass door in the glint from lackluster luminaries. She had noticed him when he walked in. She recalled ones similar, in particular…
Ch. 4 - Inquisite
“So, what’s your name?” Jack asked her. “Names, ha,” she scoffed, “Names aren’t important.” Jack stood silently, attempting to get a read on her mannerisms…
Ch. 3 - Acuity
As the night progressed, she could sense something amiss, but she couldn’t quite put her finger on it. His words bordered on intelligence. There was something…
Judgelight
Jack leaned against the balcony, staring out into the cityscape ahead. Myriads of neon signs blinked furiously at him; he tried to avert his gaze below, but…
Welcome to Hellisphere, 1
Sheila, or Shovelhead, as she was known, was just one of the many experimental births at Hellisphere, the corporation headquarters of Hellis Inc. The genlabs…
Shovelhead
Sheila was born to be unusual. The doctor who assisted with the birth noted some odd qualities in the record book: wide, spatulate head, wide-set eyes, fused…
Container City
Riley pushed open the skylight of her container, the sounds of the city around her flew in like the cool ocean wind. She held her dry toast in between her…
Last Man Standing
August 19, 2089 18:00 “It’s your call.” CapCom buzzed over the radio. *** August 19, 2089 09:00 A small window was the only view Criss had. For 15 hours the…
Reality Television
Welcome back to American Verdict, the show where you are the jury! All around America, you and people just like you have decided the final outcome. Over the…
The Improvers.
Once upon a time, every whimsical little being on the planet Leetle was happy. A utopia it was called, and basically was. Days were filled with a smiling sun…
The Corporate States of America
In the early 21st century, the United States of America was broke. First there was the financial collapse of the housing and loan industry, caused by the greed…
Hair Apparent
Mary pursed her lips and blew several strands of hair out of her face. She raised one hand to gingerly feel at her now-lopsided coif. Disappointed, she swiftly…
A Coat Of Pride
In the days of bandaged pride and little of significance, he ruled. But he was a puppet ruler, not a real ruler in his own right; he just purported to be real…
Like Electric Sheep to the Slaughter
John sprinkled salt on his napkin to keep the cold pint glass from sticking to it. “I mean, look - we have huge financial institutions that use made-up money…
Peace At Last
I can’t let them turn Earth into potential drowned in sleep. My name’s Mack. It fits a lot of eras. Just like my duds - boots, black pants, white shirt, black…
Sojourners
We broke bread with the wayfarers behind the leeward wall of a crumbled building that had long ago forgotten what it was supposed to be. Only the three of us…
The Next Generation Will Be Better (Part Two)
Janet scampers over, leaving the other girl to sit by the couch staring dully towards where Janet escaped her vision around the corner. She doesn’t look at me…
The Next Generation Will Be Better (Part One)
Janet plays with her toys on the carpet in the living room. There’s another girl here to play. One of Janet’s few friends. So many of her friends seem to…