Pendulum
The Stars used to look beautiful this time of night. I loved coming out here on my porch step with a hot cocoa to sit and just gaze at the sky, wondrous in all…
Madame And Her Plants
Lvit took a deep breath before entering the cavernous office. “Madame.” The woman he addressed was whispering something to her plants. By the smirk on her…
Champagne, Clay, & Candlelight
The striped candle on the far side of the room was making her feel woozy with its champagne gasses wafting into her nose. At least she hoped it was just that…
Design-A-Baby (June 5)
“Design-A-Baby is the biggest thing to hit the world since Bill Gates IV’s invention of Underwater iCities!” The screen above the store’s door boomed out, into…
Another Week (Day 16)
“You may go in now, Dr. Haylan.” The secretary said, without looking up from her iDesk. “Thank you.” He muttered as he headed to the door marked with a gold…
Lander's Rule
I was sitting at the bar getting ready to head home for the night when the call came in. As an independent, when a call comes in, I take it. There is no such…
Metropolis: The Future V
After waking up and carefully avoiding her family (“The Robots”, she calls them), Haylie headed off to her favorite place in all of Metropolis; the Library…
Metropolis: The Future IV
After Haylie locked her door, she pulled a book off her bookshelf. An old one, with a faded title she couldnt read. It was wrote just before the Flooding. When…
Metropolis: The Future III
As she neared the entrance to the apartment building where her family lived, Haylie pulled up her sleeve to reveal her barcode identification tattoo on her…
Metropolis: The City
Years after the Earth flooded over, Humans still thrive, for they had prepared for the inevitable. Hoverfans, running on steam power, hold aloft cities…
Data Ghost
Hello. Both technically and legally, I am no longer eligible to even introduce myself of Aaron Elliots, but I shall do so all the same out of habit. My…
Thor's Hammer
They say that weapons forged in the heat of the battle can never be used outside the glory and the death of the fight. They say that weapons used in battle…
Heaven's Applause
The missile arced into the cloud banks sharply. Shedding Machs like water, it slowed from its cruise speed to strike velocity. The satellite linkup was still…
War Machine
The operation of a HyperSpace Advancements Military firearm starts with the simple motion of a trigger backwards into the gun casing. The gun then requests…
Darkest Night
It is night and the planes have done their work. I can feel the power, floating in the currents of the air, lying on every surface. Doubtless the enemy is…