Breviloquence
Upon this benighted precipice We hang a scarlet thread And bind it fast upon the head Of those we know no more For surety we take a pledge Of gaudy stones cast…
Now Here's An Alt-History I Can Get Behind
I clawed my way out of undreaming sleep, back to the here and now. Where was here? Opened my eyes: instrument panel; switches, dials, segmented red LEDs. And…
Dark Names, and Dark History
Seated on a sandbag that felt more like concrete, Capt Dogra listened to the two grunts keeping watch, “The Dark Wizard is out again.” His buddy shrugged, “The…
Unsurprisingly, Humans Have Always Been Human
The energy needed to send something back in time increased triple-exponentially with size, and even our machine’s small volume required exajoules. Sending a…
§ le point zero
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Developing History
“For centuries, the documentation of history was left to unreliable machines and worse: The human memory.” The guide gestured to a glass case of microphones…
Songstress
If you were powerful enough to write your own history why hesitate to play the song you made? Because the scores are punctured with rests and silent cringes…
This Tomb Is Yours
Will Hardwick, archaeologist/adventurer extraordinaire, stepped through the freshly plasma-cut entrance into the ancient tomb. Sniffed the air. “Good.” “Eh?”…
My blue
When the soul is bluer than the color of the sky, my desire is to get off the ground and fly my own as I brush. It is the desire to see the world colored with…
A History of America [2071 Edition]
Chapter 6 The Mandatory Expatriation (Fatherland) Act and the EU-UN Deconstruction (2038-2049) Following the Social Reforms (2047) under the administration of…
When Sociopaths Ruled the World
One hundred of the most powerful industrialists in the world, wealthy billionaires all, formerly content to pull strings from behind the scenes, took direct…
History for the Forgotten
The time was called Eternal Winter by all who lived in that era, for the global warming had melted ice caps and plunged Earth into a miniature ice age. Energy…
The Guardian
I thought we’d steal more back then. Pretty much the whole academy hung out at the convenience store. We milled around like a mob, spurts of buddy violence and…
Not Quite Subtle Enough
Deacon Jon navigated the paths of darkness with a sense of purpose. He wasn’t a deacon, he was just Deacon, last name Jon. His mother had been raised in a…
Rhythm of the Sky
Watching the clouds, Narrate their stories.. Of pure love and hate, the hist’ry of man. Float by the dragons, The demons of late. Cavemen and Kings, They’re…
Flag Pole
“Listerine?” She asked. “Yes, Listerine. It’s an antiseptic, it’s flammable, and it gives you fresh breath.” “I thought you said you needed duct tape, paper…
Good Hope
“Your empire has never heard of trade, how is that possible?” she asked. The escort said nothing. His job was only to guide her through the fog safely. Nothing…
To a Strange Land
The horses stopped suddenly. There it was the limit. The driver was wise. He knew not to test the limits of legend. “Ma’am, we’re at the outskirts of the…
Past, Present and Future in Two Sentences
“There was once a thriving planet here; full of life. But that was before they destroyed themselves.”
His Arrival
The sun was bright. The air, unfiltered, smelled like the ocean. That’s where he turned up. The ocean. He was knee high in the surf. His bag, heavy, his…