Waiting for the Big Bang
Suspended, it floats. Time stops. The egg, just out of reach, slips almost imperceptibly towards its demise. “Oh great, you let another one go!” the first man…
Shoving Off
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(Day 14) ...is your own damn self.
(From the log of Col. Terrence Green) Day 8 No sign of what ever in the hell caused that banging. All I know it was solid. I felt in my bones whenever it hit…
(Day 12) What you SHOULD be worried about...
tick-tick-tick whirrrrmmm tick-tick-tick-tick BANG! I sit up, drenched in sweat, the same way I’ve been doing for a week now. Maybe it’s the ambient…
Audio Log of the Ra's Embrace #131
Brief high pitched noises. *”All stations, status update.”* “Engines at 85% capacity, my lord.” “Control is stable and still within acceptable trajectory…
Perfect Timing
A lone bead of sweat wound its way down the side of Jon’s cheek, but that was the only sign of discomfort. His face betrayed no emotion. The entirety of his…
Space
I often find the word space humorous, because after all, we are all in space. There is a space between this chair here and that door. There is space for more…
I'm Determined to Solve the Fermi Paradox
You might call us energy-based life forms — at least, if you’ve seen too much sci-fi. More accurately, you could say that we are complex interference patterns…
Stars
Quietly shift amongst the stars, brittle enamel creaking soundlessly. Hundreds of little metal eyes quest for sights in their brass sockets, gazing out at…
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…
Moonrise. Sunset.
Sometimes, I wish the roof would tear off and a black hole would suck me into space. I hear it’s quite peaceful up there, or it can be, anyways, with the right…
2500
In the corner stands a thin pane of clear plastic with images of last night’s ball drop on it. When this year’s ball of trash hit the sun it was large enough…
Aquila Blue Label
It wasn’t unusual to locate production in deep space. Faster than light travel was already very common and huge swathes of natural resources could be found in…
Cataclysm's Eve
“Well, that is settled. Seeing as there are only two minutes left for this meeting, and not enough time to address any other concerns, I suggest we-” “What…
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…
The Nutmeg Bazaar
It was Zenith, the hour when Estoria’s twin suns glared down like the eyes of Rah. Vicky wiped her brow as she pushed through the bustling afternoon bazaar, a…
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…
How to Survive an Explosive Decompression
In her entire life she’s never had a bathroom break that sucked this bad. Seeing the cardboard on the paper roll is one thing, plungers another, but this was a…
Time Traveling Man II
So full of soul, but parading around with empty eyes I won’t stay in one place, my weakness I will disguise I’m a time travelin’ man with a stay at home wife…
In The Middle Of Nowhere
Out here in the endless stretch of cornfields (which, by the way, I do not like) I watch the stars blink on, one by one, until the whole sky lights up like a…