Category May 2025

Nora stared at the tree. It was a beech tree. Perhaps that shouldn’t have sounded remarkable, but Nora knew better. She remembered the fires. All that destruction sponsored by the state when she was a kid. Maybe a vendetta against… Continue Reading →

I don’t know who they are. But I know what they are. A thug. One of the enforcers on the colony’s main complex. We’re not supposed to look them in the eye, so how would I recognize him? He knows… Continue Reading →

Naomi could walk when she got home. That alone sent the alarm bells off. A six month mission to the planet Venus and a week long trip back to Earth couldn’t change that much, could it? Naomi had a spring… Continue Reading →

Rochelle was fine with waiting. Waiting was a part of life. Even on a space station. When it came to the person in front of her, however, she had to backtrack. The vending machine didn’t look particularly dangerous.  But even… Continue Reading →

All the equipment was there. Nobody was paying the electric bill anymore. The station just sat there. Claire had always thought it was strange to leave a building on the moon unoccupied. But maybe it wasn’t easily repurposed. Playing around… Continue Reading →

The robot was puzzling. It had unlocked Jill’s door and rolled its way in like those ancient roombas. It didn’t have any trouble with the rug under the kitchen table. It was strange, but Jill couldn’t quite get annoyed at… Continue Reading →

She hadn’t decided anything yet. The box sat on her kitchen table and stared at her with those words. “For when you decide”. Felicity hadn’t ordered anything. She checked her phone. She was sure she hadn’t ordered anything. And what,… Continue Reading →

Arnold had barely knocked when the door flew open. “Well, it’s about time you got here.” The woman said. “Do you have any idea how long I’ve been waiting for you?” “Um…” Arnold didn’t know how to reply to that…. Continue Reading →