The ground shook beneath, and he nearly lost his footing. Wisps of smoke rose from the floor of the basin. Time is running out. The jostling loosened the cloth from the top of the bundle he carried, revealing his daughter’s lifeless face. “We’re almost there, Princess.” he said to her pale features as he pulled…
The island was finally in view. After many days at sea, their small boat was nearly at its destination. “I told you,” Shellin began excitedly, clapping her hands, “we were going in the right direction all along.” “Something doesn’t feel right,” came Hra’Baal’s voice from the rear of the craft. Her sharp, feathered features looking…
I sit on my throne and I wonder… Is there someone out there for me? I survey my tiny island kingdom and know that I’m supposed to think that it is enough. I have my many concubines to occupy my bed at night, my queen to bear the heirs that fill my heart and days…
To: All Employees Re: May 2nd refrigerator cleaning If there is anything in this fridge that you do not want to lose, please remove it and take it home after work on May 1st. The fridge will be out of service from May 2nd thru May 4th for a thorough cleansing. Check to make sure…
Proposal for 44 min. sci-fi dramedy serial Title – Tina Tomorrow Basic concept – A young woman from 2015 mysteriously finds herself running a ski lodge in 2252, and through her, we discover a new world with many of the same basic human drama as our familiar world and time. The main draw of the…
A small group of well-dressed women came around the corner. They glanced at the sports pennant booth and then at the bike-parts stand without much interest. The sun was beginning to set behind the group, but Henri didn’t need to see them clearly to know the type. They were HGTV watchers, Pinterest users. They were…
(Note: The work I started on was going to be a short choosable path adventure, but once I started actually plotting it out, it grew far too large for a FF piece, so I present here only the first passage. Perhaps I’ll complete the piece as a novella sometime.) 1 You awaken to a hazy…
Ahmad watched as the last group of his people began stepping through the portal, escaping the oncoming hordes. It was the only way to save his people, and the sorcerer assured him that the place he found for them all to live was free from turmoil, a bit dry, perhaps, and a few scattered ruins,…
The combine harvester with draper head unloads its cargo into a bright red truck. Among that cargo is the seeds which are destined to be our bread. The harvester has deposited it’s final grain load for the season, and maneuvers toward the maintenance shed, where an army of tiny machines will clean, oil, and repair…
[begin transcript] You’re not going to pass out again are you?… I feel so lost… You were about to tell me about the monster It wasn’t really a monster, it was more like a freak, I guess. It had grey skin and huge, dead eyes. An Alien? No. It wasn’t an alien either. It was…
