Retrofit
Spacenews. Alien spacesuit found orbiting #BetaChiarus3. This planet is the backup choice for the #terraformingproject. Retweet? — “Did you see this?” “Since I’m looking over your shoulder I think you...
View ArticleTech Gods
Lem stepped off the elevator and realized he didn’t have any change. He slapped his pockets, looking for something smaller than a 10. Margie would kill him if he blew $10 on an elevator ride. She...
View ArticleJust Because You’re Paranoid
Robbie was in trouble. The traffic signals were communicating with one another using a variant of Morse code. The lights were against him. In the park, clockwork birds shadowed his footsteps,...
View ArticleI Fell
Fred had almost forgotten the boy who fell off the world. “So you lived. You lived! How?” “I fell. I expected to fall forever. Instead, I plunged into a net of roots. Many broke as they slowed my fall,...
View ArticleHappy 13,000,000,000th
1. Yahweh. 2. Just Me. And the Cat. 3. I’m retired. 4. Worked for 6 kalpas in Fundamental Constant maintenance. 5. Enough to get by. 6. Tea? It’s My special blend. 7. My hobby is gardening. Continua...
View ArticleEvolution/Extinction
Something was trying to crawl out of the pool. Cele turned on the light. The carpet was wet all the way to the couch. A lobefin squeezed its eyes shut against the glare, then opened them again and...
View ArticleBreakfast World
Pancake Land was better than Bacon Land. Bacon Land! Oh my god, the lakes of boiling fat, the stench. Wilson used to like bacon. Bacon sandwiches were listed as his favorite meal on his Facebook page,...
View ArticleThe Unlucky Bot
It was designed to make sweet baked goods, so naturally they called it Cookie. Condemned to make cookies all day, to be hardwired with the belief that cookies are important and delicious, but to lack...
View ArticleHow I Spent my Summer Vacation At the Galactic Core
We went to the black hole at the center of the galaxy last summer? And it was sooooo boring. The windows, excuse me, view screens, were opaque because of a “flare.” The food was yuck, and they didn’t...
View ArticleMagic Shake
John knew them all: the giant grasshopper, the amoeba with floating brains, the child-sized ones with big heads and even bigger eyes. This one looked like a lobster with the head of a horse; no more or...
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