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Major Clanet's head felt like it had split in half. He forced his eyes open and saw his android navigator standing above him. "What happened?" he asked. The android extended a hand and helped the human to his feet. "We delivered the supplies to the …

The old man who had introduced himself as Jacob returned after the nurse left. Old was perhaps too strong a word - he definitely had a good number of years on him, but he wore them well. The deep lines in his face spoke of character and a sort of na…

Author : Timothy T. Murphy A month before reaching Europa, Heather woke to an e-mail from her grandfather. Her grandfather hated e-mail, so much so that she'd been shocked when he asked her to teach him so they could talk while she was away. via Poc…

Janelle looked on, in disbelief. If it helped any, most of my stuff was neatly stacked on anti-grav, transparent, shielded storage units. Units that could be held immovable in stasis or moved with the lightest touch or by anyone with the slightest t…

Daniel and Stanley go into the kitchen, and the two sit at the table. Stanley begins scribbling in a notepad. Daniel sighs. "Now what?" via Pocket

Author : CharlesHB I wasn't your normal soldier, but then they weren't looking for that kind of man. A young physically capable, malleable man, the kind that have been cannon fodder in all history's wars, they were more interested in my psyche repor…

It doesn't feel real. I don't feel connected to any of this, out here alone amidst all this nothing. Shadow coloured stones crushed and scattered under sneakers. Our passage unheard, we had slipped silently across the rooftop expanse to its eastern …

I wake up sweating, check the alarm clock. Three fifty-nine? Too light. I fumble for my watch. Almost 10. I come back from Kyle and Lisa's across the street. "They don't have power either. And there's no Sunday paper. Must be out across town." via P…

I did know, but that didn't make it any easier. We'd been in a stalemate for three minutes; our pistols pointed at them and theirs at us. However, the advantage lay with them, as while the two damned space-pirates were clearly enjoying themselves, M…

There's a galaxy tucked away neatly within a grain of sand on a beach that stretches out within the warm memory of my youth. In it a planet and on it a palace and a windowless corridor that leads to an intricately carved door that opens out and into…

Ninety-eight gazillion miles from anywhere I want to be and some teenage alley-captain and his squad manages to get the drop on me. That'll teach me for daydreaming about places I'd rather be. Oh, great. He's examining the rod. via Pocket