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Part the Sixth

21 Mar 2020 3 minute read 0 comments Quantum Dinosaur

“We’ll begin today with an introduction to decentralized blockchains” Nakomoto told Alvis. With a freshly shaved head and a mundane gray tracksuit, the boy’s ascetic appearance perfectly matched his immense inner sadness. The adults had told him that...

Part the Fifth

19 Mar 2020 3 minute read 0 comments Quantum Dinosaur

The two Guardian’s savored the rare quiescence as they walked through Atlassian’s empty streets. The municipality would remain on lock down until sun rise, by which time the remediation process would be complete. Even the autonomous conveyance drones...

Part the Fourth

19 Mar 2020 2 minute read 0 comments Quantum Dinosaur

Alvis sat on a stool, glancing around the cavern for the fortieth time. The gleaming mass of pipes, vats, and inscrutable dials and switches offered no more clues than they had on his previous circuits. Francis hadn’t offered much in the way of an ex...

Part the Third

19 Mar 2020 5 minute read 0 comments Quantum Dinosaur

“Don’t worry Mr Jasiel, they won’t be gone for long. We’ll have your son back to you shortly” the leader of the group said matter of factly. “In the meantime, let us discuss the nature of truth, and what it means to the noble peoples of Atlassian.” “...

Part the Second

19 Mar 2020 2 minute read 0 comments Quantum Dinosaur

“I’m home Dads!” Alvis called into the apartment as he stepped off the paternoster. “’It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered’” came the reply from the Aeschylus mashup the family AI was rendering in th...

Part the First

19 Mar 2020 2 minute read 0 comments Quantum Dinosaur

“For the last time Alvis; the world is 11,000 years old, all fossils are nasty fakes, and DINOSAURS AREN’T REAL!” Mankasar thundered across the classroom. Alvis slumped in his seat. He was an affable boy, not given to nastiness or rebellion, and had...

Key to Vengeance - A Short Sci-Fi Story

14 Mar 2020 4 minute read 8 comments blueeyes8960

source   I tapped the wristband control, fingers flying over the miniature screen, and felt the familiar tingle as my skin morphed into a covering of scales. The time I spent on the little remaining dry land was growing shorter and shorter. In all m...

Bedbug Part 1 of 2

29 Feb 2020 6 minute read 2 comments mgaft1

  Greg felt like having something sweet. He placed a twenty-calorie lollipop in his mouth and sucked on it. He'd already purchased the souvenirs his wife had requested for their upcoming visit to relatives, so he decided to take a little stroll. The...

Jennifer climbed onto the iceberg. "Help, help", she said.

14 Feb 2020 1 minute read 0 comments paradise

Jennifer climbed onto the iceberg. "Help, help", she said. The voices were closer. And the others were the words that John had seen on the ice the day before. "We are not making this high at high tide." On the first snowfall, when the shell of a gian...

The wizard owned 10 Pokemon already.

14 Feb 2020 1 minute read 0 comments paradise

The wizard owned 10 pokemon already. He began showing which trainer owned which pokemon. "May I see one of yours?" he asked to Rocker. Rocker took the pokeball and opened it. He tossed out his name, and the wizard just nodded. He hopped off the chair...