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Flash Fiction: Never Saw Us Coming

29 Apr 2021 2 minute read 0 comments MonsterOfTheEmacs

“When will the assault start?”   “In about 50 nanotics.”   “Then we are ready.”   “More than ready. The weapons are in superb condition, and the ship is positioned over 41.7325° N, 49.9469° W, Earth coordinates.”   “Admiral Krikren, you are about to...

Crystal Night

27 Apr 2021 4 minute read 0 comments StealthySteve

The Exo-Suit is made up of tangible holographic nanotech organisms . Each nanotech particle has a heart made out of concentrated light. This light emits a pulse that causes the air around the nano block to heat up . This creates a plasma effect that...

Emberlight - Chapter 32

26 Apr 2021 5 minute read 0 comments Gryphonboy

The Cybernetic Prosthetic  "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."  - Arthur C. Clarke "Just lean forward, it'll take the weight," Mayotte said, supporting Denmark as he hobbled beside her, desperately clinging to her...

A look back at ‘First and Last Men’ and the fantastical Sci Fi world of the 1920’s

26 Apr 2021 3 minute read 1 comment Subpar Nova

  MAJOR Spoilers ahead for Olaf Stapelton’s First and Last Men. This book is open domain and available for free on the Gutenburg Project. The First Man Published in 1930, Last and First Men covers two billion years of theoretical human evolution, fro...

Crypto & The Writing Profession

23 Apr 2021 2 minute read 0 comments TheRuneLion

 One of the toughest things to do in this life is make any kind of living as a writer, or even have it pay reasonably as a hobby.  Enter Cryptocurrencies. The following is all speculation from myself based upon what I have been carefully observing ov...

Dirk Gerson Sci-fi Stuntman

19 Apr 2021 4 minute read 0 comments JohnvonBob

The packed stadium crowd roared an unwavering and all-deafening roar while a drawling announcer's voice boomed over the loudspeakers in deep, barely-discernible pulses.  Parents herded little tots into seats as they held hot dogs in one hand and wipe...

Laurentia

17 Apr 2021 6 minute read 0 comments StealthySteve

Land Mass Surface impact was sudden and fast . With all of the intensity of an atom bomb up until the very last moment when touch down occurred with as much force as a burning ember riding an updraft . I sat up as if waking from a nightmare immediate...

Wren

17 Apr 2021 12 minute read 0 comments StealthySteve

"Ordering Dutch running shoes pays off" Garret thought to himself as he root his heel into the soil next to the entrance of the DS Diner . It had become ritual since moving to this town to end his run with a hot cup of coffee .  On his way home he mu...

Cyberpunk genre works...

16 Apr 2021 2 minute read 0 comments TheRuneLion

 I've been a long-time aficionado of this genre since I bought a copy of the anthology 'Burning Chrome' way back in the 80's, and did so after reading the story by William Gibson 'Johnny Mnemonic' in Omni magazine.  However, there's been a serious pr...

The Moon Has a Shy Side - A sci-fi short story about r/cryptocurrency

13 Apr 2021 10 minute read 1 comment Epy

              When I look around at the bustling enterprises and technological feats we’ve achieved on the Moon, I can’t help but wonder if I’m in a dream. See, the modern history of the Moon’s development is a little hard to believe. Even for me, an...