A Priest Meets a Different god (Untitled Otherwise)
~ Author's note, the chess game included is from the opening of David Janowski vs Lasker, played October 21st, 1909. The story uses the classical notation to lay emphasis on what I want to call out, the link below contains algebriac notation if you'd...
Mammal in Space (Otherwise Untitled)
~ The skunk gripped the empty mug that formerly contained imaging gel tightly between her hands, and barely kept her breathing under control. She could still taste the gell, and she was nervous but couldn't allow herself to panic. The ship shuddered,...
Flaw
It's not every day one would come upon a situation like this. In fact, I doubt anyone ever had...well, not like this. Sweat beads down my face as if I had ran a marathon, but I did nothing of the sort. Rather, I just stood here, my hand on a lever. I...
The Fox and the Feline - Chapter 1
In orbit, over Sol-03, referred to by the native species as "Earth". A small silver vessel floats in orbit, not too unlike the ships of science fiction, yet practical. It has a central body, and two wings that meld from the sides with engine ports...
Void, Chapter 1 Pt1, first draft.
* * * _As a species, we had always looked to the stars. For inspiration, for answers, for god._ _As time marched forwards, so did we. Compared to the infinite cosmos, we are nothing - we last but an instant to the lifecycle of stars, we are small,...
Dark Skies, Part VI: The Church
Rextin Tal. I had never visited the planet before, but as the _Red Horizon _neared the end of its travel to the planet, the visit wasn't occupying my mind. In truth, the only thing I thought about was how... natural it felt to wield a holo-blade. A...
Plush Love Volume 1, Episode 21: White Paper: Positronic Neural Nets
Plush Companions, Inc. -- Positronic Neural Nets Welcome to **Plush Companions, Inc**. Suppliers of the finest artificial animals in the Solar System!...
Plush Love Volume 1, Episode 17: Marketing Plush Companions
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Para-Imperium Core Worlds
Core World Planets and Cultures: Alpha Centauri System: SecLand: 2nd planet from Alpha Centauri A Population: 10 billion Climate: 10-15% warmer on average than Old Earth, terraformed, multiple biomes. Orbital Period: .874 Standard...
The Short Life of a Venusian Sky Pirate
The alert went out, a freighter was sighted. The airborne pirate switched on a recording device as she changed into the pressure suit specifically designed for her chiropteran body. She would have preferred to fly in just the skin she was born with,...
Deep Space - Chapter 3, Humanity
We had been heading in a straight line for nearly three hours, now. The forests had gotten thicker, and thicker, and thicker still, until the fog began to recede, an hour and a half ago. Then, five minutes ago, we stepped out of the foliage, and found...
Deep Space - Chapter 2, Vrounc
After our questionable movement through space, we finally calmed down and began landing preperations to landing the small ship on the planet. We managed to get down to the surface without hyper speeding down there, and landed in a barren wasteland....