How does everyone feel about my stories?
I just found myself really curious about his lately. I'm wondering how well my stories are received. I like to think I do a pretty decent job, but I could be wrong. Is there anything in particular anyone feels I need to improve on? Is there anything...
The Case of the Killer Queen (Part 1)
Holmes leaned forward and set the metronome into action, snapping his fingers in time to it for just a moment. He then settled back into his chair and stared across at the plump and mildly pompous creature sitting opposite him. "Pray continue. I...
A Trio
"Well, well," said the doberman girl "What do we have here? Looks like a little squirrel lady's gotten lost!" The squirrel just stood there, too nervous to say anything. The girl in front of her looked tough. She was well muscled, with very thick...
The First Human
The First Human In the hut They had just made it out of the rain and into the abandoned habitat. The construct was once a towering complex, now transformed into ruined stone work by the orbiting fleet of the Brotherhood. Though this was in no means...
Science for the Sci-fi Writer: Dark Matter
For a while now I've been wanting to write a series of articles about the 'science' in science fiction. How things presented in sci-fi might be plausible given our current understanding, and especially things presented in science fiction that we know...
Jacks-Tail Formally Bio-Morph-One) As of 4-20-2015
I am not in the best of moods as I ride the over used and a little unmaintained elevator to the floor I live on. The metal walls are adorned with scratched on and sprayed on graffiti and any wood trim that remains on the walls are similarly...
A sample scene
'Closer...almost there...just a few more steps to go.' Feint refractions signal their way up a tall lace of smoke lulling in the sunlit gloom. Through a crack in the canopy, a single hungry tongue holds its breath, licking in anticipation. Though no...
Accent experiment - Good or Bad?
Experimenting with accents in dialogue. Not sure if I should even have an accent at ALL, but I figured I should try and get it down anyways. Critique mainly on the...
Bio-Morph-One(tentative title) as of 3-20-2015
First story in the 'bio-morph' universe. Protagonist comes home to a small retrofitted hotel room that he shares with his single retired mother from an unsuccessful job hunt. The building has been changed from a large hotel complex into 'free'...
House Pet
**The House Pet** by: SavageShark **Summer Morning / Opening shot of a two story house atop a hill overlooking the homes below.** Narration "This is Hill Street, a housing block like any other, and at the top Hill Street is the Hill...
Startopia: The Hovel of Outer Space
Startopia: The Shack of Outer space (Working Title) Ulysses, his name is Ulysses, a human from the colonies. A graduate from the Galactic University, with degrees in...
A Trio: Chapter One Revised
"Well, well," said the doberman girl "What do we have here? Looks like a little squirrel lady's gotten lost!" The squirrel just stood there, too nervous to say anything. The girl in front of her looked tough. She was well muscled, with very thick...