Stories tagged with "alien"
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Surveillance
by Adjusting 6 months ago
Rodney lowered his binoculars and spoke softly into his collar microphone.
“Target sighted. She’s entered the family home.”...
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The dawn and dusk of civilization
by cphpitts 6 months ago
It was the dawn of a new civilization. For the first, these fragile creatures stepped from their caves and realized they were…
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He's Gone
by Mousey 6 months ago
Annie studied her daughter briefly, and her mood lifted. She tried to think of something witty to reply with. She couldn’t. ”...
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Love in Space
by Ben Paddon 6 months ago
“I’m an idiot,” said Franklin as he took a sip of his Synthe-Gin.
“Yep,” nodded Germley the Andropulsian barkeep, the balloo…
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Alien
by Lee Braiden 6 months ago
“Why they called themselves Herminerm or whatever, I don’t know. Stupid aliens.” Annie slammed the tome down on her bureau….
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The Pillar - Not Quite So Empty Space
by Browncoatben 6 months ago
“It’s all so…artificial.” Captain Lang breathed heavily. “Thirty years, I’ve been wandering the rim on these hulks, defendi…
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Out of the Ashes
by Stephen Johnson 6 months ago
Ian left the light on as he considered the events from the day. His pillow was soft, and the sheets fresh and warm, but yet c…
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(Hear Ye Hear Ye Challenge) Alien Invasion
by SKermitgorf 7 months ago
“Alien Invasion, read all about It”, “Alien Invasion, read all about it”, the newspaper boy shouted from the busy street…
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Negotiations
by Pat J 7 months ago
Part of me still hopes this is a hallucination, that my dying brain is having me on one last time. But the rest of me hopes i…
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Walkin'
by Pat J 7 months ago
It’s a hundred miles from here to the next town. Easy enough in a car, but when you’re walking with an empty jerry-can that y…