Stories tagged with "humans"
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Nature's Tie
it’s never really written
never simply memorized
never actually thought of
but not forgotten to the wiseit’s the tiny glint…
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Enrique Dreams of Earth

“Watch where you put that flibberty-gibbet purple behemoth you call a hand!”
“Well, maybe you should stop mesmerizing about …
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Rejected! Again!

No, no, no! Why do they always react like that? They come into my home, play their human games, and when I try to play, they …
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Donaldson, Steven R. Lieutenant, Earth Corps. Serial Number AP71396.
“Donaldson, Steven R. Lieutenant, Earth Corps. Serial number AP71396.” He had repeated it a hundred times, and would repeat i…
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We Will Eat Tonight

I nosed the tattered piece of cloth to cover Fangea up. Her black fur was so soft, and she looked just like her father. I had…
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The Arvians Return

The Arvian Leader slithered up from the dusty ground, watching the departing cruiser with rage in its eyes. Never before had …
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You Do Not Purchase What You Already Possess

“My money?” it said.
“Let us see these plans.”
It laughed, and produced a large scroll. I saw Qillion’s face betray surpris…
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The Lesson Would Prove Bitter

And they breed, the Akindra. Like rabbits. They arm their pups as soon as they’re able to walk, and the pups fight us like sa…
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Parley With An Animal

I disdainfully gestured to the Akindra to sit. It smiled, what teeth it still had crooked and yellow even in the fire. It too…
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Love != Logic, or Pygmalion 2050 (MFL challenge)

“I love you,” It said just like she would have. Still, the voice came from a different, perfect body and the words were cal…