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• Unknowable future

  by Raymond Finn about 1 month ago

  “Today children, is a very special day. 100 years ago today, the last Arctic ice melted away. And that is cause for celebrati…

• Xenklev's law of evolution

  by Raymond Finn about 1 month ago

  “You’re all familiar with Xenklev’s Law of evolution as it pertains to biological life forms, but did you know that can also …

• Dear Humanity. . .

  by The Muse of Caprice and Whimsy 2 months ago

  It’s been two weeks since first contact, and since then, you’ve been. . . well, a little bit strange. Some of you are screami…

• First contact.

  by Raymond Finn 2 months ago

  I’d been using the search engine for years. Let’s face it, everyone does. The company is practically synonymous with the web….

• Saying Goodbye

  by BananaSam 2 months ago

  Dr. Nicholas eyed the pod nervously, “Mai, lets talk this through one last time.”
  The AI’s voice answered from the nearby con…

• History To Legend To Myth To Forgotten

  by tekisui 5 months ago

  Cerlah sat with his feet up on the controls, reviewing the survey. On the monitors, the blue-green planet they had just left …

• Sugkleio

  by tekisui 4 months ago

  Vic sat on the edge of the rooftop, feet dangling over the edge, watching the sun set over the skyline. Forty-nine floors bel…

• Over Leningrad

  by grazulis 4 months ago

  The sky over Leningrad is full of airships. Their fascist grey fabric reflects a dull October sky. From the windows of the go…

• If a miner went insane...

  by Reneth Pallian 4 months ago

  The underground. I hate it. But, I guess I knew what I was getting into when I joined the Solar Armada… I knew what would h…

• Watching the Boats

  by grazulis 5 months ago

  The rain splatters on the ground in heavy, crushing smacks. The scent of it seeps through the woman’s cloak as she clutches h…