Ficlets

Sign In | Blog | Help

• 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….

• The Reality engineer, with a heart

  by Raymond Finn 2 months ago

  The world stopped. Surrounded by sudden stillness, the voice of … god?... spoke to me.
  “What made you ask that question?”...

• Becoming, part 2

  by Kimball Kinnison 2 months ago

  Across the city, Paul was explaining how by choosing his employers to implement their proposed building plans, the bored busi…

• Recognition

  by Cobweb 4 months ago

  “Wait, who are you?” Ethan stumbled back, disengaging from her. The spell was broken, the moment changed in an instant of sus…

• Automech Firefight

  by Robotech_Master 4 months ago

  I don’t know whether it was a lucky shot or he was just that good, but the newcomer—who looked like he might have turned into…

• Aegis Engaged

  by Robotech_Master 4 months ago

  The carbot moved behind a small grove of trees, and the SUV hunkered down behind a small stone wall that would provide partia…