Category: Sci-Fi

All his life he was trapped in Never Neverland—a cultural amusement park of lies where no one ever expected him to contribute anything of value as himself, except for the permission to not contribute. No one had ever believed that he could. The boy had waited his whole life for a big, strong man, a father figure who was fierce […]

What is that?, something is tickling the side of my legs…. His eyes oped to rays of dust dancing in the air, the stagnant sun warming his body making him stretch his hand above his head. His vision still blurry from the early morning, he lowered his eyes to where he felt the tickling sensation on his legs. Long black […]

I stare across at her sleeping form and try to figure out where she features in the long line of spouses that have shared the intimacy of my bed. She sleeps peacefully – mouth slightly parted, long ebony lashes resting softly against her face. I think it must be nice to sleep like that, to escape the rigors of conscious […]

A ring of turnips surrounded the isolated hut. From within the grotesque faces carved on them, flames flickered in strange patterns upon the darkness of the forest. Out amid the trees that groaned, the haunting cries of the dead echoed. Standing before her hut in the middle of a ring of stones and the jack-o-lanterns, Ravyn narrowed her eyes out […]

I had always been a big fan of Dungeons and Dragons. As a kid we had a little group going. I always remember this kid Kyle would always play cheap. He would make every session difficult. He had to argue every little detail. Still, those were good times though. We always seemed to be able to get so lost in […]

Lieutenant Isaac Irons woke up slowly, his head pounding to notify him that he had in fact not died in the explosion of Area 51. He truthfully didn’t feel like that was entirely a good thing but it wasn’t like he had any choice in the matter. As terrible as the incident was, as many lives as were lost, it […]

The message came through that her divorce was now finalized. Twenty years of marriage had now officially ended, although the marriage did not die suddenly, rather, it withered away on the vine. Twenty-five was too young to get married, but Molly had fallen head-over-heels for Steve when they met at the law practice where they both interned. He was the […]

Slut. Wild child. Whore. Nympho. I’ve heard all the names people call me. I ignore them all. There’s only one that matters. The one I call myself. Claudia: Party girl! That’s what I am and I’m proud of it. I don’t sit around and worry all day. I don’t waste my time trying to score another dollar. Life is short […]

I was on a business trip to Guadalajara, Mexico years ago, visiting our manufacturing plant about twice a year. Usually someone from the plant would pick me up at the airport, deliver me to my hotel and daily get me to and from the plant throughout my stay. The facility manager had a wonderful secretary that I would always enjoy […]

Regulations and expectations. That’s what ran through Melani’s head as she rolled over and stretched, the sun shone upon her face as the serving girl opened the heavy drapes. Everything in Melani’s life was regulated it felt like. From when she had to wake up, what she had to do during her day, right down to the awful scratchy nightgown […]