Category Archives: Science Fiction
Kepler: The Sensor Chamber
Bright blue warning lights cut through the red glow as the Kepler‘s sensors detected an object off the starboard bow. The pilot on duty quickly adjusted the ship’s trajectory to avoid a collision and assume a parallel course to the … Continue reading
Wabbits (For Your Amusement)
This is not an actual memo – it was an English assignment. MEMO TO: All Personnel FROM: Information Services Manager DATE: October 20, 2010 SUBJECT: Temporary Shutdown of Company Computer Network WHEN IT WILL OCCUR The corporate server will be offline for … Continue reading
The Trade (Part 2)
The loud buzzing of the alarm woke Delia just as she was reaching for the door at the bottom of the stairwell. Each night the dream had become more vivid, more detailed and she remembered those details well enough to … Continue reading
The Trade (Part 1)
It was a tempting offer. Delia studied the contract again. It was a simple trade for a limited time. There was just something not quite right about. She couldn’t put her finger on it exactly, not then anyway. Her head … Continue reading
The Wyvern (Exerpt)
Lydia sat at the table working a crossword puzzle and sipping coffee. She looked old enough to be someones grandmother, a young grandmother in her fifties. There was some gray in her hair but her face was wrinkle free. Dunham … Continue reading
The Wyvern (Prolog)
In the beginning, this world was ours. It lay closer to the sun and bore a climate most unsuitable for smaller hairy creatures. Their world was the next one out and quite chilled, requiring a heavy coat of fur and … Continue reading
Full-on Crazy
The following are random transmissions that we intercepted and translated to the best of our abilities. “There’s a malfunction in the stabilizer system; we are losing control of the ship.” “Ship is crashing; impact imminent. Crew evacuated to planet surface.” “I … Continue reading
Mousetrap
(Originally written in May 2000) Lydia was crouching in a dense clump of underbrush; saltwater pearls dripping from her short auburn curls into her emerald eyes, obscuring her vision. She wiped away the moisture with her dusty jumpsuit sleeve, … Continue reading
