scifi Ménage à 11 “She’s clearly gone insane, Your Honour. I formally rescind my accusation of her trying to sabotage my work…”
scifi Stephanie's Wish Stephanie had been making the same wish at every opportunity since she was three years old to the lofty age of seven. And now, it might have been answered…
scifi An Unexpected Stopover Between Mars And Atlantis Ok, you got all sorts of lousy japes pulled at a major spaceport like this, but this was something else. “Atlantis, huh?”
scifi A Sputtering Light Cast Forward Never before had an international meet been so packed. But then, never before had they been meeting on such an important matter, one which threatened the fate of the entire world.
autobiographical fiction A Death Of Imagination At some point I might get used to having what is effectively an imaginary friend tangibly present, and in fact lolling at the foot of my bed. But not yet.
scifi Fulfilling Fulfilment It was a puzzle the likes of which the Hyperglobe Automated Production And Dispatch Centre had never before received; “I want fulfilment”.
scifi A Flight Curtailed Last checks before launch. Careful now, if this goes wrong we’re all in for it…
scifi Star Siblings' Echoes Wrought In Gold What could possibly have caused this? For so long we have dreamed of making contact with alien life, of finding this sapient species which cast a message to us, yet now...
scifi It's Not The Fact You Aren't Human, I Just Want To Stay Professional “I, uh, I’m flattered-” Captain Jones stammered, and the ship’s computing core whirring into overdrive told him that “LISA” had successfully extrapolated from there.
scifi A Borrowed Cry Echoes Through Space It was certainly a distress signal. The frequency, the words, even the urgent cadence, they were unmistakeable. But… it wasn’t quite right.
scifi One-Point-Six To Twelve One-point six faces glared reproachfully from the dark corners of his improvised bunker. Twelve faces wept behind them. “I’m sorry. I’m so sorry…”
3rd person PoV Empty Except For Belief In Protocol “Good morning, captain!” SEMA chirped. “Do you have any special instructions for today?” Captain Riley’s corpse did not answer.
epistolary Testing defenceBot27 Current configurations state “acceptable harm: Lethal”. This setting requires confirmation by an administrator level user or above…
3rd person PoV Must Be Stress It started with constant, nagging headaches. A warning sign which is all too easy to ignore…
3rd person PoV Inadvertent Behavioural Overlap At first having an environmentally integrated AI carer had been great. But Alfonzo had been finding it increasingly… overwhelming.
3rd person PoV Good Sportshumanship Gus’s cussing at his holo-screen was interrupted with a call from Tim. “Hey, finally got a break. Are you watching the match?”
3rd person PoV Only Controlled Deaccelleration Is Our Motto “D-don’t you think you’re going too fast??” “Not at all! My route and associated velocities are calculated based on air traffic reports and your chosen arrival time. I can assure you we are travelling at the perfect-”
3rd person PoV Proper Planetary Cleansing Protocol The galactic council are once again faced with their most problematic prison planet asking for an extension, claiming 'record loss'…
3rd person PoV Cutting Away The Kiss Of Death “Do you have another plan? ANY idea other than putting a bullet in my head right now? Then shut up and do it.”
3rd person PoV Goddess Agne Of Pod Thirty-Nine Time dilation within the “Dreamworld” simulation meant a real day became years exploring your chosen digital world. A wonderful holiday… so long as the exit routine runs correctly.
3rd person PoV The Unrepentant Rift Tearer With an alien force devouring all matter in its path, humanity was desperate enough to try anything. Even unleashing the last reality-destroying threat they’d only just managed to contain.
1st person PoV Welcome To Backroom Lilliput I come around in a strangely shaped puffy… bed? The ceiling above me is so poorly lit it looks like cardboard. Where AM I??
3rd person PoV A Helpy Home Hand PlynTech’s patented “Helpy AI” is like a pet who integrates with your home! Always there for you, always caring, always helpful! And we’re always improving its software…
3rd person PoV Unexpected ETA Ben had never expected to become a father. Certainly not like THIS. But, well, it seemed the universe had decided that for him…
microfiction A Glitch In The Foundation That was the problem with children these days - they weren’t raised to ‘know’ that anything impossible they saw simply hadn’t happened.
