David Ferreira
Bio
"We Bokononists believe that humanity is organized into teams, teams that do God's Will without ever discovering what they are doing. Such a team is called a karass." Cat's Cradle, Kurt Vonnegut. Gnostics find this idea terrifying, as do I.
Achievements (1)
Stories (5/0)
Mirror, mirror
The mirror showed a reflection that wasn't my own. But I knew that was the likely possibility when I purchased it. I had seen enough mirrors that only reflected my ugly mug; I was searching for something entirely different. I gazed into my newest acquisition after breakfast.
By David Ferreiraabout a year ago in Fiction
Two Fortunes
It came down from the sky and stopped in front of the bay window of my living room. Totally freaked me out. A giant metallic dragonfly melded with a small black helicopter. Aliens had finally invaded. The creature drifted right, out of my field of view. I sat in my chair wondering what to do next.
By David Ferreira2 years ago in Fiction
An Archivist of Notable Planetary Events . Runner-Up in New Worlds Challenge.
"Nobody can hear a scream in the vacuum of space, or so they say." The sentence was the fourth or fifth of its kind that I'd received and archived within a few weeks' time -- indirect or roundabout references to old science fiction classics. It was delivered to me by a startling old woman who'd sat herself down on the bench I occupied while waiting for the afternoon express into the old city. She was carrying a large sea green snakeskin handbag that had an over-the-top clasp of golden entwined serpents. A big silvery hairstyle that surrounded her face like an elaborate wire nest. Bulging wrap-around sunglasses that seemed too large for her face.
By David Ferreira2 years ago in Earth
