Sci Fi
313 — Terraforming Mars, Part 7
The power of is: co-existence of the pre- with post-particles and the is-particles with the is-not particles that defines the near vacuum which is the present. The force that self-sustains it—the power of is—allows a wider 3-D volume of tempconciliation that now makes possible the coverage of much larger areas, not to mention wider epochs.
By Gerard DiLeo2 years ago in Fiction
Solitude
I wake up already knowing that today will be the same as the day before and the day before that and so on for as far back as I can remember. My life is a never-ending string of days filled with sameness. Even the landscape stays frozen in place, offering me nothing but consistency to view. I’ve known people who long for peace and quiet, but to them I say, be careful what you wish for.
By Mark Gagnon2 years ago in Fiction
See the world through touch
Alex had always been a man of vision. As a young boy, he'd spent countless hours lost in the world of art, his fingers tracing the lines of masterpieces and his imagination soaring beyond the canvas. But fate, with a cruel twist, had a different plan. A sudden accident left him with a scarred eye, a constant reminder of the fragility of perfection.
By Tales by J.J.2 years ago in Fiction
Donna
As a robot, you were told you would never know what it is like to feel. You had gone 13 years of existence knowing this as fact. 13 years of not feeling. As a Gardy 3.1, you did your duties well, caring for your human’s greenhouse. You’ve done this since you were drawn into existence and forged into a working machine. Over the years you’ve had some parts replaced, a chest plate here, a few leg plates there, and a few arm plates. You’ve just come back from getting a shoulder piece replaced, when you realize that the plants you take care of have gotten duller in colour except for 1, Donna, which seems brighter. Michael, your human owner, likes to name his plants, amongst the dull ones there is Candice, Penelope, Genevieve, etc. You tend to the dull to make sure they aren’t sick or dying, making sure the brighter one, Donna, is tended for separately so as to not catch whatever has the others so dull. You tend to it carefully, trying not to get it near anything you think might infect her. You take notes of how much water you feed her, and how much sunlight she gets in the day. You nurse the others back to their natural colouration, but Donna stays bright next to them. You begin starting your nighttime routine later and later. Michael starts noticing this behavior.
By Tifany Walker2 years ago in Fiction
Family Pictures
The Ferris wheel creaked and groaned as it spun, defying gravity. As a kid in the southwest, I had a love/hate thing with Ferris wheels. But something was alluring about seeing the world perched atop a rickety wheel held up by bars of steel and spun on demand.
By Kenneth Lawson2 years ago in Fiction






