Sci Fi
The Shadow in the Kitchen
I put the kettle on to make a cup of tea when I heard a snarl. 'I can see you,' The voice taunted me, but all I could see was a shadow on the kitchen wall. I knew it wasn't my shadow talking because that never happens. I try to pour water into my cup.
By Carol Townendabout a year ago in Fiction
A Changing World
It was daylight when I woke up five minutes ago, but now it is night and it is thundering and lightning. Heavy rain is falling on my window, though it is no ordinary rain. It sizzles and smokes like hot acid against the glass. Outside, the streets are burning like hot lava, and the air is riddled with terrifying screams.
By Carol Townendabout a year ago in Fiction
A Heart's Rhymne
"In the Emotiovoidian Enclave, Axoꘌmotions are ruled by the Stoipath. But Angeni's heart beats with an unexpected rhymne," the old saga mutters. "What’s the bother, Sagientrix?" she asks, feeling her unusual stir grow power. "Your heart’s intent-beat is a long-forgotten rhymne ungenerated by the Affectscope Senticorder. Potentially changing the Stoipath’s ⌈┤Axotisynestrix├ ┤⌉ algorithms.
By Sofie Weberabout a year ago in Fiction
My Strange Lover..
She never thought she'd fall for someone from Mars until she met Zak. With his green skin and tentacled arms aside, he made her laugh and feel alive in ways she never thought possible. They spent months talking and exploring each other's cultures, and before she knew it, she was hopelessly in love with the Martian. She couldn't help but wonder if their love was forbidden, but she didn't care. They were happy, and that was all that mattered. And as they looked up at the stars together, they knew that their love was truly out of this world.
By Arianna Silcott-Lo, MBAabout a year ago in Fiction
Breaking Curfew
High pitched sirens fill the alley as a sentinel cruiser whizzes by. My back clings to the wall, desperate to stay in the shadows. My chest tightens and my palms become clammy as the low hum of a drone gets closer. My breaths come hard and fast. A numbing tingle rises through my arm. I must keep calm. Closing my eyes, I take a deep breath. Focus. Everything becomes quiet. Time is still. The drone passes over. My eyes flick open. I move swiftly, keeping out of the blue light of the Twin Moons. I imagine Ulari waiting for me.
By A. P. Cooperabout a year ago in Fiction
Slurp, Slurp
I was riding my bike and didn’t notice the open sewer hole in the ground. I fell in, my bike landed on top of me. The ladder leading back out was broken. I heard a crawling sound behind me. I turned around and saw a giant slug. I turned back around and started to run. The giant slug followed me. No matter how fast I ran, the giant slug slowly caught up. I was out of breath and stopped only for a second to catch it. The giant slug caught up to me and ate me. Slurp slurp.
By Alex H Mittelman about a year ago in Fiction