Sci Fi

Silent Screams
Silent Screams By: Steven Dean Nobody can hear a scream in the vacuum of space, or so they say. Jarvis wondered why the psycho that had boarded their ship, with his equally deranged crew, was so fascinated by that idea. Thirteen people had died so far, so that this poor excuse for a human could test whether or not he could actually hear them scream once he threw them out the airlock.
By Steven Dean4 years ago in Fiction
A Momentary Lapse of Reason. Top Story - August 2022.
A Momentary Lapse Of Reason By: Steven Dean Darren felt frustrated. The luminescent numbers on the car stereo displayed a time much later than he intended. 11:45 was much too late to be out with his two year old son, Dylan. Amazingly enough, no tantrums had occurred. Dylan was quite content to suck his thumb and rub his mom’s strawberry blond hair back and forth across his cheek.
By Steven Dean4 years ago in Fiction
Cryptid Cosmos: Kettle Belly Ken
Introduction Back in the days of “The Great Crystal Rush,” miners and prospectors set out to the outer rim in droves. They went in search of the galaxy’s newest source of energy, in the form of the symbiotic crystals Omsilite and Aphsilite. As the demand for these new resources grew many strange stories came about from the those cold and lonesome wildernesses and the adventurers that dared to traverse them.
By Seth House4 years ago in Fiction
A Gain Greater Than Unity
Abigail was startled by the intrusion. "Working late?" said Bradley. She pulled her hand out of the toaster-size frame of stainless steel. Having nicked her finger on a sharp edge, a tiny drop of blood dripped into the apparatus. A bright dime-sized glow beamed from within the unit.
By Jim DeLillo4 years ago in Fiction
Scream. Top Story - August 2022.
Nobody can hear a scream in the vacuum of space, or so they say. This is not quite true. The reality is that screams are short-lived, in the vacuum of space, and only a select few can hear them.
By Natasja Rose4 years ago in Fiction
The Yellow Hibiscus Chapter 16
“Please,” she said, backing her chair away from me. “Don’t hurt me!” Her face shared the same terror as Juan’s when his hand ignited after touching the diamond.
By Annelise Lords 4 years ago in Fiction
Children of the Banishment
Nobody can hear a scream in the vacuum of space, or so they say. For Guy Fontaine, the screams were crowding within his own head as he resigned behind the cockpit of the Dupleix, envisioning with lucid detail the 40 or so lashes that would thwack and split open his underfed back if ever the Captain of the colossal French Spaceliner, The Archambault, should find out he had been hired by his runaway daughter to jettison her onto an English Carrier en route back to Earth after the 100 year thermonuclear exile.
By Jonathan Belanger4 years ago in Fiction
Intramural
Nobody can hear a scream in the vacuum of space, or so they say. Alice awoke from darkness, her throat throbbing, voice barely audible. "Hello?" she said, then louder, straining her vocal chords with every fiber of her being. She clutched her throat, feeling its tightness and aware of its lack of authority. Standing up off the wet ground, she carefully evaluated her surroundings, acutely aware of her sudden vulnerability. She certainly couldn't scream.
By Annie4 years ago in Fiction
White Feather the World-Less
Prologue Nobody can hear a scream in the vacuum of space, or so they say. I don't know who they are; I don't know who you are. I only know me. They could be Silak, my green feathered Tertian mentor. The Tertian flocks have taught me of the universe as best they understand, but they don't know from where I came. I hope to discover the answer before I scream and solve the puzzle once and for all.
By J. S. Wade4 years ago in Fiction
The Leveling of Humanity CH 1
Chase sat on his couch in the small two-bedroom apartment he called home, staring at the news for the third straight hour. The shock of the past seven days was still weighing on him, but being from the newest generation of free-thinkers, it wasn't something he couldn't comprehend or process. Truthfully, he had often read stories, watched media, and daydreamed about being in a video game-like setting where his stats were on display. A world where he could level up and focus on what he wanted to do with more guidelines than the real world offered. This was now his reality and the reality of the rest of humanity. Everyone was flocking to the location of the pillars of light, descending from the alien ships and attacking the orbs of light to level up. Chase also wanted to go, but the closest location to him with spheres was near Atlanta. Unfortunately, that was about a 95-mile trip away, and he lacked the funds to make it there. Things had been tight for him financially since Emily had broken up with him and took most of the stuff in their formerly shared little apartment. One income to pay all the bills was hardly enough for the pricey apartment in the city where he lived, but he had to make due.
By J. James4 years ago in Fiction
Greed
A small oceanic planet of a passing trade route. Caligann Point a large artificial island sat between the only two landmasses on the entire planet. It was a popular stop for travelers between the two continents. No spaceport but I popular stop for traders as it was the only land mass that could rise with the tide during the rainy season that lasted half the year. A never ending pour of water on the dark side of the planet. The super massive star and the speed of the planet made each year quite short.
By Eric Baird4 years ago in Fiction
The Hole of Melton
Part 1 There was a flicker of light beyond the trees. It was bright enough to catch Lauren’s eye as she crouched in position, awaiting her next prey, if it could be called that. This was not the way life was supposed to go, but since the hole opened up in the center of town, anything was possible.
By Katrina Thornley4 years ago in Fiction