Sci Fi
Tansu
Nobody can hear a scream in the vacuum of space, or so they say. That’s why they call this part of the city the Vacuum. We moved to Tansu twenty years ago with the promise of a new beginning and a bright future. But that is not what we got. Earth was overpopulated so people were asked to volunteer to move to other planets that had been deemed suitable for human life. Tansu was one of them, but no one considered what would happen to a planet that was not originally intended to support humans.
By Nicole Neal4 years ago in Fiction
Synergenes
“Nobody can hear a scream in the vacuum of space, or so they say.” Professor Thompson told the classroom of students, “As you all know, since the vacuum of space has no type of air, and sound is just vibrations traveling through the air, communications, much less anything as dramatic as screams, are impossible without the technology we have today. We need infrared lasers, which surpass the outdated radio waves we used to use back in the twenty-first century. Even with this technology, we have had very little communication with aliens and no real means of exchanging any type of information. Hopefully, the new research being done at Synergene Labs will assist us in soon meeting other lifeforms from outer space around us. And, hopefully, there is no screaming in the process.”
By Murry Haithcock4 years ago in Fiction
Running Out Of Ronel
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By Laura Pruett4 years ago in Fiction
The Silent Scream
Nobody can hear a scream in the vacuum of space, or so they say… Four years of Maruchan’s instant ramen noodles followed by six years of premeditated, high-intensity interval depression, and self-denigration buttressed by decades of neglecting an amalgamation of mental illnesses, and a few gray hairs later, you find yourself drifting in -wait for it- the vacuum of space with nothing but an umbilical cable, a couple minutes of oxygen, and your life decisions.
By Joan Manuel Madera Baez4 years ago in Fiction
Vanta black
Nobody can hear you scream in the vacuum of space, or so they say. But the echo of the wailing is deafening. I hear it now even as I dream. The events plaguing me like a illness. Always scraping at the base of my skull. A parasite, threatening infestation.
By Tonietta graves 4 years ago in Fiction
The Despotic Vial
My thumb pressed the plunger down. Every inch of skin bubbled underneath as if my blood began to boil, as if my body tried to escape its leathery shell. The thought of Nandi crosses my mind for the umpteenth time to the point where I imagined her tiny, childlike smile appear. She is nine years old again, the innocent laughter of youth echoing between my ears as she hops and skips on the chalked pavement in front, stretching out her hand towards me. Tears formed at the corners of my eyes as I failed to grasp her hand, wincing at the thought of all the times I have let her down. The illusion persisted, no matter where I looked Nandi would remain in sight. She is older now; still bearing the signs of adolescence on her face. She glowers down at me as I collapse on the epoxy floor of our old apartment. Her mother stands in the threshold of the doorway, bags packed by the door, she grabs Nandi’s hand and drags her away. And just like that, she disappears again for one last time.
By Derrick L.4 years ago in Fiction
A Universe Removed
Nobody can hear a scream in the vacuum of space, or so they say. But someone did. Or, some thing did. It heard us screaming out into the void for answers. It listened to us casting our calls out to see if we were alone in the vast emptiness of the universe and it decided to respond.
By Will Helgren/Ochal4 years ago in Fiction
Collection
Nobody can hear a scream in the vacuum of space, or so they say. So humans say, anyway. Awareness returns slowly, one cell at a time. My extremities begin to tingle first. I wiggle fingers and toes, arms and legs, fighting to restore circulation to limbs deadened by immobility. Or is it whatever they injected me with that prevents movement, that steals perception and leaves blankness in its wake? I stretch out fingers and toes—bare toes—to feel the edges of reality.
By Hillora Lang4 years ago in Fiction
The Detective
“Nobody can hear you scream in the vacuum of space, or so they say,” A click rang loud in Hatz’s ear. He closed his eyes, sighing at his defeat. He dropped his bow staff, raising his hands and slowly standing as he moved out of his attack stance. He looked up at the space villain, staring at the end of a loaded blaster and the smug smile that gleamed brightly back. “Care to find out?” The villain quickly activated his magnet boots and reached for the airlock lever.
By Taylor Cook4 years ago in Fiction
