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Space Pirates: Extraordinaire
Thomas did a double take. It couldn't be him… But then again… the purple overcoat, the feather earring, the inordinate amount of jewelry… the figure entering into the tavern seemed to match every descriptor from the stories
Aaron BrownPublished 3 years ago in FuturismThe Little Black Book
The Little Black Book Jélisa Cole El Roi – God Sees Me Literature For those who live in a cloak of who they really are, hiding behind the false identity given by the ‘reality’ we are forced to abide in. - Jelly B
Jelly B Birthmark BeautéPublished 3 years ago in FuturismWe Are All One Amazing Star
Every star sign contains a little of every other star sign. We are all stars within one amazing star. Emotions, growth, drive, discipline, character and empathy are some main personality traits that differentiate star signs from each other. Some of us are believed to be more temperamental, harder workers than others or more in tune with society and the world around us, according to our star sing. However, I believe we all have a little of every star sign rooted in us.
Andres Mejia VallejoPublished 3 years ago in FuturismThe Valley of Doves
Down within the Valley of Doves, a valley between two Mountains of Slaughter, they eat the flesh of Doves to obtain Beauty. For here, there is a King of Sickness and his Thief; both are the culprits to this long line of slaughter. Never will they let anyone climb the Mountain of Health.
- Top Story - March 2021
A Conflicted Gemini
I am something of a contradiction: a logical creative. On the one hand, I am a scientist — I crave data and evidence-based theories. On the other, I am a speculative fiction writer who loves being swept away by magical prose and unbelievable lands. I have always found the distinction between logic and creativity to be strange, because I do not see these things as mutually exclusive. There is art in data analysis, and sometimes an excel spreadsheet is the only way to save your fictional narrative.
Jenny MorrisPublished 3 years ago in Futurism The Golden Orb
Today is a new day, but it feels off just as any other. I am still stuck in my loop of axiomatic late-night mistakes. I have a problem...but that's what life’s about, isn’t it? Well anyway, in the shower I go to wash away the residue of smut from my mind, body, and soul. Someone once told me water has healing properties or something witchy like that. Let's hope they're right because I sure need it. I think I want to look how I feel today. So yeah a T-shirt, hoodie, sneakers, dark glasses for the win, and I’m out the door.
Brittney BradfordPublished 3 years ago in FuturismThe hungry book
I feel myself falling into an abyss of whiteness. That feeling, like falling back into my body after a dream of flying - yet now I fall away from my self, my face indistinct in the distance, the brown ceiling of the classroom I'd been in zooming out until it was but a brown speck consumed by emptiness.
Melissa RealPublished 3 years ago in FuturismTHE PRESIDENT OF EARTH
(Inspired by America 2020) The year is 2040 in the Unified States of Drodian. The bipartisan political struggle continued until a new political party overwhelmingly took over the country, leaving the traditional party’s helpless. The political party known as,"Earth” swept the country by storm. The party’s policies were exactly what the country needed and desired for many years prior. This party was ran by Vice President Jack Jackson, and President Jon Brosco; the first multi-racial president to re-circulate the $10,000 bill as well as allying with Congress to sign and implement the Leap Tax Act. This exponentially stimulated the economy to remarkable all time highs. The Government covered all federal and state taxes, thus relieving all employed citizens from paying taxes every other fiscal year. Summing up to be one year of citizens paying the traditional taxes, followed by one year of paying zero taxes. This continued pattern and policy allowed Drodian citizens to fully get ahead in life, establish generational wealth and happiness. So much that it brought out the true greatness in the country Drodian. It inspired immigrants to legally become citizens, allowed the creation of numerous millionaires, homelessness was eliminated, crime was non-existent, and racism had fallen due to the playing field being equalized in many aspects. No other country had the gall to empower their citizens the way President Brosco did which truly made Drodian the most dominant and financially superior country on Earth. With the approach of another Presidential Election President Brosco and his administration delivered historical notebooks to all tax paying citizens. The notebook manufacturer by the name of Moleskines exploded the stock market over night when the government purchased 500 billion notebooks for Drodian citizens to document the impact of Leap Taxes on their lives. Shareholders purchased Moleskines stock for a penny a share. After the governmental transaction the stock soared to $1000 a share and rising, thus making an abundance of Moleskines shareholders very wealthy. The journaling provided the administration with the most eye opening insight and gratefulness for the most revolutionary tax policy the country had ever experienced. Word had gotten wind through the Milky Way in which Extraterrestrial beings felt the human race on Drodian had finally evolved to the point of being worthy of legitimate communication. President Brosco received a classified email from the President of Mars. The laws within the galaxy restrict communication between humans and extraterrestrial life forms unless there is one standing leader of the planet. The President of Mars contacted President Brosco privately thru FaceTime to provide a forewarning for Drodian to build defenses against possible nuclear attacks due to be the most powerful country l the world. The mild mannered President respectfully thanked the President of Mars, but declined as he felt no need for violence. The president of Mars advised that he would be sending a masked Dark Web link to a nuclear arms merchant. President Brosco politely declined the heed for protection and anxiously ends the call to avoid galaxy prosecution. President Brosco informs Vice President Jackson of what just occurred, thus resulting in scheduling face to face meetings with all foreign leadership with the goal of re-establishing respect and diplomacy. The President and Vice President immediately set forth on their peace mission.
DRODIAN KILLAHRONHPublished 3 years ago in FuturismTerracoin
“No, no! Water. Uhhh, 'aqua'!” Maude stammered out as she attempted to drink from an imaginary glass. If only the imaginary water felt as real as the imaginary weight of the glass her frail arms attempted to hold up, maybe then she would have been able to get her message across to what looked like a pair of farmers. Maybe then her charade would actually resemble drinking, rather than whatever it is her hands were doing in their weakened state.
Brandom HernandezPublished 3 years ago in FuturismDream Home
'It's nearly time to go, mate.' Justin stuck his head around the corner of the dirty old workshop and took in the sight of Frank sitting on the floor. He was so engrossed in contemplating the small, black notebook he held in his scarred hands that he hadn't even registered Justin was speaking. The familiar growl of the incoming wormhole was starting and they were standing in an abandoned mechanics building, anticipating the next leg of their adventure. They had tracked this interstellar opening for days and Justin was thirsty as he addressed the essentially empty room. "Reckon there are any beers in that fridge? They might not even have good water where we end up next so we should check to make sure.' Justin walked quickly across to the old rusty fridge and yanked it open. The door broke and crashed loudly onto Justin's foot, then the floor, snapping Frank out of his haze.
The Little Black Book
What can I say about the tale I am about to share with you? This is the story about a “Little Black Book” that from some form of wonderful luck, landed in my hands and has profoundly changed my life.
Joseph PettwayPublished 3 years ago in FuturismSuitcase Full of Flowers
I do not know why I cannot sleep without my old school over the ear headphones on, snuggled in a blanket with the heat on and the window open as the cold air hits my face and the heat envelopes me. I also cannot fall asleep without the sounds of the rain beaming through these headphones to calm me as I sleep. The last four days have been very rough for me. I’ve switched careers which was about the stupidest thing I think I’ve ever done. With constant thoughts of if I was cut out to work in the health care field and I can’t even stand the sight of blood but I want to help. I know that I am an artist at heart, from the tip of my toes to the crown of my skull I was meant for so much more than this. Yes I want to help but is losing myself worth it. I started having the worst dreams four days ago and I was for sure it had everything to do with my career choices.
Rasheedah ThompsonPublished 3 years ago in Futurism