Flash in the Pan
General Kane sat at the head of the table under the flickering fluorescent bulbs. Time wore out their components, but replacements were blown out of Read more…
General Kane sat at the head of the table under the flickering fluorescent bulbs. Time wore out their components, but replacements were blown out of Read more…
Craning your neck out, you can see flecks of light in the thin gap between your building and the one next to you. The towers Read more…
“It’s not like that. You don’t understand,” I pleaded. We were sitting on opposite sides of Madison’s couch, the faux leather sticking to my clammy Read more…
Blue lights flashed in front of Henry as the Artificially Active Logic Forecasting Operator, AALFO, processed the prediction he’d just requested. The developer knew that Read more…
This evening, Mack was fortunate enough to be chewing on a deep fried vermin, likely a rat, maybe not. Standing alone they leaned against a concrete pillar in the food court enjoying the earthy spices that flavored the meat. Around them Galleria Valley bustled with activity from the penthouses to the markets. Mack had earned the fried treat and relished eating something that wasn’t grown in a vat. It wasn’t easy for an unlicensed kid to reliably earn credits, but Mack thought they’d finally cracked the code…
The jets of the boots burned furiously as they lowered Magvon deeper into the cavern. The sporadic light of the jets caught the magnificent crystals Read more…
Wade sat on a barstool in Crocket, Stills, and Nash, the finest bar in the whole space station. At least in Wade’s opinion, which was Read more…
This is a short creative musing I put up on Medium a few months ago. If you enjoy it I have many more under @StepIntoTheRoadBlog. Read more…
Last month I looked back on my favorite story that I’ve written on this blog. It was a story about AALFO a computer that is Read more…
Wow, that story got away from me! This week I’d like to go into a little bit of the background of that story along with Read more…