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The Expanse by Eric S Brown
The Expanse Eric S Brown The Expanse premiered in 2015 on the Science Fiction network and was met with generally good response from critics. The Expanse is set in a future universe where humanity is divided into three factions- … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Non-fiction
Tagged battlestar, brown, eric, expanse, fiction, galactica, science
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THX 1138 by Eric S Brown
Not many people know that George Lucas’s first science fiction film wasn’t Star Wars. His debut film was actually a Dystopian movie entitled THX1138, a disturbing look at what things could be like if freedom was a thing of the … Continue reading
Incursion: Chapter 1 by Gustavo Bondoni
Incursion: Chapter 1 Gustavo Bondoni Tristan woke with a start. He’d slept for centuries and now it was time to die. His training kicked in. The pod release button was exactly where it was supposed to be, and he pressed … Continue reading
True Believers by Fearadhach MecRaudri
True Believers Fearadhach MecRaudri Fizzblit tried to ignore the stink of ozone from his ship’s fried controls. He found it hard to concentrate on the decrypted communications scrolling across the holo-screen his personal c&c (Comms and Computer) had projected above … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Science Fiction
Tagged believers, fearadhach, fiction, mecraudri, science, true
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The Office of Special Claims by Lyn McConchie
The Office of Special ClaimsLyn McConchie “Ms Appleton, I think this application may have something wrong with it.” Susan sighed. Really, the quality of staff these days. Three months in the Accident and Special Claims office, and they … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Science Fiction
Tagged claims, fiction, ghost, mcconchie, science, sedden, special
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Robot/Worker
Robot/Worker David C. Kopaska-Merkel Limestone opens eroding eyes / kudzu drags a gray shack Into a verdant mound / while skulls peep back at stony eyes Groaning into a world of glades, And ghosts, and raddled condominia_ Eyes rotate, focus, … Continue reading
Robo-Cat by David C. Kopaska-Merkel
Robo-Cat® David C. Kopaska-Merkel No messy hairballs with Robo-Cat® Pet is pre-programmed and pre-trained, but be forewarned: Though great to have around the house, Robo-Cat® Is extremely playful; be sure to secure your computer mouses This is one high-maintenance mechanical … Continue reading
In Answer to your Relic Query by David C. Kopaska-Merkel and Kendall Evans
In Answer to your Relic Query David C. Kopaska-Merkel Kendall Evans His day in court proved a kangaroo trial They found his sin to be most vile For sipping his gin from the Holy Grail They sentenced his ass to … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Science Fiction
Tagged fiction, merkle, poem, poetry, query, relic, science
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The Books of Hoth by Lyn McConchie
The Books of Hoth Lyn McConchie Allied Combine Space Patrol Sector 3, Sub-sector 12, Planet Guard Sq.P 5. Dear Mother, Sorry I haven’t been able to get a letter to you recently, but now reporters have the story … Continue reading
Letters Home by Lyn McConchie
Letters HomeLyn McConchie Day three of our Invasion. Dear Mother, It won’t be long before our soldiers are home again. It’s lucky that I’m the General’s secretary. I have a fine (and safe) view of our war, but I am … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Science Fiction
Tagged alien, chicken, chickens, fiction, Lyn, mccochie, science
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Within The Asteroid Belt by Lyn McConchie
Within The Asteroid Belt Lyn McConchie first published in The Fractal There ghosts among the asteroids, The nameless dead of many races, creeds and laws, Miners, whose bodies float in deep black space, and colonists, where some forgot, the environment … Continue reading
