There is a place in this ship that few people know about and that I like to visit. It’s hidden below the storage area in the back, near where June and Boid go and kiss themselves when the lights go off; They don’t know that’s where I spend the nights, they don’t know I watch…
Tag: Science Fiction
We’re Leaving Earth Behind
I can still see it from here. I haven’t lost track of it yet. Among the millions of stars around it, it still shines blue, it still looks like home. I spend my days walking through these white hallways, the ones with the soft floors, the ones where your feet don’t hurt after having walked…
Starfinder
The people of the Milky Way sent me out into the intergalactic void in search of hope. I have been on my journey for many thousands of years travelling at a speed unimaginable, I can only guess how much time they’ve waited for me, for us, for the hope of new life… millions of years,…
Gratitude
I had been aboard the Skylight for months, I had travelled countless light years. We were on our way down to their planet to finally meet the leader of our unexpected benefactors. Their planet we called The Aurora. Its atmosphere and magnetic field interacted with the winds from their star in such a manner that…
Infiltrated
I was assigned to a case of drug smuggling that was going on from Lunar District 3 to Earth. I had been on the case for about 7 months when this happened. I left my home in downtown New Angeles at 11 AM. The day started off with heavy rain and thunder. I took my…
Explorer
“Exploring isn’t what it used to be” said Bob, “they used to pay us to get out there and find stuff, pay us good, I remember when good ol’ Pat found that icy asteroid. Shit, they paid him a ton.” He paused, and sighed. “Now nobody cares about those things, I loved it though, and…
Coffee
Last night we were attacked. As you can see I didn’t fare so well either, the bastards got us good. Today I need all of us to get our minds together and think of a way out of this, we must plan a counter attack, and reinforce our defense positions. Charles, you’ll be in charge…
90 Years Old
I’ll tell you what I worry about the most, what’s most important. Not losing my mind. Twenty three years ago I was a regular old chap, I was thinking of retiring. I had been working for a long time making shoes, it’s what I did, I didn’t mind it very much. One night at home…
The Edge
Clouds John Stone was sitting next to Commander Peter Wilkins on a comfortable red leather couch in the Dawn Star’s observatory. They were looking out the enormous window, bewildered. Radiant white clouds stretched out in every direction, like an ever expanding storm. “Some sort of nebula?”, asked John. “It’s not like any I’ve seen…