The Djinn-erator
“Genies are only ever found in ancient lamps,” Caitlyn Voglefonte explained to her husband. “Which is why I figured if I’d age some lamps with my chronon field…
Hodgepodge
Keeping Life Alive
Gerald McKinnly stood behind the hand carved podium to call the meeting of the bunker families to order. The disaster happened five days ago and this was the…
Supper with Kraken-folk
Synthetic dirt covered the ground of the room. It was a half-hearted replica of the soil found in the Rocky Mountain Archipelagos where Tankel grew up. This…
A Field Guide for Kremulons - A First Contact Short Story
I found it laying in the sand, a bright red, blue, and orange. If I returned it to my parents who were a few paces back maybe they could reunite the toy with…
Crispy Fries
https://youtu.be/IMoyEeWNKkc "Are you hungry?" Flabbergast asked. "I'm hungry. After we drop off this one, we should get some food." "Did you label these two?"…
Flash in the Pan
https://youtu.be/N\LIvjBGvgE General Kane sat at the head of the table under the flickering fluorescent bulbs. Time wore out their components, but replacements…
Chimera in a Wasteland
"Ghaaah," the man gasped as he filled his lungs with oxygen for the first time. He sat straight up in the lab chair where he had been laid. It was an…
1,200 Pound Man in a Spaceship
https://youtu.be/IqH2-7Y5tl0 UPDATE: This Story can now be found in Podcast form. Checkout the audio short here. When I was living on the streets, I used to…
Kill the Beast
I nearly fell out of my bunk. Shouts were coming from the top deck, and the ship was rocking like there was a storm outside. My head was beating, and my vision…
Buck’s Father and Persistent Memories From the Past
Robert "Buck" Jacobs stared Robert Henry Jacobs' tombstone. Bucks parents were buried next to each other but his father's site was still covered in dirt. The…