Tangled Vines - Chapter 1
**1** "Well, there it is," William Nicolini announced to everyone in the cabin as he looked out the view port. Mûr Zhæn, homeworld of the Mûr Tua'ansa Star Empire, was growing rapidly in size off the port forward quarter. Cassandra Nicolini,...
Cloud Nine
We've got sci-fi, fantasy, action..." \*\* several hours later found davin walking back to the front desk, a soft smile on his face and more relaxed than he'd been in weeks.
The bloke in the engine room
So then, why not have us some doggerel to go along with the various escapades of the Star Patrol? I enjoy doggerel, because it's about all I can manage. I had this idea, though, that in the future poetic ballads will come back. Robert Heinlein had that...
Day 1
The connect was a quick one, whoever had organised the tickets had really planned this out well, i managed to stop at a book store and grab some trashy sci-fi to read, it was better than the newspapers, that was for sure.
STASIS
AUTHOR'S NOTE: This story, characters and setting are copyright © 2011 Alflor Aalto. * * * The maiden voyage of the Comet-6 marked the beginning of a new era in commercial space travel. The ship's warp-modulated propulsion system, combined with the...
Catch A Falling Star
#11 of little brother to a lion a sci-fi story of james, a young vagabond who thought it would be easy money to work his way across the galaxy on an old freighter.
The Bureau: Prologue
The Bureau Prologue **The Anean Star Empire Remnora Novus, New Senzovona Central Residential District** **December 8, 7996 Haroma Year** It was just another typical day on Remnora Novus. There were few clouds in the sky, and it was technically...
Philadelphia's Confession
When I was nine years old, I knew without doubt that I was going to die. It was there for all to see on the schedule board; Philadelphia: Prep-Work, September Through February, Stress-Testing, March Through Indefinite. I wasn't the only one. Lagos...
Raised
_"Raised" By Raska Kannagami_ "Alright...he's waking up..." Spoke a voice. The sound was...tinny, like being spoken through a can of some sort. But that couldn't be right...could it? I tried to move my arms. "Hey! Whoa! Easy there! Don't...
Wedding Mouse, 2 of 7
//: City of San Iadras, 'Furry' district. "But I can't figure out what that means," Dallas sighed, leaning over the car's control panel, chin on the backs of his hands while watching the traffic rush by. Troy hadn't been concentrating. He'd been...
Wedding Mouse, 1 of 7
I hope you enjoy my latest offering. It's a sequel to 'City Mouse', and also deals with Troy Salcedo and Jennifer Dixon. If you're here for the yiff, I suggest you skip ahead to parts four and seven, but mainly seven. Respectful feedback is, as...
Pillow Talk
A scene that's been rattling around in my head, which is a continuation of the 'City Mouse' story. I'm not sure I'll be able to fit it into a larger narrative, but I thought it worth putting up here. I'm not sure how much you'll get out of this if you...