Growing Up
(Meta note: the world can thank [Akeron Valanx](%5C) for inspiring this story, based on some work he intends to publish... someday. Note that this story is not in my usual universe, which is much more tolerant than this one.) **Growing Up** Don had...
Liberty and Property
(To geeks: I know I took liberties with a depiction of electricity. Enjoy the story as-is, if you can.) (To lawyers: I know I took liberties with a depiction of civil procedure. It is supposed to be a different legal system than currently...
The Hotel Room
(Meta note: Well, this story could be social suicide, but I am hoping that my socially liberal readers will go with it. All I can say is that this is a very political subject, and I will not get into an argument about it, no matter what comments are...
The Ingram Clinic
**The Ingram Clinic** Dr. John Ingram M.D. PhD. arrived as usual at 8 AM sharp. And, as he had planned, the first major crisis had happened at about 7:43. A nurse came running up to him. "John!" he called. The orange tabby turned to...
The Cube
**The Cube** Josiah's dream was penetrated by a high-pitched rapid beeping. It was enough to tell him that the office painted before his eyes was not really where he worked, but only how his mind saw it in this dream. He found his real eyes, and...
For the Good of All
(Meta note: The story is based on actual anthropology and [a little hypothesizing](http://fanniesroom.blogspot.com/2008/12/book-review-when-god-was-woman.html), but mainly, is a reflection of my opinions about gender and sexuality. It also contains my...
Not In Our Stars
(Meta note: this is an old story I wrote quite a while ago, not in my current story universe. It's more about brain than libido, so I will see what reaction it gets.) **Not In Our Stars** Anthony was starting to feel vaguely nauseous. This was his...
Basic Training
(Meta note: this is a writing exercise based upon characters created by [geneseepaws](%5C), and used with permission). **Basic Training** "Well, well well," the dalmatian heard caustically from behind him, "what have we here?" He looked up from his...
Factory for the World
(Meta note: the main character's technology are based on [another piece of fiction](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Fisher_%28Splinter_Cell%29).) **Factory for the World** Garrett took the train to arrive at Caulfield Industries like the 1,000...
The Last Taboo
(Meta note: this is probably the most on-the-nose thing I will ever write.) **The Last Taboo** Corey was almost falling asleep in his Human History class. He just had to resist the low and soothing voice of Dr. Harkin whose lectures sounded more like...
The 17 Percent Solution
(Meta note: I don't think banning alcohol is a good idea; I do think a few more restrictions might be wise, and existing ones should be enforced better around certain colleges. But I'd also like to think that, if there were a complete cultural reboot,...
Basic Training (1k words)
(Meta note: this is a writing exercise based upon characters created by [geneseepaws](%5C). It is exactly 1,000 words -- see [here](%5C) for the full version.) **Basic Training** "Well well," the dalmatian heard caustically behind him, "what have we...