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Touring the ship, the alien took us past a room where giant purple manatees were attached at the nipples to long tubes. "Their milk is our only food," explained the translator. The next room was full of weapons "for defense only" he promised. I snapped a picture and the alien rounded on me, his skin …
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Which author is your biggest inspiration? Until about a year ago, I might have said Dean Koontz, or Stephen King. I've been a hard core fan of both of them and their stories since I started reading them back in the late 70's/early 80's. Recently I met a new author who self-published his first book …
We were bored. The waiting impossible. Starved to see the vibrant colors of the sky and feel the earth beneath our feet. As teenagers do, we broke the rules. No one would miss the shuttle--at least not at first. I piloted us through the stars, breaking the atmosphere. Whoops of joy came from the others. We …
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Which author is your biggest inspiration? Well, if you’d asked me a few years ago I’d have said Robert Holdstock, his ‘The Dark Wheel’ Novella that came with the computer game ‘Elite’ in the 1980s was very inspirational to a young writer and I wrote my own novella length sequel as part of my English …
I have been here a very long time. I think. My internal chronometer expired long ago so I have no means to mark the passage of time. I used to count my breaths, but I have lost count of the number of times I have lost count. Utter darkness. I have explored as far as …
“A934.” Johnny steps from the line-up onto the conveyer belt, his hands shaking. The Supervisor makes her way over, giving him a thorough examination. “Reintegration,” she says. I see the relief in Johnny’s face as he’s wheeled to the left. “A935.” My joints are frozen. Sweat drips off my nose. “A935.” Johnny got reintegration. I’ll …
