<◕.◕> 2014: Don't worry, it's not as bad as it sounds ... this is just a collection of my flash SciFi, Fantasy and Horror. Each story lies around 1000 words.
Some of these stories will be based in the universe of the Companionship and Unholy Star stories.
<◕.◕> 2023: Still here and still writing! I have a soft sport for this anthology of very short stories and like (or perhaps dislike) how my writing is evolving/devolving over time.
Contents:
1. Free Fall (383 words) - "It's not just this city either; kids all over the world are jumping. The media call it a pandemic free fall" #cyberpunk
2. "So what's your tag?" (283 words, prompt) - Boy meets girl #cyberpunk
3. Thelma and the Man in Black (977 words) - Thelma is not your typical grandma and the man in black is not your typical insurance salesman. #meninblack
4. User Security (692 words) - So what happens when Governments threaten the userbase of the world's most influential corporation? #cyberpunk #ww3
5. Rift or Die* (796 words) - When escaping death means leaving the milky way. #liveforever
6. Galaxy Tree* (993 words) - Childhood memories reveal patterns in the grey dimension #startravel
7. Encrypted Data Pax (760 words) - Should Alexis hand the data pax over to the authorities even if it would mean sending Mom and Rats to jail? #cyberpunk
8. The too cute alien <◕.◕> (duoabble 200 words,prompt) - What do you get when you mix a teenager and a too cute alien? #toocutealien
9. Blackout (750 words) - Starting the day with coffee is not the only thing that makes today a very bad day. #endofdays
10. Mesoplanet Triumphant <◕.◕> (964 words) - An astrobiologist has been out of action and wonders if the poppets will be there when she returns to the field.
11. Kill the Beast (797 words) - When the only thing that can save the day is pure geek genius. #kpop
12. Lost One and Wise Spirit (410 words) - Hati has much happy and Hati has much sad. #ancientaliens
13. The afternoon after the morning after (820 words) - a small victory in the aussie outback #miltary-scifi
14. Zeus Lives (970 words) - Run with the opportunity when it presents itself - #AI, #SyntheticScentience, #temporalProgramming *
15. What is it? (670 words, prompt) - The machines make a new discovery, but, what is it? - #AI, #SyntheticScentience
16. Without a glitch - It's the 16th of July 1945 and the day is about to go off without a glitch... #weareacomputersimulation #mandelaeffect
17. Zarafa - Read on in wonderment at the rise and fall of Zarafa, the steam powered giraffe! #steampunk #giraffe
18. Ticket to Mintaka (about 1300 words) - What does a full back tattoo have to do with an alien abduction? #alienabduction
19. The comets tale (about 650 words) - A story about the rise and fall of the buggers*
20. Dissimulation (about 1200 words) - Sry, I'd rather not tell you what this one's about.
21. General Firth (980 words, Fantasy) - Continuing with a theme on deception. Oh, and it's fantasy. WAT!?
22. Immersion (1100 words) - In the Environment, everyone wanted Blake...but, did he want them?
23. Undeserved (850 words, Fantasy) - A few things must have happened since the last General Firth flash.
24. Black metal (1300 words, Horror) - What happens when Ben finds himself standing out the front of the house he used to visit when he was a boy.
25. Bossferatu (700 words) - It might be quick money working for a vampire, but are you willing to accept the perks?
26. Pound for a Pound **(970 words) - When josh returns to dig for gold at an unmarked grave site, it could hurt to take just a little more...right?
*stories from the Companionship universe
**stories from the Roanoke State
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Short StoryDon't worry, it's not as bad as it sounds ... this is just a few of my flash stories. Each write around 1000 words from a range of science fiction, fantasy and horror genres (22 SF, 2 F, 1 H).
