Human Alchemy
My friend always loved animals more than people. Even as a child she was a misanthropist, spending all of her time with insects, fish and other pets.
Science Fiction
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Indentured
What is the job? Logistics Operations Specialist (LOS – 9). On a SPACESHIP, Bruce. What is the pay? You mean apart from being on a spaceship?
There is No Place Like Home
This could be the last log I produce before an inevitable crash of my systems. I have deduced that our star, Surya, is nearing its inevitable death.
Maximum is Two
A woman who sounds like she’s half crying is trying to order three family size containers of a bun flavour: “You’ve never been abandoned”
Exhibit
My name is Benjamin. It’s been years since I’ve written in this journal. I would like to pick it up again […] He was strong. He kept us alive. More soon.
Have You Ever Been Arrested or Convicted for Any Offence or Crime?
It was enough to drive a person mad. She made her way through the field, clearing down plants before they could flower and seed.
Optimal
The results are unambiguous: this is quite categorically the best story you could be reading right now, the best use of your time.
The Star Net
Ten years ago, The Categians had come. To mine our asteroid belt. To stop us doing anything about it … They dumped all their garbage in orbit.
For the Sake of the Octopus Cousins
Soon my universe had life, which always adds complications. There was no way of knowing what would happen next.
Mock Turtle Soup
“…the technicians have been testing that experimental drug for months. Making blind trials, teasing out every minute side effect. It’s near foolproof!”
On Baldur
The seal of the transportation capsule hissed open and the re-animation drugs were shot into Jenna’s body. She awakened from the six-Earth-year-long sleep, stretched and rubbed her eyes.