Do black holes get lonely, I wonder, staring out into the distant abyss as my spacecraft drifts by, gliding towards our objective. There used to be others to distract me from such unsettling musings; Jonsey, the programmer, Alexandra, the mess chief, and Zart, the navigator, amongst the rest of the crew. But they’re all gone,Continue reading “Empty Spaces”
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To Sleep, Perchance
It had been two hundred years since anyone on Earth had slept. No one was really complaining. After all, the no-sleep revolution had revitalized the world’s failing economy, driven humanity to new productive heights, and given everyone the extra eight hours they deserved to enjoy their hobbies, friends, and families. At last there was timeContinue reading “To Sleep, Perchance”
Rescue
The proposal hadn’t gone as smoothly as Eric would have liked. In fact, it hadn’t really gone at all. Bethany bolted for the bathroom as soon as he took the ring box out of his pocket. He’d sat at the table for ten minutes, numb, like a dazed dog clipped by a speeding car, untilContinue reading “Rescue”
Water
Water was not like her. Water always found a way, dripping through the tiniest hole, wearing away boulders and mountains and continents, flowing wherever it wished. Water was not like her. Water could not be stopped, only delayed. It would lie behind dam walls for decades upon decades, but eventually the dam would burst andContinue reading “Water”
Fairy Tales (Part 2)
Part 1 of this story can be found here. When the child grew old enough to walk on his own, he began wandering into the dell, much to the chagrin of the man and woman in the thatched hut, who scolded him fiercely each time he returned from these rambles. They needn’t have worried. TheContinue reading “Fairy Tales (Part 2)”