Tag: sci-fi
13 posts tagged with "sci-fi"
It's not the end of the world
"And so I told her," said Reginald, "That we cannot move the recital. We are
going to have to move Christmas," and everybody laughed. "But anyway, yo ...read more July 28, 2020 Picking up music from the past
Not sure how it was even possible, but we picked up an old radio transmission
from Earth, and it was some really old music. It undulated and frizzled ...read more July 26, 2020 The Experiment
I walked down the gloomy corridor and into the dark room. The man was sitting in
a chair. He was old, looked tired and scared. His skin was grey, pap ...read more August 13, 2018 Friends
"When you travel, do you ever wake up and not know where you are or, for that
matter, who you are? It happens to me sometimes, and I panic. Just for ...read more April 22, 2018 They Lied
We were on a spaceship from the Belt to Mars. We were waiting in line for the
washroom, when Jim said:
"It's not real, you know."
"What's not real? ...read more November 4, 2017 Iron
Look, eating with metal utensils is the literal worst thing you can do.
I mean, just look at the science of it. Metal knives and forks are made of
s ...read more August 12, 2017 The World of Tomorrow
I am a bit drowsy before I have my morning 72 coffees, so please bear with me. I
will tell you about the world in 3017.
In the future, everything is ...read more July 5, 2017 Bowling shirt
"Hey," the girl sat down next to me at the kitchen table. It was a party and it
was 3 am. "Do you bowl?"
"Oh, the shirt?" I said, "No, I thought we ...read more January 24, 2017 Going Up
The old man climbed the rusty ladder and I followed, around us the night was
windy and rainy. The ladder lead up a pylon that used to be yellow with ...read more June 14, 2016 Suddenly Born
Pete suddenly came to life in Machine City and he wondered the block for a
little bit until he stumbled into a little shop where somebody was making ...read more March 25, 2016 Humans
Humans were a carbon-based life form which arose in the Original Solar System
(space coordinates 0,0,0) sometime before recorded history began. They ...read more January 3, 2016 Sirens of Mars
"What would you like for birthday?" she asked me.
"I don't know," I said, "I guess I don't need anything." We were in the large
empty living room of ...read more June 9, 2015 20,000 Years Old
"Mr. Johnson," said the reporter, "You were not among the first to become
immortal, but you are currently the oldest human in the Universe, is that
c ...read more April 30, 2015