Bott’s head swung left and right as he fingered the grenades on his belt. There was no way to predict where danger waited: overhead, underfoot, forward, behind. He studied what seemed to be holes I the corridor walls. Were they ornaments, part of the structural design, or the aiming mechanisms of traps? LightsContinue reading “Dragonshelf and the Drover III”
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DRAGONSHELF AND THE DROVER II
Bott stepped back onto the bridge and glowered at the delicate instrumentation. It had taken a day just to figure out how to flush the toilet. How long would it take hi to master flying the ship? His eyes passed across seats and control consoles so elegantly incorporated into the walls and floorContinue reading “DRAGONSHELF AND THE DROVER II”
FICTION FRIDAY: Know-It-All
“Now, you’ve got it, right? I want to be transported to 1962. For real, and as myself, knowing what I know. No changes. Me, Durward Bailey as I am in 2024…only give me different clothes.” “Different clothes,” murmured the massive brown caterpillar. Durward strode from his desk to his unmade bed andContinue reading “FICTION FRIDAY: Know-It-All”
DRAGONSHELF AND THE DROVER I
The curve of space, vast and beautiful beyond comprehension, was no more beautiful than the Drover. Immense for a ship as the immeasurable parabola was for the universe, she was the product of three generations of engineers trained from birth for her construction. The Drover had been intended for a century and more toContinue reading “DRAGONSHELF AND THE DROVER I”
FICTION FRIDAY: Garden Gate
“Any you guys want to pray a bit, we got some time.” It was not a whisper, but the gruff voice was no louder than one. I looked around to see if one of the neighbors had a window open, and I was getting some Sunday afternoon movie. Kneeling in the garden, IContinue reading “FICTION FRIDAY: Garden Gate”
FICTION FRIDAY: Before the Ink Was Dry
“That’s all you need, then?” The translator took its usual two-heartbeat delay in showing the reply. “Yes, Your Magnificence. With your digital signature, we can proceed immediately.” Yellowe nodded, and typed in a question he’d had answered before but wanted to read again. “And my people won’t know it’s happening?” AnotherContinue reading “FICTION FRIDAY: Before the Ink Was Dry”
FUZZ ORDAINED: Bonbon and Beaufort
Two people walked hand in hand, picking a careful path along the wet grass. He was tall, with rather too much nose in the center of a long, bland face. She was not so very much shorter, with tiny eyes, great big glasses, and an excess of chin. The eyes of each were guarded,Continue reading “FUZZ ORDAINED: Bonbon and Beaufort”
FUZZ ORDAINED: Olivia and Griff
Olivia took hold of her collar with both hands. “It’s going to rain,” she stated. “It’s not going to rain.” Griffin shook his hair back. “Besides, thunder and lightning will make it even better.” Olivia’s lips pulled in. Griffin realized that he’d have had a better chance if he’d said the secondContinue reading “FUZZ ORDAINED: Olivia and Griff”
FUZZ ORDAINED: Twos and Twos
Unfirom was not quite able to shudder. As he strode across the park, the thought of the phronik trying to handle their job one at a time, though, brought him fairly close. An attempt to influence lovers by less than the full crew would bring on a rush of lopsided emotion. He reassured himselfContinue reading “FUZZ ORDAINED: Twos and Twos”
FICTION FRIDAY: Faded Memory
Matthew Melt glared along the cracked sidewalk. “I remember the houses being whiter.” “I suppose you remember the grass being greener,” replied the orange and black individual, without expression. Matthew glared at Mohankle. The parchment with the spell on it had not been inexpensive, the ingredients for a potion not easy toContinue reading “FICTION FRIDAY: Faded Memory”
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