Category: science fiction
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The End of Time
By Kaitlynn McShea The End of Time Time was ending. The Earth cleared itself by flooding coasts and burning trees, by spreading disease and withholding rain. Gradually, creatures started dying. The Earth had killed creatures intentionally and without sorrow for many millennia. It was Earth’s nature, after all. It created and destroyed, because that was…
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The Regulars
The Primrose Hotel doesn’t really have regulars. When I waited tables at the Grub N’ Grab, we had at least ten people who would eat there each day, or each week, or on some schedule you could depend on. But that doesn’t happen at the Primrose. First of all, it’s probably the location. We aren’t…
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Observation Report
“Observe. Do not interfere. Under no circumstances is it acceptable or necessary to interfere with the happenings on Planet X-7984.” -Excerpt from the Project Watership Standard Operations Protocol Manual Personal Observation Log of R.A. 562: Revolution 11,132 This was not so difficult for me when I first began this assignment. Back then I was young…
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True Believers
The mic was on and the producer began the countdown, “5…4…” Xoen nodded to indicate he was ready, “2…1…” the producer pointed to him and mouthed “We’re live!” Xoen took a quick breath, leaned into the mic, and began in his well practiced tone. “Hey out there all you True Believers! It’s just after dark…
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4-d
Dear Sister, We were five, and even then, your holiness was insufferable. I splashed you, and holy water clung to your eyelashes and dripped off your nose. I laughed and pointed. With delicate contempt, you traced the sign of the cross. Father John discovered us right after that. To this day, I’m not sure if…
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