Britnee was dreaming. Dreaming she was the red rubber ball on the end of a rubber band attached to a paddleboard. She was slapping against the paddle thwapapapap. She didn't mind the slapping, she did mind the air raid siren blaring in her ears. It sounded like the end of the world. "Shut Up!" she screamed. She jerked awake. It took a moment to realize the...
Chapter 01 - Unintended Consequences Aeryn Rayner stared up at the young man who had just thrown her hard against the floor. The suddenness of the attack as well as his brute strength had caught her unprepared and it was taking a visible effort to breathe after having her breath knocked out. She could also feel a pain in her lower back despite the padded fl...
First there is no sex in this story, and it is a first story so beware of armatures. It takes place in the Swarm Cycle universe. The Swarm Cycle is a collection of stories written around a concept introduced by the Thinking Horndog about an alien invasion and Earth's reaction to it. The intent is for it to be a public, multi-author universe after the fashio...
Just a little follow up to my light Christmas short story. Please enjoy a fictional fantasy journey into urban science fiction. ~~~~~ Bob. Sitting alone and bored evenings? Are you disinterested in hobbies and pastimes? TV shows silly, books boring, internet unsatisfactory? We have the revolutionary new lounge chair for you. Guaranteed full night's e...
Just a little light Christmas short story. Please enjoy a fictional fantasy journey into urban science fiction. ~~~~~ Dear Bob. Sleeping alone and sleep poorly? Are you tired and worn out all the time? Life unsatisfactory, not working to your potential? We have the revolutionary new bed for you. Guaranteed full night's sleep, every night. Wake every...
This was the place to be; Damon Hargrove made a habit to frequent 'Celeste's Bar & Grill', a charming establishment, and even though no one seemed to know exactly who Celeste was, the place was attracting the new generation of financially independent urban hedonists. Always fattening their bank accounts off the stock-value of recent advancements in virtual r...
"Correct me if I'm wrong," said Tyler, "but isn't Katie's risk pretty much isolated to California? If she no longer lived there, the chance of her ever being identified as the Shoreline Angel would be effectively eliminated, wouldn't it?" The assembled group, which consisted of Tyler, Katie, Bobby, Patty, JR, Rockie, Jason, Franc, Cile and Joey, all sat aro...
Thanks to Todger 65 for editing. ***** Prologue: Hansen's World, construction period: 2217.05.25 Terran Standard Year: Second Age of Human Space Exploration. "What the fuck are these?" "Careful you idiot. These creatures are expensive." "So what are they?" "They're from Cygnus Four. The Boss wanted them exclusive for the resort." "Shit! This th...
Characters Jim Babbage Carol Bool CyberServe Inc.CEO -- Owner Daryl Babbage. Cybertized -- Part 1 "What! And you said nothing!" Carol was spitting mad now. "There was nothing I could do that would change the situation. You know I hate the whole concept and idea of it." "Oh sure you do, and you just hate the money it brings in too don't you?" Jim knew...
Let us follow the path of a kilobyte of information as it travels through the modern communication network. We shall start at the main processor of an X-show. From there it travels through fibre optic wires, tracing a path under the ground until it reaches a transmitter. The transmitter gathers a bunch of kilobytes and shoots the suckers into the atmosphere,...