This is heavily based on a dream that I had recently. I have just filled in some details to the plot and fleshed out the concepts underlying the story. +++ I wandered throughout the large house. As per custom, the house was almost empty, most of the residents finding somewhere else to be. Apart from a couple of older women in the kitchen, only the nubile...
As the curtains drew back they reveled the big white screen. Darcy squirmed in her seat a little. She hated the seats at the theatre just as much as she hated the previews. Although they did give her plenty of time to reflect on everything that her mind was still trying to process. This week had been really hard on her fragile soul. Sitting on both sides o...
Copyright 1980--2002 madengineer3 all rights reserved * It is a damp and windy outside. Through the bay window I can see low flying deep gray clouds passing overhead, and hear the low throated moans that come from the sound of the wind blowing across the top of the fireplaces' chimney. My favorite pipe is making friendly gurgling sounds as I draw on it....
Chapter 19: Mediation ***** "Say, Duff, you really don't look so good." The Picard merchant known by the name of Duff grunted as he set down another large crate of product. He reached up to his face to wipe the sweat off his brow. He'd barely moved five or so of these crates before getting winded, his muscles already complaining about the heavy load. It w...
'C'mon, Alana, you can do this.' No matter how many times you repeat this to yourself, you still don't feel any better. It's been months since the Plague wiped out the majority of the world's population. The only ones left are the people who survived the initial illness. Their bodies were able to build up a resistance to the Plague. The rest died quickly. Yo...
Zombies, zombies, zombies. Why was everybody talking about that species in movies and books and they became a real problem all of a sudden? The name is Marianne Laban, and I was born in the City of Addis Ababa, in the Capital region of Ethiopia on February 6, 1989. In mortal life, I think I was a fairly attractive chick. Five-foot-nine, slim but curvy where...
LXXVIII Sick and Sore Iris 2059 Although Iris missed living in London while she was living in Oxford, she hadn't really felt ready to return there from so soon. However, the Biotech Lab was one of the first businesses to shut down when Sheep Fever struck the nation. And now she was effectively evicted from the city along with everyone else who didn't have a...
If you are enjoying this, please hit the like button at the bottom. _The year is 2263. One hundred sixty-nine years ago, every grown man on earth perished as the result of the Shota Virus pandemic. Males who had not yet entered puberty at that time or were born after faced a different fate. The virus lays dormant in their bodies. Most find the disease to be...
I stared blankly at the door to Room 225, at my door. For about half a minute I thought about walking away and getting something to eat. I would come back when reality decided to play fair. But a growing irritation was building in me and I decided it was time to get some answers. I banged on the door with my fist. I only did this a few times, before I reali...
Kitty, wake up! Kitty, are you ok? Kitty, can you hear me? Kitty, wake up! I heard the words echoing in my ears for several minutes as the Lieutenant shook me to rouse me from my sleep. As much as I wanted to return to the real world, I also wanted to remain in my unconscious state to explore the meaning of what I had just witnessed. Most would say that I j...