“Can I come down?”
“Of course! I’m just surprised your not playing outside.”
“Weather Machine Money”
The most honest way to earn a dollar.
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“Chilled Reflection”
A watery grave holds only so many drops.
The night light flickered.
“The Connection in Butembo”
The desperate exodus of mankind to the stars.
“Butembo will serve as the anchor for the first ever constructed.”
“A Secret in Harare”
All conspiracies unravel in time.
“You don’t understand — I need to get from Bulawayo to Harare as soon as possible. I need to be on the roof of the New Reserve Bank Tower before sunset.”
“Death Drop”
“Why the ominous name?”
“The colonists refer to this as the ‘death drop’.”
“That Silly Mr. Dobbs”
The jaded pedagogue was actually a reptilian masquerading as that most destitute of public servants.
Every student knew that Mr. Dobbs hated his job.
“Cold Snap”
“This isn’t a big deal,” David muttered.
“I wonder if we should run to the store?” Maria asked from the kitchen.
“The Vampire Hunter’s Apprentice VIII”
“Why? You don’t want my help?”
“Stake?”
“Check.”
“Mallet?”
“Check.”
“Crucifix?”
“Check.”
“A Fine Place to Die”
Each man cupped his hands to drink, only noticing skeletons littering the grassy strand between the pond and tree after regaining their senses.
Lost in the desert, two surviving deserters spied an oasis. A single gnarled baobab dominated an island of green and blue in a sea of sand.
“Terminator Line”
Facing certain death, the astronauts chuckled at their trivial fortune: the shuttle wreckage rested at the terminator line of the planet.
The shuttle had crashed into the surface of Mercury. Within minutes of the disaster, injuries claimed the lives of the navigator and geologist. Continue reading ““Terminator Line””
A Visit to the Idea Factory 