The Street Finds Its Own Uses (Pt. 4)
The side of the parking garage across from the building was bedecked with equipment. The lion’s share, by mass at any rate, was in the form of large…
The Street Finds Its Own Uses (Pt. 3)
She was Mike Kelly, an old friend from college. The phone turned on, activating his headset. “So, I heard you were in town?” He could practically hear her…
The Street Finds Its Own Uses (Pt. 2)
Five hours later and five miles east, Ryan Gonçalves stared into his drink at an airport bar in Nashville. The bar was disgustingly new and trendy, with its…
The Street Finds Its Own Uses (Pt. 1)
The sky over Nashville was still pitch-black, even at five in the morning, with forty-five minutes to sunup and a clear sky. They made their way to a parking…
Origin: Ultrastructure
Carter looked up as Shaw staggered into the laboratory. “Good God, Harry! You look dreadful. Where on earth have you been?” “Hiding. Avoiding the telephone…
6. Powers of Communication; Powers of Imagination
*Test* your powers of imagination further, traveler. It doesn’t matter that you’re an apparition of my imagination now, settle down. Stay. I’ve no one else to…
He's Been Watching Too Much Stargate
“Reverse-engineer it?” I asked. “I... look, we don’t even have the physics to describe this thing. Much less make a new one.” The alien artifact, a small…
Weapons Training Guide
I am the *daughter* of a *society* on *Mars*. We live in *isolation*, fighting our way out of this dark *hole*, void of *Earth’s* *poetic* *technology*, such…
We are Failing
Technology has come so far From the invention of the wheel We dream now Of moving without It spinning beneath Our metal and plastic machines But can we realize…
Breached (prose)
Through his reflection in the glass, Johnathon watched the city dwellers scurry to-and-fro far below him. The high-rise office suite at the pinnacle floor of…
Quick! Before anyone notices the extra...
Richard, fire in his belly, stood tall and beheld what he had done. With a simple command, he had instantly duplicated an entire galaxy. “Computer. Is there no…
Prayer.exe
I bend my head forward and pray at the altar of technology, The screen casting its heavenly glow upon my face Its gentle beams-the product of brave men and…
Traversal: Course Correction
Message delivered, the nodes detached from Harking’s vessel and drifted back into their former positions. And thank the gods for that, thought Harking…
Traversal: Message in a Bottle
The silence afterward was nearly as deafening as the onslaught before it. Harking gave his crew a ten-count to check their stations. He was about to demand an…
Overdrive
“How was it?” Marcus asked, as Mara slipped out of the pilot’s seat. “Awesome!” she replied. Her grin was dazzling. “But this overdrive is insane! I actually…
In the Wind
Cray felt the fuel cells eject from his rocket boots just as they had a thousand times before. He watched them plummet to a dull thud against the sandy Estoria…
The Wizard's Last Transmission
She slammed her files down upon the table. “I thought you had it all planned,” she said, coldly. “We leave this place in June and move back to my parents…
The Phone, Five
The vehicle, for some reason or other, had no time to react to the burning man in the middle of the road. They collided, sending the body flying several feet…
The Phone, Four
The sudden howl of fright and agony jumped Mark badly. Turning his head to the source, he watched in horror as a man in a business suit scrambled madly about…
The Phone, Three
He was treated to a black screen, an image of a half-melted candle, its flame a vibrant display of energy. A word and a single button slowly materialized in…