Sci-Fi Stories

  • Shifting Times

    Ellis dabbed at his nose with his sleeve. It came away with small blotches of blood. He pulled his tattered back pack from his shoulder and chucked it against the metal fence just a few yards off to his left. The bag rebounded off the fence and slid in the dirt. Ellis spared a hateful … Continue reading Shifting Times →

  • Raphael

    The rubble beneath me vibrated as another explosion went off a few streets over. Glass from hundreds of windows shattered and fell like glittering rain drops. My breaths came in short gasps as I hunched doubled over on hands and knees in the middle of the remnants of a downtown street. At least two or … Continue reading Raphael →

  • The Lighthouse

    “The light can never go out,” explained the old lighthouse operator. “Ships don’t need us. Haven’t in quite some time. It’s the people here on land who’ll suffer if that light ever goes out.” Jakar watched with pinched eyes as the old man wet his lips with another beer. “Those lights were built to never go … Continue reading The Lighthouse →

  • What a Lovely Way to Burn

    Summer, fall, winter, spring, it does not matter the season, the weather or the the location, we all will burn. Some of us will burn brighter, some lighter. Some of us burn at night, alone in a room with the door closed and headphones on. Some of us burn during the day in a room … Continue reading What a Lovely Way to Burn →

  • Sometimes We Have to Let go

    The voice echoed in my mind “,but sometimes we have to let go.” Not me I thought. Everyone can let go but me. I turned my face upward. Snow kissed my cheeks and forehead and for a moment I forgot where I was, what I was doing. The feelings inside me reduced from a boil … Continue reading Sometimes We Have to Let go →

  • The First Tree Grove

    Marxen Holt opened his eyes and focused on the last tendrils of his dream. His hands found the notepad next to his bed and he began to write down all he remembered. There had been boxes like those found in banks. Except on the front of each plate were a name and a photograph. Many … Continue reading The First Tree Grove →

  • Musical Trance

    Benji walked into his normal coffee shop and regretted it. Somewhere between studying and work he forgot the date. It was now apparent. It was the third of June. On the third of every month his little hole in the wall coffee shop hosted live bands. He hated it. He hated it because a live band … Continue reading Musical Trance →

  • Establishing Habits

    It is a common belief that a habit can be established in 21 days. This idea seems to have stemmed from a self-help book published in the 1970’s called “Psycho-Cybernetics” and then reinforced by a plethora of advice columns. This number isn’t completely accurate according to psychologist Jeremy Dean, writer of “Making Habits, Breaking Habits.” With … Continue reading Establishing Habits →