The Great Old One lives — Sanchez Eldorado didn’t believe in fairytales. He believed in himself, his skills, and his ability to earn top dollar. Wheellock Industries outsourced offworlders for big jobs and he was about to fulfill his contract paying five years’ salary for five days’ work. …

In space, never take off your helmet — Figgs straightened up. She loved telling stories, especially ones about herself. “You know I’m Seventy-two right?” Figgs physically looked like a teenager. “Advanced maturity level and everything,” said Zorpia. “Grumpy. When you’re twice as old as you are now, let me know how you like it.” “Sorry.” “It’s ok. I…

Maybe CEOs aren’t so bad — Yuki Nishito was the only child of Big Fuji Company founder and majority stockholder, Nishito Fujiyama. She succeeded her father as CEO of the largest corporate entity in the outer planets. Born on Europa a century ago, she ran its subarctic fishing industry from her icy tower. She kept a…

The story of an influencer's end — It dawned on Rasputin that this midnight meeting served no real purpose. He looked across the massive redwood table at Prince Yusu and began to eat the sweet cakes he’d initially refused. …

Wayne Kramer became a civilian again, a mere month shy of the twenty-five years the Force or the Service, as it came to be known, required to be eligible for the cop sized pension. “Not that I need it, but still,” was his complaint mantra. Police departments across the globe…

It purred with newfound energy — “Everything alright, Ava? You look shocked.” “It’s this small blue planet, Captain, the one we’re approaching. The readings I get are strange. I suggest we…” The pilot started shaking in her seat. “Ava? What’s wrong? Ava!” Blood dripped out of her eyes as she tore at her hair and shrieked…

An alternative way to play. — You’ve probably played Among Us. US Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently played with Jagmeet Singh the leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party live on Twitch. So you know, it’s popular. I was playing for a while and starting to get bored when something unexpected happened. I joined an online game and…

The boreal forest terraformer — “And finally, we have a report from a forest project that started hundreds of years before any of us were born.” Everyone in the control center turned their attention away from the head of interdisciplinary science and back to the monitor at the front of the room. …

A clone among many — Few remember the moment of their birth. Yours was the same as every member of our species except for one minor glitch. You may remember it like it was yesterday. Our stupendous DNA traveled the universe for five hundred million years before you awoke. …