The Bald Eagles of Bubble Duff
the jagged claws of the OooLYMPic mountains reach up to yank the solar disk toward it’s evening conclusion. atop a tall and brittle snag the nestlings stir in their rough and temporary abode for this evenings...
Category: Fiction
Introduction to Zinc
Zinc felt out of place. He was on an elevator beginning it’s descent from the 24th floor of a nondescript midtown office building, crowded with business people and customers of business people, He wasn’t interested in...
Hello and Welcome to “Zinc Talk”.
“All hope abandon, ye who enter here” – The Devine Comedy by Dante Alighieri “Cogito, ergo sum” – René Descartes My name is Aubrey and I created Zinc. Zinc started out as a short character description for...
One day over virtual beers… (short fiction)
“What did you do last weekend, @joe2?” asked @Mark “uh, I just dropped into maintenance mode and re-calibrated some visual algorithms” he lied. No way could he talk about how he actually spent his 4 hours...
One rainy day while out training for the Camino…
“You don’t need to be out here walking in the rain, pilgrim. I know you are pious enough. Matter of fact, you’re already on my A-list. Why don’t you go on home and pour yourself...
Fred’s Revenge…Thwarted!
“Bye Honey, I’m off to visit my sister. I’ll be back in a week. Dinner is in the oven and don’t forget to feed Fred.” Then follows that peculiar human lip smacking sound that is curiously similar...
Another Alien
A sci-fi story idea that came to me while walking on Lancaster road recently. This story was Not selected for publication by dailysciencefiction.com . The flashing lights were the first sign of trouble. Not the emergency...