Tag: Scifi

I’m at a secret underground base near Almagordo, New Mexico.  The scientists there are working on an Omega-tier weapon—a project that could envelop the world in fire and brimstone.  A ring of us surround two enormous, gyrating metal curves that are in actuality, a pair of tesser-folded Dyson Spheres.  They begin spinning faster and faster, erupting with…

KRAKA-THOOM K’BOOM!  Lightning streaks across the sky.  In a stark flash, that single bolt highlights our dire straits:  My loyal 10 lb. terrier Bitefighter and I have been stranded in a small dinghy at sea, and we’ve been accosted by a gang of kraken-mounted accountants.  “WHY HAVE YOU BETRAYED US, KENT?” they scream at me.…

I’m biking along, my 10 lb. terrier Bitefighter seated in my backpack, when suddenly the ground in front of me explodes.  Both of us sail through the air.  The last thing I see before the world goes dark is a gaggle of chihuahua eyes.  When I wake up, both Bitefighter and I are strapped onto medieval-looking…

The office has arranged for a mandatory trip to the local zoo, and everyone’s family is invited.  I see snotty kids jeering and hooting at the animals, who look resignedly out from their enclosed habitats.  One of the great apes stares intently at me.  Suddenly I hear a voice in my head:  “My name is…

Sand swirls around me as I share the cooked remains of our latest kill with my 10 lb. terrier Bitefighter.  It’s been years since we’ve left the soft trappings of cities and opted for the desolate wilds.  It’s been years since…MARTHA.  After creating an army of clones, Martha Stewart swept across the land like a wind-borne plague.  At…