frivolous
Victims
“Thought of someone to sue yet?” Bill’s dad called from the living room. “Not yet, dad.” Bill opened the refrigerator door. “Did you find the
Tim McDaniel January 9, 2022 2 Comments
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Olympius Hunting
The Girl She ducked down behind the sleigh; the light couldn’t reach her there. The man whistled along to the tune and walked between the
Kai Parker November 29, 2021 2 Comments
The Intentionally-Designed Creature
If the most decorated, educated biologist in history — past, future, or present — was given the power to play God for the sole purpose
Osprey White February 1, 2022 No Comments
adventure
S.O.S. Chapter Seven – The First Decisions (P-2)
*** Want to start at the beginning? Here’s the link to the prologue: http://simily.co/all-stories/maryandramb/s-o-s-searching-out-souls/ _____________________________________________________________________ (Cover Photo Credit – Myself) Part Two As soon as
Maryandra Barker July 8, 2022 No Comments
Workings of a Star – Ch 3 – A Scifi Romance
Lord Vidori, as Esme was quickly shown, was a bit of a collector. The room he brought her to was filled with so many entrancing
Shannon Bertone December 9, 2021 1 Comment
action
Options
“This was a mistake,” yelled Dave as he stared out the window at the dark, lurching shapes gathering even faster than the gloomy clouds on
Donald J. Bingle December 14, 2022 No Comments
AI
Paperclip
“You seem to be writing a Post-Cyberpunk Pseudo-Western Romance. Need help?” Joe’s fingers froze. He stared at the paperclip as it writhed on the screen.
Tim McDaniel February 14, 2022 4 Comments
alien
This is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things
The ceiling opened and the Priest Judge Arbitrator descended into the Control Center. Tloygruu bobbed his head up and down the correct number of times,
Tim McDaniel April 9, 2022 No Comments
cyberpunk
Review of ‘The Peripheral’ 1.3
So, I entitled this review of The Peripheral 1.3 “John Snow,” even though it had an already excellent title, “Haptic Drift”. Here’s why: First, John
Paul Levinson November 15, 2022 No Comments
box
Present and Promise: A Mostly True Story
I wasn’t expecting anything. Yet, there it was. The unmistakable drone of the … well … drone dropping a package on the front stoop. I
Donald J. Bingle January 7, 2023 No Comments
Colors
It Is Up To You
The notion of love and beauty is still there right? One might start to believe, especially with the last few years, that it’s an outmoded
Andrey Lukyanov April 26, 2022 No Comments
steampunk
Heart of Steel – Part 1
Disclaimer: The quote in this story: A thought, even a possibility, can shatter and transform us is from philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. **** Dragons didn’t exist.
Caitlin McColl January 16, 2022 4 Comments
Brother Sleep
My phone beeped, and I paused the game. “Yeah?” “Hi,” said Victory, calling from way down in Bangkok. Good thing the picture wasn’t on; I
Tim McDaniel March 23, 2022 No Comments
alien
Requisitions
Message Received 0843 – 14/3/2228–E Source: Colony LKe2289-P3 T-Port Materialization Point: 52/120/0 Requisition List Follows 14 Collapsible Extenders, 4-meter, Blue (Houseguest) 6 Entertainment
Tim McDaniel February 5, 2022 1 Comment
Art
Signatures
“It was a goddamn oddball thing to do,” said Paden, his voice tinny over the cheap standard suit radios we’d been issued. I turned my
Tim McDaniel March 26, 2022 No Comments
#Halloween
The Island
Their second honeymoon was going as well as Aidan hoped it would. He and Nicole needed to repair the rift in their relationship caused by
Robin Honigsberg October 21, 2023 No Comments
hike
The Walk Back
This star exploded. A hundred years or so later, one of the resulting cosmic rays entered the back of Raymond Wiench’s right hand as he
Tim McDaniel January 12, 2022 No Comments
adventure
S.O.S. Chapter Nine – The Hints of Burning Memories (P-2)
*** Want to start at the beginning? Here’s the link to the prologue: http://simily.co/all-stories/maryandramb/s-o-s-searching-out-souls/ _____________________________________________________________________ (Cover Photo Credit – Myself) Part Two They crossed the
Maryandra Barker September 15, 2022 No Comments
broken hearts
Transcendent Love
One day your heart is thump…thump…thumping and the next, the musical rhythm is gone. The warmth in your veins has now turned to ice. Life
Melissa Powers January 29, 2022 8 Comments
alien
Taking the Waters
“It just doesn’t make sense!” Dr. Emma Zee jammed her hands in the pockets of her white lab coat and glared out at the sea.
Tim McDaniel September 6, 2023 No Comments
A Final Insult
“Every media outlet, every channel, every neurofeed; heck, we even got every linkstream hooked up for this, boss. This’ll be the fight of the century!”
Alina Lee August 28, 2022 No Comments
justice
Quantum Blues
1. My prison cell isn’t the loud, dirty iron cage our ancestors knew. It is pristine, with a perpetual blue tint reflecting the metamaterials of
Charles Bastille January 17, 2022 No Comments
action
Dark Energy
Energy surged through his sinews as he ran effortlessly through the shadow-splashed night, metal-banded legs stretching and springing as they churned the decaying detritus of
Donald J. Bingle February 2, 2022 5 Comments
Animal communication
There are Ways
The new researcher arrived just as Jennifer finally got the chance to sit down with a cup of coffee. Cleaning out the chimp section was
Tim McDaniel March 22, 2022 No Comments
Workings of a Star – Ch 4 – A Scifi Romance
Perhaps Esme was starting to get used to these hallways. She didn’t mind the monotony. With nothing to distract herself, it made it easier to
Shannon Bertone December 11, 2021 No Comments
exploitation
Labor Costs
Moll Forey pushed back the strand of hair that kept falling into her eyes, smearing the sweat along her cheek. Better to just cut it,
Tim McDaniel January 15, 2022 No Comments
Entanglement
Story Choices: Quantum Storytelling
This entire story already exists, but you are only experiencing it one word at a time as you move forward through it. You could, if
Donald J. Bingle May 13, 2023 No Comments
40s girl
Collide: Part 3
When the elevator stops on the third floor, May Bell is guided out. She’s still frazzled by the strange world that surrounds her. As they
Melissa Powers December 27, 2021 No Comments
competition
Getting Ahead in Business
Graeme Wood turned the newspaper to Local News, folded it, and smoothed it flat on the plastic table in front of him. The waitress passed
Tim McDaniel January 16, 2022 No Comments
time travel
Slipping Time
I slipped on the wet pavement. I got to my feet and soon discovered it was five hours earlier. This was not the first time
Paul Levinson September 27, 2022 No Comments
alien
Eavesdropper
Gerardo sat on the warm bench and listened. Claude was on his right, thumping away at some game on his laptop, rocking the park bench,
Tim McDaniel February 10, 2022 No Comments
Academia
Personal Histories
Lawrence Hogben, Ph.D., sat at his desk and fumed. Before him lay that month’s Archeological Extracts, open to Beaglehole’s article on the use of toilet
Tim McDaniel February 6, 2022 No Comments
adventure
S.O.S. Chapter Eight – The Cryo-Dreams Begin (P-4)
Quick Author’s note: I’m back! Thank you everyone for your patience! I will be uploading two segments this week. The tech issues have (for now)
Maryandra Barker August 25, 2022 3 Comments
alien
Teachers’ Lounge
“It’s an invasion, I keep telling you,” Mark said from his desk. He pulled another essay off the stack and sighed. Cathy, sitting at the
Tim McDaniel February 10, 2022 2 Comments
apocalypse
The Escape
We didn’t know what to call it, so we just called it The War. It was the last war of our world, and it happened
Kelson Hayes September 7, 2022 2 Comments
Dinosaurs
Jurassic Writing — Part Two: The Past
Dr. Andrew Lerner leaned back in his leather chair, running a hand through his blond hair. Dr. Serena Mulligan, a paleontologist, had found his writings
Robin Honigsberg November 16, 2022 No Comments
Body Horror
Self-portrait
“Monster,” says Malik, and points to a spot in the metal pole. “That’s a snail,” I say. “It’s an insect, I guess. Their shell protects
KC Roca January 20, 2022 No Comments
adventure
S.O.S – Saving One Soul (Prologue)
(Photo Cover Credit- Myself) Prologue “Aaron Claviss White,” read the familiar writing across the inner cover of the small journal Nya White clutched in her
Maryandra Barker March 23, 2022 8 Comments
Alternative History
The Day the World Got Woke
Fiction for a Broken Country When I went to sleep last night, everything was normal. When I woke up, everything was different. Everything was Black.
Charles Bastille January 31, 2022 No Comments
consequence
Love In Limbo: Part 4
Mary runs to the old chipped white bench in front of Pvt. Greene’s grave and plops down. She feels the tears streaming down her cheeks
Melissa Powers February 28, 2022 1 Comment
Eminence Grise: Part 2
3. Coma A kind pointy woman with glasses on a lanyard around her neck, in an office in Seventies brown, said that she couldn’t be
Christina Nordlander October 25, 2023 No Comments
adventure
S.O.S. Chapter Nine – The Hints of Burning Memories (P-7)
*** Want to start at the beginning? Here’s the link to the prologue: http://simily.co/all-stories/maryandramb/s-o-s-searching-out-souls/ _____________________________________________________________________ (Cover Photo Credit – Myself) Part Seven Torren set the
Maryandra Barker October 20, 2022 1 Comment
Superhero
Confidant
“Rob, just listen to me for a sec. I’m not talking about anything that’s actually immoral. Nobody gets hurt.” Weldon Brown pushed the hair back
Tim McDaniel March 21, 2022 No Comments
Workings of a Star – Ch 2 – A Scifi Romance
It was only when Esme looked out that expanse of glass before her did she truly come to realize she was no longer on the
Shannon Bertone December 8, 2021 No Comments
boredom
Ivy-Covered
There was something out of place out there, in the lecture hall. Fergus Clegg, professor of economics, looked up from his notes and paused in
Tim McDaniel January 16, 2022 2 Comments
adventure
S.O.S. Chapter Ten – The First of Many (P-1)
*** Want to start at the beginning? Here’s the link to the prologue: http://simily.co/all-stories/maryandramb/s-o-s-searching-out-souls/ _____________________________________________________________________ (Cover Photo Credit – Myself) Part One Torren had fully
Maryandra Barker October 27, 2022 2 Comments
adventure
S.O.S. Chapter Nine – The Hints of Burning Memories (P-5)
*** Want to start at the beginning? Here’s the link to the prologue: http://simily.co/all-stories/maryandramb/s-o-s-searching-out-souls/ _____________________________________________________________________ (Cover Photo Credit – Myself) Part Five Nya’s alarm clock
Maryandra Barker October 5, 2022 No Comments
Workings of a Star – Ch 1 – A Scifi Romance
Everything was burning. The flames reached high into the sky, the smoke blocking out any sign of light. There were screams and crying from every
Shannon Bertone December 7, 2021 No Comments
Reawakening
Nature had even reclaimed Canada Square; the tower now a symbol of man’s striving skyward, choking and decaying. It was almost unrecognisable here. The streets
Alex Mathers July 10, 2022 2 Comments
Simulacra
I remember dying. You might think that’s not a big problem. I was one of the first who could be restored. If you’ve got eternal
Christina Nordlander May 25, 2022 No Comments
luck
Sucks to Be You
Paul Flinchbaugh caught the elevator just before the doors closed, and patiently rode up to the seventh floor. Patiently, because the elevator was crowded, and
Tim McDaniel February 14, 2022 No Comments
hero
Zero Hour
Most kids, as they approach high school graduation, are faced with hard choices. Should I go to college? A college near home, or one in
Tim McDaniel February 18, 2022 1 Comment
The Tube
There is a folk tale that all people are tied to their destined husband or wife by a red string that no-one can see. I
Christina Nordlander June 1, 2022 No Comments
Birthday Party
The Johnson’s house sits high above the desolate urban sprawl, among gently waving trees and yellow flowers. Standing by the road, you see the large,
Alex Mathers July 10, 2022 3 Comments
planet
Planet B
As the G-forces pinned her to her assigned seat, Astrid felt as though this was all a grand mistake. Maybe it was the unimaginable pressure,
Casey Lawrence January 27, 2022 1 Comment
#nearfuture
Under the Cherry Blossom Sky
There were no fires that night. They couldn’t risk it. Aurelia ran her fingers along the gold chain around her neck. The motion was comforting,
Julia Marsiglio January 27, 2022 9 Comments
1940s soldier
Part 5: Cursed Time Lovers
The next morning, Miranda discharges from the hospital, given a clean bill of health. She walks with her parents down the hall to the waiting
Melissa Powers January 22, 2022 No Comments
adventure
S.O.S. Chapter Four – The Punishment (P-1)
***Want to start at the beginning? Here’s the link to the prologue: http://simily.co/all-stories/maryandramb/s-o-s-searching-out-souls/ ____________________________________________________________________ (Photo Cover Credit- Myself) Part One —– Aaron nervously followed the
Maryandra Barker March 23, 2022 6 Comments
Churchill
On the Beaches
Barret P. Bungate, Director of the Parallel Project, loomed over the edge of the cubicle and stared down at Avery Gibbart, his eyes colder than
Tim McDaniel February 21, 2022 1 Comment
adventure
S.O.S. Chapter Five – The Procedures (P-1)
***Want to start at the beginning? Here’s the link to the prologue: http://simily.co/all-stories/maryandramb/s-o-s-searching-out-souls/ ____________________________________________________________________ (Photo Credit- Myself) Part One Commander Torren Egress paused outside the
Maryandra Barker April 8, 2022 No Comments
politics
Future Futures
“You’ve caused untold damage to the economy. You understand that, don’t you?” Senator Lantis scowled at her like the crotchety old grandfather he surely was,
Donald J. Bingle August 12, 2021 No Comments
#futuristic
Canary’s Refuge
“Feels good to finally be off that blasted ship.” Ben breathes in so deeply that his shoulder rubs against my bare one, a touch so
Wendy Nikel November 3, 2021 1 Comment
Activism
Executive Requirements
Mate? Bear young? Out of the question for such as those who obstinately follow the Doctrine of the Rounded Home! There. It had been said,
Tim McDaniel February 16, 2022 5 Comments
creative writing
Fire Season
Something was very wrong with the fields in Drift City, but no one could say exactly what the problem was. What was once a fertile
Shannon Hilson February 18, 2022 4 Comments
animal liberation
Appendices
Appendix A # The appendix twisted in Dr. Chamberlin’s tongs, hissing and spitting. “Careful, nurse,” he said from behind his mask. “This is a mean
Tim McDaniel January 9, 2022 4 Comments
boredom
The Mutilator
I am the mutilator. That’s what I saw. This dream, where I’ve found myself in the middle of the endless white space. No horizon, no
Andrey Lukyanov July 30, 2022 No Comments
monolog
Tiled Corridor, Underground
Wait. Don’t go. That’s good. Do you hear me clearly? I suppose you can hear me wherever you are. This communication, it’s not sounds. But
Christina Nordlander April 3, 2022 No Comments
adventure
S.O.S. Chapter Five – The Procedures (P-4)
***Want to start at the beginning? Here’s the link to the prologue: http://simily.co/all-stories/maryandramb/s-o-s-searching-out-souls/ ____________________________________________________________________ (Photo Credit – Myself) Part Four —– The alarm clock next
Maryandra Barker April 29, 2022 No Comments
conor
Necronauts
Dawn; blinds up and sun blazing, It’s time to die, just another workday. Dress up before the suit up, Walk out with the others and
Conor Matthews March 27, 2023 No Comments
Deep Cover
When I was thirty I became obsessed with the idea that I was an alien shapeshifter. It started out as a thought experiment, almost a
Christina Nordlander December 5, 2021 No Comments
Birth
My name is Oliver James, and I was born on a beautiful warm summer day. I suppose I cried a lot as many others would.
Lorrie Marr December 8, 2021 No Comments
adventure
S.O.S. Chapter Eight – The Cryo-Dreams Begin (P-5)
*** Want to start at the beginning? Here’s the link to the prologue: http://simily.co/all-stories/maryandramb/s-o-s-searching-out-souls/ _____________________________________________________________________ (Cover Photo Credit – Myself) Part Five Before she knew
Maryandra Barker August 26, 2022 No Comments
adventure
The Kraken (Story Cubes #3)
If you’re here for a big and fantastical adventure story, sorry to disappoint you – this is not it. This is a story, and while
Michael Robert February 2, 2022 No Comments
AI
Purr Mission
Purr Mission Tale #1 in the Herc Tom, Champion of the Empire series Copyright 2011 by William Mangieri I stroked Kat’s fur and pressed my
William Mangieri August 26, 2023 No Comments
adventure
S.O.S. Chapter Five – The Procedures (P-2)
***Want to start at the beginning? Here’s the link to the prologue: http://simily.co/all-stories/maryandramb/s-o-s-searching-out-souls/ ____________________________________________________________________ (Photo Credit- Myself) Part Two The man felt as though he
Maryandra Barker April 13, 2022 No Comments
Crime
Magic Squad!
Lieutenant David Moy bit his lower lip and looked back up at the eighteenth story ledge. The wind blustering along the street took one look
Tim McDaniel February 6, 2022 No Comments
conspiracy
Chooser of the Fallen
Maria sat by the computer on the varnished side-table and dad lay curled up in the couch watching some discussion program she couldn’t focus on.
Christina Nordlander January 1, 2022 1 Comment
aliens
Contact
Writing Spark: What would happen if aliens finally made contact? “Report?” I buzzed nervously before the Commander. “No contact recommended. Species was deemed unsuitable.” The
Casey Lawrence January 26, 2022 2 Comments
dark
The Dust Bathynaut
The rift divides the land in two halves, but neither of them is interesting. It is the rift itself that calls to people, entices them
Dennis Mombauer August 16, 2021 2 Comments
adventure
S.O.S. Chapter Six – The Assessments (P-1)
***Want to start at the beginning? Here’s the link to the prologue: http://simily.co/all-stories/maryandramb/s-o-s-searching-out-souls/ ____________________________________________________________________ (Photo Credit – Myself) Part One Nehemiah White stood up, glaring
Maryandra Barker May 13, 2022 No Comments
epistolary
The Epistolary History
#1 1/9/12 Hey Cat, We finally did it! The time machine works. The blokes are talking about trying to sell it to some big technology
Alex Shvartsman August 10, 2021 4 Comments
horror
Priyatel (Sci-Fi Horror) – Contents
What’s the story about? Priyatel is a five part short sci-fi-horror web novel. Set in 1950’s when the Space Race was at it’s peak, a
Eta George August 3, 2022 No Comments
alternate reality
It’s Real Life
“That’s ‘Real Life,’ from the Beatles’ 1985 Come and Go LP, and I’m Pete Fornatale on WFUV’s July 4, 1996 weeklong celebration.” Pete sighed with
Paul Levinson September 26, 2022 No Comments
horror
2. Priyatel – Dom (The Farmhouse)
It would have been a charming place, if not for the sense of desolation which hung about it. The farmhouse, a sturdy little building made
Eta George August 17, 2022 No Comments
adventure
S.O.S Chapter Eight – The Cryo-Dreams Begin (P-1)
*** Want to start at the beginning? Here’s the link to the prologue: http://simily.co/all-stories/maryandramb/s-o-s-searching-out-souls/ _____________________________________________________________________ (Cover Photo Credit – Myself) Part One It was the
Maryandra Barker July 27, 2022 2 Comments
adventure
S.O.S. Chapter One – The Secret (P-4)
***Want to start at the beginning? Here’s the link to the prologue: http://simily.co/all-stories/maryandramb/s-o-s-searching-out-souls/ ____________________________________________________________________ (Photo Cover Credit- Myself) Author’s Note: Because this segment is so
Maryandra Barker March 23, 2022 9 Comments
adventure
S.O.S. Chapter Ten – The First of Many (P-5)
*** Want to start at the beginning? Here’s the link to the prologue: http://simily.co/all-stories/maryandramb/s-o-s-searching-out-souls/ _____________________________________________________________________ (Cover Photo Credit – Myself) Part Five “Time! All programs
Maryandra Barker May 5, 2023 1 Comment
Androids
After All is Said and Done
A world without humans is far more humane 12-T-87 hummed softly, chewing on a byte of information. It was their habit to hum tunes from
Casey Lawrence July 17, 2022 No Comments
flash fiction compilation
The Gyre Turns Again (Part 1)
A Mother’s Worry The house wasn’t the same to her anymore. After a couple years living in a residential dome, the modest home her parents
Amanda England March 12, 2024 No Comments
adventure
S.O.S. Chapter One – The Secret (P-2)
***Want to start at the beginning? Here’s the link to the prologue: http://simily.co/all-stories/maryandramb/s-o-s-searching-out-souls/ ____________________________________________________________________ (Photo Credit- Myself) Part Two The man patiently waited for the
Maryandra Barker March 23, 2022 5 Comments
adventure
S.O.S. Chapter Seven – The First Decisions (P-3)
*** Want to start at the beginning? Here’s the link to the prologue: http://simily.co/all-stories/maryandramb/s-o-s-searching-out-souls/ _____________________________________________________________________ (Cover Photo Credit – Myself) Part Three Nya stood next
Maryandra Barker July 13, 2022 No Comments
mad scientist
Science BuzzKill Interview: Dr. Clive Crawley – Crawley, I Tell You!
Dr. Clive Crawley has made quite a splash – a less charitable person might say, a colossal ass of himself – with his presentation at
Tim McDaniel February 26, 2022 No Comments
Space Ranger
Dirty Laundry
LAST STOP CLEANERS The #1 Choice of the Space Service! Your ONLY laundry service within 200 light-years! DATE: April 14, 2344 TO: Commander Jason Dash
Tim McDaniel May 20, 2023 No Comments
404
A Brief Biography of Baron Otto von Korek (1717-1783), Brigadier-General of the Prussian Army, Ret.
Otto von Korek was born on March 14, 1717, in the German State of Thuringia to parents of noble birth, but modest means. Little of
Donald J. Bingle December 1, 2021 No Comments
ghost
Koehl’s Quality Impressions
Early Wednesday morning, not much past 10:30, I wheezed my way through downtown in my old ’31 Ford. Down to White Center, where the city
Tim McDaniel January 31, 2022 No Comments
adventure
S.O.S. Chapter Four – The Punishment (P-2)
***Want to start at the beginning? Here’s the link to the prologue: http://simily.co/all-stories/maryandramb/s-o-s-searching-out-souls/ ____________________________________________________________________ (Photo Credit- Myself) Part Two “Ah, Commander Egress.” Nehemiah White turned
Maryandra Barker March 26, 2022 No Comments
Dinosaurs
Jurassic Writing— Part One: The Find
Dr. Serena Mulligan was hot, sweaty and dusty. She’d been excavating a dinosaur footprint fossil for over three hours, but it didn’t appear she had
Robin Honigsberg November 16, 2022 5 Comments
body swap
FBI agents are living in my trees
A couple weeks ago my neighbor across the street got raided by the FBI. I don’t really know what the details are, but I’d put
Director Aldmann November 5, 2023 No Comments
battery
The Conservation of Energy
“Pass me the orb already, Eloa!” “You have an orb yourself, Sirri. You’ve got tons of them.” “Well, not right here. Besides, they’re getting all
Tim McDaniel April 8, 2022 No Comments
adventure
S.O.S. Chapter Five – The Procedures (P-5)
***Want to start at the beginning? Here’s the link to the prologue: http://simily.co/all-stories/maryandramb/s-o-s-searching-out-souls/ ____________________________________________________________________ (Photo Credit – Myself) Part Five Nya watched Commander Egress’s face.
Maryandra Barker May 5, 2022 No Comments