Brendan McGlynn

Joined April 2020

13 stories

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Wisdom Check
Dive into a tale of wisdom inspired by Dungeons & Dragons, where characters come alive through six pivotal Attributes: Strength, Intelligence, Wisdom, Dexterity, Constitution, and Charisma.
By Brendan McGlynn2 years ago in Fiction
Charity's Own Son
Log Line: In 1880s London, a young apprentice discovers that tax collection is a matter of life and death. FADE IN INT. PARLOR - NIGHT
By Brendan McGlynn3 years ago in Fiction
Outside Jim Thorpe
It’s been six hours since I got the call, yet it feels like six minutes. Six minutes filled with packing, phone calls, texts, uneaten food, questions, blank stares, chairs, waiting, car rentals, driving, and memories.
By Brendan McGlynn3 years ago in Confessions
Cosmologist’s Causality Murder
I popped the cap and swallowed a physics pill. Dr. Mitchum shot me a disapproving look, but I shrugged her off. I'd need the substitute pharmaceutical teaching to get me through this mystery. I'd first heard about the homicide as I lay beachside in San Diego in the form of two men making their way across the sand toward me. Only trouble wears a tie to the beach
By Brendan McGlynn3 years ago in Fiction
It's Comforting to Know UFO's can Crash
Let's talk about UFO crashes, folks. The idea that even extraterrestrial beings with advanced technologies can make mistakes and crach* their flying saucers gives us hope. It means that they're not infallible, and neither are we.
By Brendan McGlynn3 years ago in Futurism
The Enlightenment of Star Trek's Economy
The Star Trek universe presents an intriguing and compelling view of an advanced civilization. It has eliminated the scarcity of resources that plagued previous human societies, leading to a post-scarcity economy. Replicator technology has made it possible to create almost anything one desires, rendering the concept of money obsolete.
By Brendan McGlynn3 years ago in Futurism
Fear and Loathing in the Final Frontier
As I sit here in the early hours of the morning, staring out into the abyss of the final frontier, my mind wanders to the unsettling notion of Innocent Spock II being forced to bear the soul of Spock I. It is a concept that strikes fear into the heart of any rational being, and yet it is happening right now, As I sit here, the blackness of space stretching out before me, my mind drifts to the troubling notion of Innocent Spock II being forced to carry the soul of Spock I. The very thought of such a violation of consciousness is enough to make one shudder with unease. It seems like something that belongs in the darkest recesses of science fiction, the kind of grotesque experiment carried out by mad scientists. Yet, it is happening in our universe, right now, forcing us to question the very nature of existence.
By Brendan McGlynn3 years ago in Futurism
DRAMA ON HOLLYWOOD BLVD
FADE IN: INT. LA METRO BUS - MORNING TODD WILLIAMS (30'ish with a face that could pass for Henry Cavill in the right light) is dressed in a full Superman costume as he rides the LA Metro bus along La Brea Ave. North.
By Brendan McGlynn5 years ago in Fiction
Cannonade Waltz
Do you not hear the orchestra prepare, my love? The tight piercing whistles of alarm, the shouts of fear, the clatter of steel and iron, a cacophony of instruments tuning to a single herald’s trumpet calling the young the dance floor.
By Brendan McGlynn5 years ago in Fiction
Cloud-stained Jeans
The back screen door creaked and rattled an hour before Mom would even care he’d gone. There were only two days left before school, and Mark’s got a long way to go.
By Brendan McGlynn5 years ago in Fiction
The Wandering Lost
“Explain this one? ‘Richard Spade for Mayor, VHS! One tape at a time!” Mayor Ted Numbly tosses the refrigerator magnet on the growing pile before him, “What does that even mean?”
By Brendan McGlynn5 years ago in Fiction
SOUVENIR MAN
THE SOUVENIR MAN EXT. MOJAVE DESERT - EVENING The SOUVENIR MAN (Late 50’s, but his face looks to have weathered another decade) walks.
By Brendan McGlynn5 years ago in Fiction

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Wisdom Check

Charity's Own Son

Outside Jim Thorpe

Cosmologist’s Causality Murder

It's Comforting to Know UFO's can Crash

The Enlightenment of Star Trek's Economy

Fear and Loathing in the Final Frontier

DRAMA ON HOLLYWOOD BLVD

Cannonade Waltz

Cloud-stained Jeans

The Wandering Lost

SOUVENIR MAN

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