David Ferreira
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"We Bokononists believe that humanity is organized into teams, teams that do God's Will without ever discovering what they are doing. Such a team is called a karass." Cat's Cradle, Kurt Vonnegut. Gnostics find this idea terrifying, as do I.
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Mirror, mirror
The mirror showed a reflection that wasn't my own. But I knew that was the likely possibility when I purchased it. I had seen enough mirrors that only reflected my ugly mug; I was searching for something entirely different. I gazed into my newest acquisition after breakfast.
By David Ferreira3 years ago in Fiction
Two Fortunes
It came down from the sky and stopped in front of the bay window of my living room. Totally freaked me out. A giant metallic dragonfly melded with a small black helicopter. Aliens had finally invaded. The creature drifted right, out of my field of view. I sat in my chair wondering what to do next.
By David Ferreira3 years ago in Fiction
An Archivist of Notable Planetary Events . Runner-Up in New Worlds Challenge.
"Nobody can hear a scream in the vacuum of space, or so they say." The sentence was the fourth or fifth of its kind that I'd received and archived within a few weeks' time -- indirect or roundabout references to old science fiction classics. It was delivered to me by a startling old woman who'd sat herself down on the bench I occupied while waiting for the afternoon express into the old city. She was carrying a large sea green snakeskin handbag that had an over-the-top clasp of golden entwined serpents. A big silvery hairstyle that surrounded her face like an elaborate wire nest. Bulging wrap-around sunglasses that seemed too large for her face.
By David Ferreira3 years ago in Earth
