Science Fiction

Smartystan
Crackles from the fire made the room not just sound like warmth but the reason why there existed such sounds motivated Dr. Strong and Beckman. They shared premium cognac in the former’s cozy smoking den. Fat cigars that had been rolled to perfection in Miami and shipped up North now emitted smoke.
By Skyler Saunders2 years ago in Chapters
Smartystan. Top Story - July 2024.
Dr. Keija Frampton met up with a soror from California. As alumni of New Sweden University, the two met on the campus at the pizza shop Little Scissors.
By Skyler Saunders2 years ago in Chapters
The Dimensioners - Chapter 5
SYNOPSIS: When a young man wakes up to find himself a prisoner without any memories of his prior life, he seeks to escape. Not knowing who to trust or what is real, he fights to find the identity and home that he has left behind, but ends up finding out more than he was prepared for.
By C.R. Hughes2 years ago in Chapters
Smartystan
When he entered through the backway, Vergara knew that this was the right thing to do. He was flanked by his beefy security and looked confident. With the visibility and the sound of the crowd swelling, music blaring, he didn’t feel nervous at all. He sat down with his new confidant, Bicker Scott. Scott had trained for a professional football team, got injured, and went back to college to become a speaker and investor. After graduation, he had a decent home and a loving family with a wife and four daughters. This made perfect sense to Vergara.
By Skyler Saunders2 years ago in Chapters
Smartystan
President Glenn Goshen sat at his desk with his chief political strategist, Hayden Beckman. He was brown skinned and tallish. Young. He looked like he had prepared for this role as the president’s right hand since grade school. He held two masters degrees, one in history the other in political science. He looked at his boss.
By Skyler Saunders2 years ago in Chapters
Salience
Chapter 6: New Prison Calling the following week a blur would be an understatement. Acher barely had time to breathe after his return. School was a mess and not a single student would give him a break between classes or in the class for that matter. Acher did his best to swat and curse everyone away but their curiosities got the best of them and they continued their bombardment of questions.
By Murry Haithcock2 years ago in Chapters
The eternal embrace of nature’s cry in the bane of existence
The eternal embrace of nature’s cry in the bane of existence How contradictory is the being of humanness in its unfathomable stance,
By Hridya Sharma2 years ago in Chapters
Smartystan
With a few strokes of a digital pen, Mala and Sheltham became millionaires. “We did it! We passed our final tests. I’m just thinking of making millions of dollars at the office assistant desk,” she mentioned.
By Skyler Saunders2 years ago in Chapters
Smartystan
Braids lay in intricate fashion down Nalia Frampton’s back. Her mother twisted her fingers to make patterns on her daughter’s scalp and now she finished the young girl’s do.
By Skyler Saunders2 years ago in Chapters
Smartystan
At the Mercier restaurant, Vestin Go looked at the menu. He always wondered why he looked at it as he knew what he would order every time: Ember bed roasted veal wrapped in mushrooms with celeriac and apple,
By Skyler Saunders2 years ago in Chapters
Smartystan
Synths and learned machines from Dr. Frampton’s company Supreme Synths combined to form a formidable union. They worked in unison after a few hiccups and stumbles here and there. The two women stood looking at their creations with their arms folded in the office overlooking the plant where the embodiments of their efforts worked.
By Skyler Saunders2 years ago in Chapters
Smartystan
Scenes from the interview splashed on the large visual screen. When he had the chance, Dr. Strong called his publicist. “The whole part!” he exclaimed.
By Skyler Saunders2 years ago in Chapters