Latest Stories
Most recently published stories in Futurism.
Unicorns Exist!
I'm looking up at my mom, who's telling the tale of when our kind roamed around with the Humans. She tells about how we used to help the Humans with tasks and they would give us shelter from the rain and the cold winters. It's a story of marvels, until she gets to the part where they start hunting us for our magic, which they cannot take from us to use for themselves. She goes on to tell of the times she heard fellow Unicorns in the distance scream in pain as the Humans took their horns and cut their manes, trying to take our magic; but, they don't understanding our magic and how it works. No one ever came back. She says that we no longer show ourselves to the Humans so that our kind is protected.
By Tifany Walker5 years ago in Futurism
Black With White Pinpricks
It’s morning and the lights cycle on with that humming sound you only notice when it’s just started. I sit up and blink and rub my face with my fingertips. My skin growls over the ridges of my skull as it moves. It’s not unpleasant. Wake up, feel something.
By Tom Martin5 years ago in Futurism
Stairs
1954 WURLITZER JUKEBOX, POOR CONDITION, DOESN’T WORK, WEATHER DAMAGE - ASKING $5K Marcus attached three photos of the jukebox and hit SEND. He placed the phone in his pocket and immediately wished he hadn’t. Now he was stuck with the hillbilly owner while they waited for his assistant’s response. The two men shifted their footing. The sunlight streamed through the barn slats at a lazy angle, and in that light turned slow motes of dust. Those sunny specks mocked Marcus, mimicking the time that was slowly passing as he waited for the hillbilly to awkwardly force some conversation.
By Tom Martin5 years ago in Futurism
Quarantine
We had passed the three month mark and E. Coli was pronounced dead. There were the usual celebrations and stories. People posted about the time they got sick with it, how miserable it was. A remembrance was held for all of those it had killed throughout history (mostly just the elderly and infants, as usual).
By Tom Martin5 years ago in Futurism
It Doesn't Matter What Star It Is
It was the holiday office party at Heaven, Inc. and of its 112 attendees, David was the only one that was awake. His feet were up on the monitor table as he unscrewed his flask and took a pull. He held the flask out to the room of cots where his coworkers lay connected to wires and different sorts of tubes. “Anyone? Anyone? No? Huh. More for me, fuckos.” He cackled. The gummy gleam of his SECURITY badge winked light across the wall as he swung his arm back.
By Tom Martin5 years ago in Futurism
The Main Location For The Season Premiere Most Likely Be Tatooine
These past several months during this pandemic, Disney did not seem to slow down on marketing and promoting the most highly anticipated TV show in the galaxy, The Mandalorian season 2 on Disney+, which is already sky-high as the premiere is days away. Disney has been providing the Star Wars fans all around the world with in-depth looks at the characters and storylines for The Mandalorian season 2 this October 30th.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
Everyone Here Knows Me
The plane took off and climbed into the sky. Alice Stockwell shifted in her seat. Was everyone looking at her? It felt like everyone was looking at her. Not too much, but every now and then someone would look up at her and smile. She guessed that it was strange to see a kid flying alone, but she wasn’t used to being stared at. It made her uncomfortable. The air was very stuffy in here.
By Tom Martin5 years ago in Futurism
The Man with the Box Tattoo. Second Place in Body Art Challenge. Top Story - October 2020.
A portal exists on my left arm. Simple lines of ink bearing the bends that a canvas made of skin dictates, forms a cube open at one end. When the world around me consumes my will, when this reality pumped by a beating heart and rhythmic breaths misses a beat and grips my throat, I turn to the box on my arm.
By Dan Pittman5 years ago in Futurism
Everything About the Season 1 of Solo Leveling
Solo Leveling, despite having a generic premise, is extremely popular. The Webtoon series, with its impressive world-building, has been making waves lately. Since the second season has just begun, it is the right opportunity to catch up. The story is set in a world of mysterious portals called Gates, which allow human beings to travel to different dimensions. Not only that, the humans have all of a sudden gained an ability to fight monsters that live in these Gates; such people are called Hunters. However, everything is being used by profit-making bosses who keep the Gates open for their benefits. Simultaneously, the Hunter agencies and guilds have given a career opportunity for individuals who are not afraid to go there and fight for the greater good.
By karen jodes capanan5 years ago in Futurism
