Latest Stories
Most recently published stories in Futurism.
Journey to Amarethea
Nee stood in front of the window. Slowly she stretched out her hand to reach the blue button. Now she can reach it. A few months ago, she was too short to reach the button, Orak had to come with her to push the button. But Nee did not like it, she wanted to come alone.
By Mallika Dhar6 years ago in Futurism
The Adventures of Alora (p2)
(Part 1 found here) A sudden jolt throws Alora from her bunk along with a few small mechanical contraptions from the shelf above her. A few of them losing parts from the hard impact against the metal floor. Alora, still heavily disoriented, had no time to brace herself as a loud boom caused a massive ringing in her ears quickly followed by the power going out. An odd falling sensation made her stomach churn before red emergency lights switch on. As she tried to stand she felt herself float off the ground. Disoriented and confused a muffled robotic voice reached her ears, though the ringing made it impossible to understand.
By Krysta Minor6 years ago in Futurism
Dawn to Dust
The world was different. The old-ones had abandoned the outside world, for glass domed cities. The ones left behind had no choice but to change. They grew accustom to the ever-changing world. Father calls us NeoSapien since our kind was born after the change. Our bodies still looked human. But we were different. We were better. Our senses were heightened, our lungs didn’t burn because of the air. Neither did our skin. Since the clouds are constantly swirling around the sun the uv rays became stronger.
By Shaina Jackson6 years ago in Futurism
Clockworks Chronicles of Zahn
18) The Temptation of the Rose Victoria II felt herself reaching for the crystal rose. She didn’t remember ever seeing an artifact of such beauty before. She rejoiced in her heart such a gift was left for her. She just had to touch and admire it. Yet, something wasn’t right. As her hand closed in on the rose, she heard voices of warning calling from the background. One of which was her own from the back of her own mind. But why would touching such a beautiful thing be wrong?
By Scott Hawver6 years ago in Futurism
UTERA
I could not believe my eyes after peeing on a stick. We were only playing around, and we never had the intention of reproducing. I was young and he was too, so we were unsure about what to do. Newly wed, we wanted to live our lives like partners where one is a full person together. This does not mean we were incomplete without the other, we were simply better together, and ourselves with one another. There was no boundary between his dreams and mine. We shared the pillow and we never fought for the duvet. But this would change with a third human on the table.
By Silvana Martinez6 years ago in Futurism
Lupine Mandala
I’ve always loved lupine flowers. Named for the wolf because of a mistaken belief that the Lupine depleted or “wolfed” down the nutrients in the surrounding soil, plus some species of lupine are toxic to livestock, they’ve had a sort of love/hate relationship with humans. They do not deplete the soil but enrich it by fixing nitrogen from the air into soil form which helps support other plants. However, there’s that whole poison thing so as beautiful as they are, it’s really best not to eat them.
By Victoria LaPointe6 years ago in Futurism
Curfew
The echoes of the sirens still resounded in the empty streets as Bill and Emily reached the only house with its porch light still on. 24 Wilberforce Way. Emily imagined the Entity wrapping invisible tendrils around them both as Bill hammered on the front door, ignoring the buzzer. This was no time for niceties. They had perhaps two minutes to gain access before things became really dangerous. Emily leaned against a pillar, struggling to catch her breath.
By Gavin Boyter6 years ago in Futurism
The Genius of Philosophy
Socrates and The Unexamined Life When Socrates stated, “The unexamined life is not worth living” he believed that those who didn’t question their purpose of this human experience have yielded their direction in life to chance and given their power away to others. In the “Apology”, Plato wrote about the trial of Socrates defending his philosophical thinking. Socrates was accused of corrupting the youth and received much persecution for his teachings. Socrates was a deep thinker, questioner and therefore an examiner of what he felt was the most important of values and morals. He also felt that there should be a logical explanation to his inquiries of seeking the truth.
By Doors to Life6 years ago in Futurism
Enterprise Traces the Evolution of the Prime Directive
Photo by GabboT For people who’ve never seen Star Trek, the prime directive in action must completely blow their minds. I mean, what do we do as humans when we see injustice. Whether it’s real life or the movies, we want to go in and save the day. Gene Roddenberry obviously understood the flawed thinking, and all the problems caused by well intentioned humans or cultures. Still, the Federation had to get there and three particular episodes of Enterprise really trace the evolution of Star Trek’s most important human lesson.
By Rich Monetti6 years ago in Futurism
