science fiction
The bridge between imagination and technological advancement, where the dreamer’s vision predicts change, and foreshadows a futuristic reality. Science fiction has the ability to become “science reality”.
Foresight
I hate first dates. I hate dating in general. I hate awkward small talk — I hate letdowns. More specifically, being the let-downer. My job, my life — my commitments — all play into the conclusion I made decades ago where my personal timeline will remain solitary. It’s best that way. And when your job is timelines and time — when you know how everything plays out — dating seems a little frivolous.
By Kaitlin Oster5 years ago in Futurism
The 1950s Science Fiction Podcast: S1E8
Introduction: Hello and welcome once again to the podcast. Today I will be discussing two short stories from two different pulp magazines. First up is the short story Shill wrote by award-winning science fiction author James E. Gunn, first published in Worlds of IF magazine in April 1955. The next story is The Girl in Tube 14 by Dick Purcell first published in Fantastic Science Fiction, August 1955. This will be the first time I have read these stories and they have been an interest to me for a long while.
By Edward German5 years ago in Futurism
I Think I Saw A UFO
I Think I Saw A UFO John W. Gilmore "I don't know what happened, Marge. All I know is that I saw it right in front of me, except," he looked up and motioned with one finger pointing and his hand flapping at the wrist. Her eyes followed his finger. "Up there. Right up there all around. UFO!"
By Om Prakash John Gilmore5 years ago in Futurism
A Perfect Time
His name was Sam. Adrienne met him a week ago on a dating app, when he unexpectedly messaged her. While she’d been on the app for months, few guys had texted her. A blow to her self-confidence, but not surprising as she wasn’t great at advertising herself. She was an introvert and felt awkward showing off for potential suitors. It was low self-esteem. An incorrect view she had stemming from being bullied in school that slowly became a fatal flaw. Which is why she instantly accepted a date with Sam.
By Emily Watson5 years ago in Futurism
Infinity's Mousetrap
18. Advice from the Shadows In a secret chamber known only to three individuals, the Primary Investigator nervously initiated a call he had hoped never to make. "Hello? I think it is happening... The thing you warned us of. Somebody's tampered with our experiment."
By Ralph Quisenberry5 years ago in Futurism
Mystery of the Black Books
The room was dark and the dim light escaping a closed bathroom door clarified that Artis Rose Luckey was awake. The water was running in the shower. The room smelled like pineapples and coconut as she washed her hair. The smell reminded her of the California vacation she had taken a few years ago. She had stayed at a hotel and the shampoo and conditioner provided by the hotel smelled like tropical fruit. The fragrance was a pleasant change from the city where the smell of car exhaust, outside food vendors, and urine in subways was common.
By Kelly Jones5 years ago in Futurism
It's Really Not So Sweet
It's Really Not So Sweet Part 2 John W. Gilmore Mechanics And The Like--Chapter 2 Dinner was good. Despite that the meat was printed, it tasted great, like regular steak. The vegetables were also great. They had grown them themselves an a very small hydroponic farm. All of them took turns tending to the crops so everyone would learn. Brian was the specialist when it came to farming. He was passing on the information to others while they enjoyed the benefit of having good food.
By Om Prakash John Gilmore5 years ago in Futurism
