Hard Magic
If you had a magic wand, wouldn’t you use it to spice things up in the bedroom, or anywhere else? Things could go horribly wrong of course, but I think it’s worth the risk.
Steve Dean
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Alien Landing
…And then someone pointed out, it’s not a rock, it’s an alien spacecraft. They laughed. It’s never aliens. We hear a signal, see a light on the other side of the galaxy, find something new in the universe: It’s aliens. It’s not aliens, they said, again. It’s never aliens, ok? It was aliens.
The Twitcher
Humans can be amazing; we’re adaptable and able to take even the most mind-blowing events in our stride and come out smiling. To all of those who’ve been instrumental in getting us through these interesting times: this one is for you.
Thick and Thin
I often wondered if I could write a story consisting only of speech, a good story, with a beginning, a middle, and an end. The idea for this story came when I was writing a role-play game scenario.
Reading the Small Script
“What a beauty! Did you see? A fair and buxom maid indeed.”
“Do they all have to be buxom maids? Every time we pass a cart off you go about buxom maids.”
“Well, I like buxom maids. Don’t you?”
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Switched Off
Technology is great. Humanity wouldn’t be in the position it’s in now if it wasn’t for technological advancements. You could argue that technology has brought nothing but trouble on us humans, but that’s down to human nature and the misuse of it, not the technology itself. Science should be used as a tool to improve the lives of every living thing on the planet, and beyond, but it should never be allowed to control us.
Life Choices
“To use a human as a poor analogy; my body is a reinforced titanium-ceramic sphere, my brain is a super-computer housed within the sphere. It’s true I’m attached to the ship, and have full control over its systems like you are when driving your car. Although it would be more difficult for me to get out, it’s still entirely possible.” Captain Banks looked baffled, then laughed. “Ahh, it’s a joke! I didn’t think you had a sense of humour.”
Driving the Algorithm
This story was inspired by real-life research into decision-making during life-or-death situations. If, while driving you’re forced to hit one person, or swerve and hit another, which of the two people do you choose? If you have to choose between hitting a person or a brick wall, which do you choose?
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Top Ten Sci-Fi and Fantasy Sidekicks
Companions, friends, sidekicks, call them what you will, these guys and gals stand beside their heroes with almost, and in some cases, actual, fanaticism. Here’s a top ten list of some of my favourites.
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Eight Days A Week
“If I could collect time at the quantum level, we’re talking about nanoseconds here, I could gather them up and emit them locally. As you know, that’s a billionth of a second.” This one is about love.
