Photo by Nadiya Ploschenko at Unsplash.com “How long has it been dark, Mama?” “Since you were five, Sil.” “I remember a big orange ball in the sky, Mama.” “Yes, Sil, that was the sun, what lights and warms the world.” “Will it ever come back, Mama? I’m cold.” “Maybe one day it will, Sil.” And…

Photo by Geralt at Pixabay.com Gynoid X loaded data by reading through screens at a nanosecond a page – until she got to the screen full of blue zeros and ones. In robotspeak zero is off and one is on. X went into “robot seizure,” turning off and on over and over again. When they…

Photo by Felipe Ribeiro at Pexels.com Rod had dreamed every detail of the lunar station and spared no expense in making it come to life. It had to look streamlined and metallic; had to be shadowy/noir for the mood. Most important the light outside had to be bright, as if it was a long way…

Photo by Wal_172619 @ picabay.com Jimmy and I had been friends forever; someone I could trust – or so I thought. When I showed him my replicating machine he promised he wouldn’t say anything – and he didn’t; but that morning as I drove up to the lab, I couldn’t believe what was driving out…

Photo by David Reed at Pixabay.com Double Double Cross Intel learned rebel HQ was in a bunker under the orchard. Double Agent Ripley led the raid team, in specialized helicopters. As they landed on the other side of the hill from the orchard, Ripley slit the pilot’s throat. The rebels waiting to begin their ambush…