Reproduction
Eels live under the ice of Europa – slugs with golden blood. Saloons on Mars served the plasma with lime. Everyone thought it was fine – until their blood turned that colour, and they grew tails, and moved to Jupiter’s moon to live in the water.
Jun 10, 2021
Smaller than Lego
I shrunk
Down
Smaller
Than Lego
Jun 10, 2021
Frigid Path
The clowns drifted on their frigid path, sleeping in space for a thousand years. When they finally arrived at the planet, they killed everyone. They didn’t care that the victims were merely descendants of those who had destroyed the Earth.
Jun 9, 2021
“S”
They were supposed to have a party on the island, but the storm changed everything. “Is it a salamander?” Grace asks the guy who’s been there for years. He pulls a knife from his boot and cuts the lizard’s head off. “It’s supper,” he tells her.
Jun 4, 2021
Covetous
“Covetous?” I ask the demon.
He sips his tea, regarding the people in the park.
Children laugh, trees grow – two old men duel with banjos under the shade of a gazebo.
“Curious,” he says, giving his drink another lump of sugar.
Jun 4, 2021
Spuddle
“Your dog’s gone and made a spuddle on the floor.”
“You ain’t using that word right.”
“Don’t care. Here’s the mop.”
Jun 3, 2021
Alien Worlds
We land our ship on an odd world. Zorb is red and oozing, his digestive tract pulsing on the ground. My festering boils pop, and Rg has shed his flesh. Everything is fine. Then we encounter an alien, a poor inside-out creature that says, “Moo.”
May 31, 2021
W-E-A-T-H-E-R-W-O-R-N
E-F-F-I-G-Y
We Entered
East Fort.
Abandoned
Turrets
Haunted Fearful,
Echoing
Ruins.
War Is
Our Gruesome
Retribution.
Not Yours.
May 28, 2021
Clone
Due to variability between progenitor cells, individual characteristics in resulting clones do not retain the form or neuro-specificity of the donor host. And that’s why science fiction authors are more fun than biologists. 🥳
May 27, 2021
Frayed History
Or…
Norman frowned as Lila drove past his hotel. “I don’t need a shower that badly,” she said. 😝
May 25, 2021
