Tag: science fiction
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UNDER THE STARS
Sam lay back against the tree and looked up at the twilight sky. The first stars of the night were visible, or perhaps they were satellites. It had become difficult to tell in the crowded heavens. The exhaustion from his escape overwhelmed him. He imagined one of the satellites trained on him, zooming in with…
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THE LAST SHOP
Herbert let the final customer out, a lady all the way from Missouri who bought a purple coat. He closed the store for the last time. He had expected more ceremony. Only one journalist had come to bear witness. Since Ancient Greece there had been shops – physical places with goods to sell. 5th Avenue,…
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RELEASED
Vince reached the familiar streets of the old industrial area. The factories lay silent and rusting. Sitting on the same bench he had used for forty years, he sat and had his lunch, looking at the workplace he had devoted the best years of his life to in the distance. A siren sounded, followed by…
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TERRORIST
Blackness enveloped the city. The power curfew began at midnight. The grid was shutdown. Homes were silent. Streetlights dark. A flicker of rare candlelight betrayed the restaurant or club that refused to close. An occasional set of car headlights crept passed, driven by those lucky enough to still have access to the electricity needed to…
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(VIRTUAL) REALITY
Danny stood in the remnants of the castle. ‘Put on your headset,’ the woman instructed him. He did so. Danny now saw the castle in it’s past glory. He could move around and see the world as it had once been. A loud blowing horn sounded. Someone yelled ‘We’re under attack.’ Danny felt a swish…
Iain Kelly 