The thing weighs a tonne, almost broke the table when I finally hefted it onto it. Got some buttons on it. Give one a tap and it makes a pleasing 'clack'. Letters on them. Some sort of coding device? Nowhere to plug it in, can't see an on button. Bit at the top slides side … Continue reading SCRAP METAL
Strange thoughts. Feelings. 737947. That is all she knows. Wake. Dress. Do your duty. Today, procreation duty. Eat the pills. Sleep. Repeat. Do good service. This isn't right. She remembers something more. Do your duty. Serve your masters. For the benefit of all. For the benefit of who? Who are their masters? Is anyone else … Continue reading THE CONCEPTION OF CONSCIOUSNESS
He picked up a handful of the brown earth and let it run through his fingers. The last time he had been here there had been nothing but the cavernous pit, reaching down almost half a mile into the ground. Now the vast open mine had been completely filled in. Over the top of it … Continue reading HARVESTING
He stared at it. It stared back at him. It seemed harmless, a spinning circle. Yet within it he sensed malevolence, an ominous presence, a threat. Was it sneering at him? Laughing at his bad fortune? How long would the stand-off last? He'd been through the anger and rage, his crushed coffee cup was evidence … Continue reading THE SPINNING CIRCLE OF DEATH
She sucked at languages. She got her ass handed to her in combat training. The lie detector caught her out every single time. 'Have you considered you may not be cut out for this line of work?' her trainer asked. She persisted. Cryptography was her elective for the summer term. They started with history. She … Continue reading SPY SCHOOL
