Category Archives: Short Story

Alirio’s War (part 3)

Posted on June 6, 2017 by fredhesser

“Nobody escapes,” Alirio said, very sure of it. “Shaysh who?” the soldier smiled. Or tried to. His attempt made his face even more terrifying. “Nobody ever has,” Alirio shook his head as he said it. “Eshcapesh happen all the time,” … Continue reading →

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The Fleet [Scene of the Crime]

Posted on May 10, 2017 by fredhesser

I turned the body a bit and got a better look at the boy. It was a boy. Not old enough to call it a man. Hair was shaved, and the scalp was tattooed like the kids down the Spine … Continue reading →

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Alirio’s War (part 2)

Posted on May 2, 2017 by fredhesser

The pain made everything a blur. Alirio could tell he was being dragged somewhere, then hefted onto something, but it was all a vague, broad strokes sort of awareness. All the details eluded him, as even with the implant off, … Continue reading →

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Alirio’s War

Posted on March 21, 2017 by fredhesser

Alirio heaved the skid forward, throwing all his weight into the ore laden package along with three other slaves. He didn’t know their names. More than thirty slaves had died in Alirio’s barracks in the last month. Ebola. The Taskmasters … Continue reading →

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Software

Posted on January 25, 2017 by fredhesser

Allison was in a room with green carpet. She found it hard to believe that any government office would ever put in lime green carpeting, but her brain wouldn’t process R values anymore. Everything else was fine, but no matter … Continue reading →

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Saghir de Oppara

Posted on January 3, 2017 by fredhesser

This is a story I may or may not come back to. It’s a shameless fan-fiction if we’re being honest. I believe I’ve mentioned before that I play a lot of tabletop rpgs, and this is a bit of story … Continue reading →

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Lamplight

Posted on November 1, 2016 by fredhesser

We shouldn’t have stayed out this late. When we get to the bit of the street between Warren and Harris, stay close to me, and stay in the light of the lamps. Only stop when you’re right under a lamp … Continue reading →

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The Firepit

Posted on October 24, 2016 by fredhesser

I killed Jeremy, but not the others. No, I’m…I’m not pleading guilty or anything, ok? Self-defense then. Well look at me!? Look what it-he did to my leg! And Susan! She’s ok right? But she’s gonna be… … Ok. When … Continue reading →

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Ashtray

Posted on October 3, 2016 by fredhesser

Hando looked across the wide conference table, eyes locked on an ashtray sitting there. He didn’t know why it was there. The thing was glass, or some glass-like synthetic, he couldn’t really tell. Translucent and dark, ‘smoky’ was the best … Continue reading →

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Sand (part 2)

Posted on September 6, 2016 by fredhesser

“I still do not understand,” Taril said, holding onto the horse as if it would buck at any moment, “Where does it come from?” Lod thought for a moment. He had considered this question before, when he had been a … Continue reading →

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