Tag Archives: Sci-Fi

Jane’s War (part 1)

Posted on September 12, 2017 by fredhesser

Jane (23.2.120.3) flexed her new fingers. It wasn’t her first artificial limb, she already had a replacement leg from the knee down. But she never thought much about the responsiveness or flexibility of her leg. It simply wasn’t something she … Continue reading →

Posted in Short Story, Worldbuilding | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Elder of the Conclave

Posted on August 7, 2017 by fredhesser

(a short little scene I wrote while brainstorming a science fiction setting) The Gorgon Fleet was making another run at the warp gate. This would be their third run within the last year. “We have firing solutions locked in on … Continue reading →

Posted in Short Story, Worldbuilding | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Alirio’s War (conclusion)

Posted on July 13, 2017 by fredhesser

Alirio hurried down the concrete passage, ostensibly following Koya though there was nowhere to go but straight ahead. Koya had ignored a few dozen identical metal doors that lined the halls down here, below the Taskmaster’s compound. Between them, Jean … Continue reading →

Posted in Short Story, Worldbuilding | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Short Story, Worldbuilding | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Short Story, Worldbuilding | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Short Story, Worldbuilding | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Short Story, Worldbuilding | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Short Story | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Short Story | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Short Story | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment