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365tomorrows @365tomorrows.bsky.social · 1d

Author: Majoki You’d think I’d be happy about beating the odds on my very first try, of hitting a hole-in-one, winning the lottery, finding a needle in a haystack. Not so much. Not when you beat the astronomical odds of folding space-time to the exact system that is... https://wp.me/p6C8jg-UNH

365tomorrows @365tomorrows.bsky.social · 2d

Author: Rick Tobin “Sir, shouldn’t we turn about? Maybe hide in the asteroid belt?” Ensign Murphy stood to the Captain’s side, expecting an immediate order to retreat as a fleet of hostile aliens approached at maximum speed. “Hardly, Murphy. You were brought... https://wp.me/p6C8jg-UO2

365tomorrows @365tomorrows.bsky.social · 3d

Author: Julian Miles, Staff Writer He sits there like some statue against the rising full moon, hook nose and narrow chin in profile, eyes lost in shadow beneath tousled curly hair from which wisps of smoke rise, describing silver trails in the moonlight. “You’re... https://wp.me/p6C8jg-UOb

365tomorrows @365tomorrows.bsky.social · 4d

Author: Ernesto Sanchez I never thought I would ever hear my father’s voice again. Pitying my aimless life, he handed me this job decades ago, a post so simple a witless robot could do with ease. The monotony is the most difficult part; log every disturbed visitor... https://wp.me/p6C8jg-UNj

365tomorrows @365tomorrows.bsky.social · 5d

Author: Alzo David-West swirling leagues of double stars and life-pulsating suns, waving bands and cosmic rays and manifold planets turning, plasma clouds expanding in the spaces of the void, inter-solar orbits in great eccentric form— a nova blast explodes, nuclear... https://wp.me/p6C8jg-UNN

365tomorrows @365tomorrows.bsky.social · 6d

Author: Alicia Cerra Waters I remember laying on the midwife’s cot after the world had been deep-fried by a nuclear bomb. I wasn’t feeling very optimistic. The midwife’s mouth puckered with words she didn’t want to say as she offered me some herbs. Problem is, I... https://wp.me/p6C8jg-UNt

365tomorrows @365tomorrows.bsky.social · 7d

Author: Alastair Millar Maybe if we’d thought about it sooner, instead of just buying what the newscasts told us, things would have been different. But I’m not sure. I mean, Autonomous Immigration Management Systems sounded like a good thing – they’d be a... https://wp.me/p6C8jg-UNz

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365tomorrows @365tomorrows.bsky.social · 8d

Author: R. J. Erbacher The vessel approached the large planet and Ot’O was steady and eager behind the controls. This was Ot’O’s world to discover, his accolade. The extensive voyage, aside from a few minor adjustments, had gone as planned. Advanced technology... https://wp.me/p6C8jg-UNm

365tomorrows @365tomorrows.bsky.social · 9d

Author: Cecilia Kennedy If you follow the trail of woods at the Inkston County Line and see a purple and silver spot that swirls and sparkles in the afternoon sun near the oak tree, that’s where Lilibet lives. (At least, that’s what I call my little worm-like... https://wp.me/s6C8jg-lilibet

365tomorrows @365tomorrows.bsky.social · 10d

Author: Susan Anthony “Have you ever noticed how bratwurst looks like the dismembered parts of an amorous man?” Jimmy replied, “I feel like we may have got away from recipes again.” “You’re right. I was just reminiscing.” Jimmy echoed the sentiment, “I... https://wp.me/p6C8jg-UM3

365tomorrows @365tomorrows.bsky.social · 11d

Author: John McManus The Singularity EDP You can’t travel through time without a good sense of smell. At least, no farther than you can drive a car blind. That’s why the best time travelers come from the same little Riviera town as the best perfumers. Grasse,... https://wp.me/p6C8jg-UMV

365tomorrows @365tomorrows.bsky.social · 12d

Author: Frank T. Sikora My gift certificate for DownTime Inc. permitted me one trip to the past for a time period not to exceed 60 minutes and with a .0016 percent risk to the timeline, which meant I wouldn’t be sleeping with Queen Victoria, debating socialism with... https://wp.me/p6C8jg-UMa

365tomorrows @365tomorrows.bsky.social · 13d

Author: Emma Bedder The SS-Parrellian drifted through peaceful, empty space. There wasn't anything around for light years. Stars dotted its surroundings, planting spots of distant white into the endless black. Orlene stood on the bridge; her face almost pressed against... https://wp.me/p6C8jg-UMg

365tomorrows @365tomorrows.bsky.social · 14d

Author: Colin Jeffrey "Take your medicine, Jomley," Yanwah entreated, holding the rough wooden bowl to her child's lips. "It is helping you." Jomley made his usual face, turning away and shaking his head. Yanwah sighed. She new the medicine tasted bad, she couldn't... https://wp.me/p6C8jg-UM1

365tomorrows @365tomorrows.bsky.social · 15d

Author: Majoki When I lopped off my counterpart’s limb, it was not a very diplomatic move. Which was troublesome because I was the lead diplomat in this encounter with the Sippra. As the new Terran plenipotentiary on this mission, it was my responsibility to establish... https://wp.me/p6C8jg-ULi

365tomorrows @365tomorrows.bsky.social · 16d

Author: Julian Miles, Staff Writer Someone’s coughing hard within the cloud of smoke and dust that conceals the aftermath of this epic confrontation. A hoarse voice shouts. “Hey, Storm Queen, blow this crud away. I can’t see.” The coughing stops and a guttural... https://wp.me/p6C8jg-UMS

365tomorrows @365tomorrows.bsky.social · 18d

Author: Nicholas Viglietti We ain’t so important. Hopefully, that eases our flow; beneath the torrid blasts of the vainglorious Sun-God – always shows up, always brash to prove its status: boss. Strong heat grows – just a regular blaze away, kind-of summer day.... https://wp.me/p6C8jg-UE1

365tomorrows @365tomorrows.bsky.social · 19d

Author: Alexandra Bencs Jane was about to heat up a packet of pre-cooked rice in the microwave oven when she spotted Jim’s silhouette near the other appliances. The tall domestic robot stood in the dark with its back towards the door. The lack of new updates that... https://wp.me/p6C8jg-UIC

365tomorrows @365tomorrows.bsky.social · 20d

Author: Jon Gluckman Thursday, I found a pen. Not a Mont Blanc. A plain BIC. A yellow barrel with a black cap, resembling the black bishop on a chessboard. Or an uncircumcised penis. They don’t make these anymore. The year is now 3035. Nobody uses a pen. I doubt... https://wp.me/p6C8jg-UIM

365tomorrows @365tomorrows.bsky.social · 21d

Author: Glen Steele Singed, silvery cold blasting beyond unfathomable hollowness. “Wherever are you? I’ve tempered your pseudosphere fittingly, no? Have you distress? Are your wishes dispersed in this impeccably formulated blob? Or are you hither begging yet again?... https://wp.me/p6C8jg-UIJ

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365tomorrows @365tomorrows.bsky.social · 22d

Author: Jeremy Nathan Marks On Varish, blue belonged to the sky alone. The seas were dun-colored dunes rippling across the basins. Hills of beige and taupe rose from hectares of an ocher fescue, fading to a wan grey in winter. For more than half the year, only the... https://wp.me/s6C8jg-varish

365tomorrows @365tomorrows.bsky.social · 23d

Author: Majoki It wasn’t long after I’d begun my USGS project near a little southern town that I began hearing threats and warnings about The Shady. “Don’t be messing near The Shady after dark.” “Behave or I’ll chase your sassy mouth out to The Shady.”... https://wp.me/p6C8jg-ULm

365tomorrows @365tomorrows.bsky.social · 24d

Author: Julian Miles, Staff Writer It’s so quiet. Even after blasting clouds of dust out through the skylight and dormer window using drone downdraft, it’s like something muffles sound. The noises of removers outside and below, the clanging as Chan works on the... https://wp.me/p6C8jg-UMt

365tomorrows @365tomorrows.bsky.social · 25d

Author: Bob DeRosa The aliens landed and spoke to humanity in a language we all could understand. They had the power to conquer us in a day, take all of our natural resources, and leave before the sun brightened the blackness of night. But there was a unique word in... https://wp.me/p6C8jg-ULg

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Stephen R. Smith @stephensmith.bsky.social · 25d

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