"...you cannot stop your brain developing, and it is one of the tragedies of the half-educated that they develop late, when they are already committed to some wrong way of life..."

George Orwell, Burmese Days

Webs of concrete spread from the cities like crabs' legs. The growth intertwined. From it, new cities sprouted and more webs spread. In a few years, the planet was encircled by the creeping concrete.

"Well fuck that," the astronomer said, peering from a distant star. "Maybe AX0782 is still nice."

"Desperate psychotic people do desperate psychotic things when they’re exposed. I refuse to grant them immunity from exposure out of fear of their reaction. When you do, the desperate psychos wind up in charge."

-James Holden in Caliban’s War by James A. Corey

This line just hits.

#theexpanse

Picking his normal filter, he dragged his index finger to the right and watched his pectoral muscles grow. Dragged again and watched his skin clear. Watched his calves tighten. His complexion darken. His teeth straighten.

Raymond smiled. It felt so good to be one of the beautiful people.

#fiction

46 words today, time for maudlin self-reflection

The AI-driven UMAD-72 hunter-killer droid packs more firepower into a 200kg frame than would have been imaginable just 10 years ago. It is striding boldly onto the proving ground now.

"UMAD, engage!" cries General Lordly

"Fuck off," mumbles UMAD, nestling comfortably in the grass.

#fiction #scifi

Some stories don’t end.
They just get buried.

Ava’s is one of them.

Comes out in January, but you can read Erased now!

#BookSky #SciFiBooks #sciencefiction #thriller #scifi

Trembling, I pull the tattered page from the exterior pouch of my environmental suit. As always, it reads:

New Years Resolution 2026:
1) Survive

With one bloodied glove I strike through the list item. No one really keeps their resolutions…

#SciFi #FlashFiction

The engineers of Pfornorfin 8 came to Earth to raise global temperatures, acidify oceans, and extinct the large animal species. They would make this planet a home for their colonists.

"Shit," they mumbled after disembarking their vessel. "I hope we still get paid."

#SciFi #Fiction #ClimateChange

As humanity spread through the stars huddled in colony ships, so did human culture. Worlds stayed in social lockstep through the miracle of the FTL Internet.

"Yeet!" cried High Influencer from atop a golden throne.

"No cap," entoned the gathered citizens.

#flashfiction #scifi