Science Fiction Stories

A Swarm Cycle Story
Set in Thinking Horndog's Swarm Cycle universe. At his extraction, a young volunteer requests that his unborn, dependent child be picked up with him, and the mother wants to go. Minor detail: he has three unborn dependents at the extraction site, and this volunteer is authorized only two concubines. The AI refuses to make a decision, and it falls to Sub-Decurion Barry Manilow Smith (Remember Signifer BMS from 'Don't Blame Me!') to straighten out the mess - or does it?

It is said that the past determines the present and the present shapes the future. What choices does the future have when today's vision of Utopia is tomorrow's Dystopia? What is the future supposed to do when living in the now is sheer misery? Maybe the future reaches back into the past and tries to correct the most egregious sources of problems.

It is often said that not everything thing is as it seems, but does that mean that not everything is real? What is real? Is there a chance of other possibilities?

Tom, a single dad, gives into his daughters wishes for a stand up mirror. When he gets it home he discovers it has other uses.Can mirror images come to life?

An Inhuman Love Story
In a post-apocalyptic world, a man stumbles onto an ancient weapon. Delightfully cheesy romance and sex ensues.

A story in the Cosimo Universe
Enter the Dark Allure of the Red Wing Join Cosimo, a young man navigating the complexities of his family’s legacy, as he delves into the mysterious world of the Red Wing. This dark and seductive realm holds secrets and desires that threaten to upend his carefully laid plans. With its unique blend of politics, intrigue, and sensual excess, “In the Red Wing” is a thrilling ride that will leave you breathless.

A man seems to spring to life, naked and with virtually no memory. He is standing in the middle of a road in a magical country, Isbardia, full of monsters, both human and demonic. He gets lucky and saves a woman from a potential rapist, and the woman turns out to become the love of his life. They find a map with a mysterious "X" on it, and this is the story of their discovery of what that mark means. 8 chapters, ~35,000 words.

Natalie attends a Halloween party with Jason, her daughter's boyfriend. Jason is a very hands-on kind of guy. If not for rule eleven, this would have been my entry for the Halloween story contest. Consider this a non-canon fork from The Loyalty Gene. Time-wise, it's set between chapters eight and nine.

A Swarm Cycle Story
A split second of anger changed everything for Wanda, the avatar.

A Story in the Wendy's Worlds Universe
Wendolyn Wanzor Austin IV, daughter of Junior, had fulfilled the necessary and produced Wendolyn Wanzor Austin V. Five, determined to 'make her own way,' has eschewed the Family watch. A very young University Freshman, she has "Done flew da coop" and is surviving on her own.