Science Fiction Stories

A Story in DB_Story's Sequels Universe
"The Ballad of Lost C'Mell" by Cordwainer Smith is one of the most respected, and reprinted "underpeople" stories in Science Fiction. Here I speculate what might have happened if cat-woman C'Mell and Instrumentality of Man representative Lord Jestocost had secretly consummated their illicit relationship.

Dave is attacked by a dog while out for his daily walk. The dog is eliminated by a strange creature that appears from nowhere. Dave is saved from bleeding to death by a pair of twin girls. Later in the hospital, Dave discovers that the girls are bonded to him. Life gets a lot more interesting from then on.

A Lost Colonies Mission Report
The Golden Hind discovers one of the colonization missions that didn't make it to its destination. (Like most of these stories, there's sex here, but it's deep in the story and msy not be the stroke material you're looking for. You may, however, enjoy the story anyway.)

Barrett Kendrick Thompson was the son of William Jr. and Meredith Thompson. William and Meredith were from wealthy families and lived off their trust funds. Madeline Thompson was the family matriarch with three children: Benjamin, Melanie, and her youngest, William Jr., named after her late husband, William. Benjamin and Melanie's children were all girls, and Madeline pressured Junior to have a child. She wanted a grandson and hoped Junior and Meredith could produce one.

A man with a genetic mutation is the subject of a government experiment intended to awaken his mind control powers. He escapes from the facility and tries desperately to stay one step ahead of his pursuers, and wrestle with his own personal demons over the use of his incredible powers.

This story was born from a dream I had a few nights ago. Only a small portion was in the dream the rest I made up as I went along. If you could travel through time, what changes would you make?

William Hudson Bowman III was young, and he lived in North Dakota. His friends and family called him Trey. His dad was William Hudson Bowman Jr., age 35, 6'2" tall, and an Army Captain in the Army Special Forces Operational Detachment Alphas (ODAs). He was on alert or deployed most of the year. He only made it home once or twice a year for a month's leave. His mom was Kay Whitehurst Bowman, age 32, and 5'11" tall

Alex Armstrong is a skinny boy born into a wildly progressive family at the end of his rope. The world hates him, and he sees no way forward. Then he is hit by lightning, and thus begins his journey of revenge and learning what lies behind the curtain.