Science Fiction Stories

Frank is visited by voices inside his head. Things happen which change his life, his marriage, and finally, the way he leads his life.

A story in the The Integration Era Universe
Petra Osei has spent eleven years doing excellent work. Eleven years of insights credited to colleagues, three short-lists that became someone else's promotions. When the Integration levels her up mid-presentation and she finally opens her stat screen, she finds twenty-one banked points. Seven levels of accumulation, never spent. The system had been watching the whole time. She just hadn't looked.

A story in the The Integration Era Universe
Five operators extract a neural-suppressed Vethari from a corporate station. When the route collapses, Dex holds a junction alone while the team transits through occupied sections with the asset. The system tracks every hit, every point of stamina, every second. Frame 34 advances to 35—not because he spent points, but because the system recognized what holding that line cost. Resonance: 74 to 76. The team comes out together.

A story in the The Integration Era Universe
The overlay arrived when she was twenty-nine. Three months later her son was born, and she had known since his first hour that the system would eventually find him. She had twenty-two months. In the heavy autumn light, his hands stilled over an unfinished block tower and she watched the Integration open his file: Drive 4, two empty skill slots, Designation Pending, Monitoring. She sat down on the floor and told him about things the system has no notation for.

A Swarm Cycle Story
Sen. Robert A. Morgan of Oregon is the leader of the new pro-Confederacy faction in Congress. He is also one of the few politicians who qualify with a high CAP. How will he choose his 6 concubines, and what role will the loyal AA and foxy intern in his office play in his decision process? Also expect a cameo from a rare B movie actress of whom I am actually fond.

A former security enforcement officer heads to a barren world seeking revenge and finds a lot more. After killing the men responsible for his great uncles death he ends up with three women. His uncle's mine does more then earn him credits.

Another super short 1000 word short story. A possible explanation of how the human race came to be.

A Swarm Cycle Story
What else are you going to call a ship with no crew?