Is she crazy or am I about to die? — Ceiro jolted awake with a hoarse scream, another night terror striking before the big day. He clutched his aching shoulders and pushed himself off the immaculate scarlet carpet, trying to steady his breathing and regain his balance. The nightmares were getting worse; it was an earthquake this time. …

I took a long pause in my creative journey to hone my skills and focus on paying rent, but now that I’ve stabilized my life it’s about time I kept…

[Royal Road Writathon challenge winner!] Humans never stopped evolving. At an unknown date in the early 21st century, people started developing extraordinary skills; at the expense of a staggering decline in birthrates. Life became our most prized possession. We ended all international conflict. Humanity settled into a comfortable existence on Earth. Until a meteor — the size of the moon — was discovered tearing directly at us in 2514. Governments scrambled to design weapons powerful enough to destroy it.

The death machines in the Hall of Judgement hadn’t been used in a few hundred years. — You stand accused of high treason, piracy, serial kidnapping, and destruction of property in the pentillions of Protectorate Credits. How do you plead?!” The Administrator yelled breathlessly. She’d been at it for hours. Blue scratched at his face. Facial tentacles come in handy when your limbs are handcuffed to the…

He didn’t have to tell me. His look said it all. — “We really don’t have that kind of sway on campus. Since you study psychology, I don’t think I have to tell you what would need to happen… for the counselling office to be able to intervene in other departments.” He stared into my eyes. He didn’t need to say more…

Breakfast in another dimension —

Was it me, or my reflection? —

Part 1: Reinstated — Bonnie floated into her favorite Asian restaurant after a long day teaching residents to play gravi-ball. The place was packed, but a few heads turned in greeting. She was well known in the City of Dreams, where anything was possible if you believed. She led daily meditation and magic seminars…

They showed us they don’t want us to think. That means they’re scared. — If you’ve heard the hullabaloo surrounding Reddit and Gamestop, you’ll know that a group of private citizens on Reddit got together to try their hand at coordinated stock buying. This is typically called a hedge fund. The scandal started once they ruined a “real” hedge fund’s plan for the stock. …