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Tag Archives: Colony
The Solo Effort
Captain Jones stood upon a hilltop of the newly colonized planet, New Montana. A team of his hand-picked men helped him raise the massive flagpole. Soon the United States flag flapped proudly in the breeze. “I claim New Montanta for … Continue reading
Stinky Cannon Balls
While colonists settled in at Humphrey colony, construction continued apace. Jeffrey and his friends explored this alien world. Climbing Menlo’s mountain, they walked past a construction sign warning people away. Soon they encountered Mahouts guiding a massive Gahinder. The massive, … Continue reading
Posted in Short Fiction
Tagged Alien, Colony, Flash Fiction, Funny, Humor, Pooping, Road Construction, Science Fiction, Short Fiction, Short Story, Speculative Fiction
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The First Court Martial
The planetary colony of Franca was small. The population of 600 split perfectly between men and women. Due to the complexities of human sexuality this produced less than 300 couples. Colonel Baird and his Marines counted themselves among the population. … Continue reading
Posted in Short Fiction
Tagged Alien Planet, Colony, Exotic Plants, Flash Fiction, Funny, Humor, Science Fiction, Sexuality, Short Fiction, Short Story
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The Housing Faux Pas
Henry and Elaine loved their new home on the planet Demeter III. The colony was famous for flowers the size of houses. They decided to celebrate by painting their roof in vivid, flowery colors. Their neighbors, whose roofs were dull … Continue reading
Posted in Short Fiction
Tagged Butterfly, Colony, Faux Pas, Flash Fiction, Funny, Humor, Science Fiction, Short Fiction, Short Story
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A Safe Place
Mark and Anita marveled at the forests of the planet, Darwin IV. The plant life grew huge and in stunning variety. Up until recently, few people even knew about the backwater colony. Desperate financial straits for the primarily Australian settlers … Continue reading
Posted in Short Fiction
Tagged Alien Planet, Colony, Dark Humor, Fern, Flash Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Fiction, Short Story
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Love Conquers All
“What are you looking at Grandpa?” said young Andy. Grandpa pointed to colorful dead leaves collecting by the wall. “These leaves remind me of the first people who settled on our colony of Elysium. They came from many different ethnic … Continue reading
Posted in Short Fiction
Tagged Aliens, Amalgamation, Colony, Flash Fiction, Funny, Humor, Science Fiction, Short Fiction, Short Story
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Feeding the Birds
Keifer stuffed his pipe slowly, eyes scanning the terrain. The environment of Corregidor IV used to be hostile to Earth life, but that had changed and green things slowly took over the desert. Nearby, a hard thrumming sounded and hummingbirds … Continue reading
Posted in Short Fiction
Tagged Colony, Crime Syndicate, Eagle, Flash Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Fiction, Short Story, Special Ops, Speculative Fiction, Terraforming
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The Bottom Line – Mondays Finish the Story
The Bottom Line “Where did they go?” said Ensign Miller. Captain Cooper and the rest of the landing party approached the empty colony buildings in space suits. “We’re here to find out, Ensign,” said Cooper. “Good Oxygen/Nitrogen balance and no … Continue reading
Posted in Short Fiction
Tagged Bottom Line, Colony, Flash Fiction, Funny, Humor, Science Fiction, Short Fiction, Short Story, Space, Speculative Fiction
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Scrabble, Interrupted – Mutant 750
Scrabble, Interrupted Ronnie squinted at the sky. They weren’t visible yet, but the warships would soon arrive above Polumnus II. In preparation for the event that might spell doom and Sharia Law for all 3,000 inhabitants of the mining colony, … Continue reading
Posted in Short Fiction
Tagged Colony, Flash Fiction, Funny, Humor, Mass Driver, Science Fiction, Short Fiction, Short Story, Starship
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To Turn A Spy – Mutant 750: Grammar Ghoul Press
To Turn A Spy Thierry knew he shouldn’t, but he was falling in love. He found himself tumbling into the warm folds of romance. This society, so different from his own, had claimed his mind. The woman beside him, claimed … Continue reading
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Tagged Colony, Espionage, Flash Fiction, Funny, Humor, Science Fiction, Short Fiction, Short Story, Spy, Victorian Age
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