It was just a button. Barry Pries had expected something grander - a lever that went BEEEEOOOOooooowwwwwmmmmm, an intricate series of keys to be turned in a specific pattern, a throttle bar. Alas, no... The initiation sequence that would drop the experimental craft he was piloting out of this universe and into a neighboring one … Continue reading Day Forty-Three – Oubliette
Day Forty-Two – Pleasure Makes My Hands Smell Like Silly Putty
Jack hates white rooms. It's some cosmic joke that Jack's job is to sit in a white room and connect dots. The door to Jack's room opens and Irving Sandler waddles in carrying a stack of paper balanced in the crook of one arm while he tries to shut the door with the other. Jack … Continue reading Day Forty-Two – Pleasure Makes My Hands Smell Like Silly Putty
Day Forty-One – Vines Like Ice, A Precipice Like Nothing’s End
From his perch, Bosina watched the tribesmen carefully make their way up the hidden trail that lead to the eye of the magmatic dyke where they would soon tell tales of the middle days and the fall long into the night. Rather than follow along in a tedious procession, Bosina had opted to climb his … Continue reading Day Forty-One – Vines Like Ice, A Precipice Like Nothing’s End
Vagaries and Trash, Bitch
Ah, fuck. Here I am. This isn't the me you "me"d before. Except... no, you "you" me, and I "me" me. I suppose it's only acceptable to "me" another when you're like: You're just like me, Randall. Except.... the yous and mes are just reversed, but in context, like, the big picture homburg-- OO.... why … Continue reading Vagaries and Trash, Bitch
A Descent into Decay
How does a mote of dust orient itself in an endless universe that stretches away to infinity in every direction, with no up or down, or right or left to guide it? We adhere to this rock spiraling through the void by the grace of gravity, but what is down to this planet we cling … Continue reading A Descent into Decay
Doctor Who: Priests of Paradox – Prologue
Prologue : Death Among Thieves Elvam Tamblor had been many things in his life, foremost among them both thief and liar. It was for the former that he found himself strapped into a drop pod with four aliens descending into the atmosphere of the small planetoid that contained the largest prison run by the Priests … Continue reading Doctor Who: Priests of Paradox – Prologue
Doctor Who: Red Right Hand – Epilogue
Epilogue : A New Face The Doctor's eyes opened slowly. Though he had been awake and aware for some time, he had resisted opening his eyes and simply listened to his surroundings. For the most part, beyond the tricks his own ears played on him, there was silence all around him. A faint vibration was … Continue reading Doctor Who: Red Right Hand – Epilogue
Doctor Who: Red Right Hand – Episode Nine
This is the last episode, minus the epilogue which will follow tomorrow probably. There is a link at the end of this page that takes you to the beginning of this tale, plus the prequel series that begins this epic adventure, and you can read it all in order fairly easily now. 9. The Red … Continue reading Doctor Who: Red Right Hand – Episode Nine
Doctor Who: Red Right Hand – Episode Eight
8. Collisions Hundreds of light years away from the Cotton Candy Nebula, and incidentally thousands of light years away from where the Doctor was staring dejectedly at two right red hands, an old Razor-class light freighter hung in space some distance from the asteroid holding the Kelvaxan Reliquary. If the freighter had not been sitting … Continue reading Doctor Who: Red Right Hand – Episode Eight
Doctor Who: Red Right Hand – Episode Seven
7. Tea and Nemesis "The tea party shall commence in one hour," the Goddess's spearman said to the group as he roughly escorted them into their cell. "A wash basin has been provided so that you might make yourselves presentable." The cell door slammed shut, its echo adding a foreboding finality to their plight, and … Continue reading Doctor Who: Red Right Hand – Episode Seven
Doctor Who: Red Right Hand – Episode Six
6. The Death Tribe and the Goddess Tobun's hut was modest in size compared to some of the other dwellings in the village. Some tribesmen had built their homes into the largest trees at the edges of the clearing, leading to some intricate and large designs. Their eldest member, however, was a man of minimal … Continue reading Doctor Who: Red Right Hand – Episode Six
Doctor Who: Red Right Hand – Episode Five
5. Time Lord, Time Bandit The village of the Kinzix tribe was a far hike from where the Captain's ship had come down, and the forest grew thicker around them before they began to see signs of habitation. Sparse game trails they followed soon turned to well-worn paths with ruts from carts, but even then … Continue reading Doctor Who: Red Right Hand – Episode Five
Doctor Who: Red Right Hand – Episode Four
4. Vexes and Vexation "Never heard of such a thing," Captain Light replied gruffly. "And besides, the TDI spans universes, there are bound to be plenty of things they're into that I've no business knowing." "I would think the ability to create miniature universes from scratch would be difficult to conceal. That's a lot of … Continue reading Doctor Who: Red Right Hand – Episode Four
Doctor Who: Red Right Hand – Episode Three
3. Departures and Arrivals After narrowly defusing a further confrontation with Captain Light, Amy and Rory showed the Doctor some of the exhibits that had interested them the most. Most of the things they found fascinating were child’s play to the Doctor. Where they expected him to agree that a self-perpetuating fruit tree was an … Continue reading Doctor Who: Red Right Hand – Episode Three
Doctor Who: Red Right Hand – Episode Two
Inspiration. I often find it when I need it most, and not a second before I am about to give up and strive to become a normal human being. Unrelated to this story, sort of, a recent trip to Honduras has completely filled in all the plot holes in my next novel (tentatively titled Luna-C). … Continue reading Doctor Who: Red Right Hand – Episode Two
Doctor Who: Red Right Hand – Episode One
1. History Lessons "Funny story, this," the Doctor explained as he leaned out the door of the TARDIS. He held on tightly to the door frame and extended a small paper tube towards a billowy pink substance, just outside the blue police box. Below him was open space, an endless sea of stars. "There was … Continue reading Doctor Who: Red Right Hand – Episode One
Doctor Who: Red Right Hand – Prologue
More Who fan fiction, continuing on from The Case of the Prime Machine. I thought about writing the Yazoshea trip in depth, but decided in the end to use it as a action opening. Red Right Hand is completely an Eleventh Doctor story, with Amy and Rory in supporting roles, as was the current casting … Continue reading Doctor Who: Red Right Hand – Prologue
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Prime Machine – Epilogue
I've written a lot of science fiction - deliberately, in most cases, in an attempt to master the various "standard" sci-fi formulas. I've done time travel, parallel universes, alien invasion, virtual reality, temporal paradox, exploration, artificial intelligence, etc. This story needed an alien, just for a moment, and so I found myself in a position … Continue reading Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Prime Machine – Epilogue
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Prime Machine – Episode Nine
At first, I found it difficult to rewrite this finale. I liked it just as it was. Originally, the big reveal was completely different, and it may be obvious at the end where and why the change was made. Since I had rewritten the part of the Eleventh Doctor for the Fourth, it opened up … Continue reading Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Prime Machine – Episode Nine
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Prime Machine – Episode Eight
8. Reality I am an old man now – I can feel it with each minute movement of my frail and failing body. I ponder the realities of being able to count my remaining years on the fingers of my hands, or perhaps even just one hand. As I reflect back on the events I … Continue reading Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Prime Machine – Episode Eight
Godhood of the Infinitesimally Small 