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Nothing Special (Part Two)

Posted on 2014/03/02 by Foil & Phaser

by Sophie Anderson Continued from Part One I took a closer look at him now that he was outside the ship. He was humanoid, with two arms, two legs a torso and head. He was covered it what appeared to…

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Nothing Special (Part One)

Posted on 2014/02/27 by Foil & Phaser

by Sophie Anderson I wasn’t anything special, just the middle child of a middle-class family in the middle of America. That’s why it was beyond my wildest dreams that one hot afternoon in August I’d find something that would make…

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A New World (Part Two)

Posted on 2014/02/25 by Foil & Phaser

by Lou Gagliardi Continued from Part One Looking into the mirror that hung on the wall, after entering the bathroom, Luke was happy. He left out a sigh of relief. He wasn’t disfigured. Definitely female but not disfigured and alive—that’s…

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A New World (Part One)

Posted on 2014/02/23 by Foil & Phaser

by Lou Gagliardi Luke was checking his appearance in the mirror. Tonight was an important night, both professionally and personally. It wasn’t every day, after all, that one got to date the boss’ daughter. Jeff worked as a experimental lab…

AD EYES (Part Two)

Posted on 2014/02/20 by Foil & Phaser

by Gord McLeod Continued from Part One The phone was actively drilling a small hole through his skull and into his brain via the ear canal. At least, Terry assumed that was what was happening; opening his eyes to actually…

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AD EYES (Part One)

Posted on 2014/02/18 by Foil & Phaser

by Gord McLeod “Would YOU like to live a carefree life of—” CLICK. Terry grunted in disgust and turned off the advertisement with a much sharper tap than was necessary. “Damned ads are everywhere,” he groused. “All this fancy living…

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The Heaven Gate (Part Two)

Posted on 2014/02/16 by Foil & Phaser

by Jon Jefferson Continued from Part One She was gone in the morning. Jessica’s job pulled her out of bed early every morning. Eric never noticed her leave, but he woke up every morning grasping for her only to find…

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The Heaven Gate (Part One)

Posted on 2014/02/13 by Foil & Phaser

by Jon Jefferson Locked. The blasted things were locked. George had told Eric to meet him here, even mentioned stepping inside the gates because the neighborhood wasn’t the best. “Doesn’t always go your way though does it?” Eric thought. Eric…

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Prophecy? No, Thank You. (Part Three)

Posted on 2014/02/11 by Foil & Phaser

by Sean Sandulak Continued from Part One & Part Two It wasn’t until the next afternoon that they reached the scorched earth that marked the edge of the dragon’s territory. While it would range over a hundred leagues when hunting,…

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Prophecy? No, Thank You. (Part Two)

Posted on 2014/02/09 by Foil & Phaser

by Sean Sandulak Continued from Part One Cravan’s face turned an even brighter shade of red. “What do you mean, ‘No’? It’s a bleeding prophecy! It’s like it has already happened. You can’t just say, ‘No, thank you. I’m a…