Tag Archives: SciFi

Guest Author: Ernesto San Giacomo ~ Villains and Heroes: Tweaking a Standard

Posted on December 9, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Imagine someone whose only desire is power, world domination, and/or gathering riches beyond the average dreams of avarice. Such an individual represents a classic villain from the SciFi or Fantasy genres, like Darth Vader from Star Wars or Voldemort from … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest post | Tagged backstory, Darth Vader, fantasy, Harry Potter, hero, Luke Skywalker, magic, P.O.V., Professor Moriarty, SciFi, Sherlock Holmes, star wars, Storm of Divine Light, story, the Force, Villain, Voldemort | 5 Comments

The Nightmare Machine, on #LisaBurtonRadio

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Entertaining Stories: Welcome to this week’s edition of Lisa Burton Radio. I’m your host–– Screeeeeooooooooooooo What the heck was that? Scrrrrrrrrrnnnnnnnnnnn – “Hello. Would you like to play a game with me?” “Hang on there, slick. You’re interrupting … Continue reading →

Posted in reblog | Tagged AI, artificial intelligence, dystopian, Lisa Burton, Martin Matthews, military science fiction, science Fiction, SciFi, Speculative, young adult | Leave a comment

Twilight’s Murmur ~ Chris Hewitt #writephoto

Posted on September 24, 2019 by Sue Vincent

This week’s photo writing prompt courtesy of Sue Vincent’s fun #writephoto challenge is entitled simply “murmur”. The basic idea for this story came fairly quickly, but it took me a few goes to get the format right. My first effort … Continue reading →

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Behold, A White Horse ~ Chris Hewitt #writephoto

Posted on September 2, 2019 by Sue Vincent

This week’s photo writing prompt courtesy of Sue Vincent’s brilliant #writephoto challenge is entitled simply “frozen”. How did the world end? How did the world end? Well, it wasn’t like the books or the movies. There would be no fiery … Continue reading →

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A Trip Down Memory Lane ~ Chris Hewitt #writephoto

Posted on August 5, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Another week, another writing prompt courtesy of Sue Vincent’s #writephoto – Destination. What is the destination at the end of this misty leafy avenue? “That’s beautiful. I love the leaves, those dark greens and umber. Is that a hint of … Continue reading →

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Life After the State ~ James Pyles #writephoto

Posted on January 31, 2019 by Sue Vincent

David had lived underground all his life, his existence tied to the Hive habitat that had been manufactured hundreds of years ago, and his body, blood, work, all in the service of the state. He couldn’t have imagined the exquisite … Continue reading →

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Bookpunk ~ James Pyles #writephoto

Posted on January 19, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Eleven-year-old Keel watched his thirteen-year-old sister Alina from behind as she trudged down the alleyway. “C’mon. Don’t wanna b late,” she signaled. The thin, waif-like boy, walking through January’s half-frozen muddy puddles in dirty, sandaled feet, dressed in over-sized khaki … Continue reading →

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Rewinding Time ~ James Pyles #writephoto

Posted on December 12, 2018 by Sue Vincent

© Sue Vincent Sixty-six year old Douglas Collier was shocked to find that he was walking out of the foothills toward Idaho State Highway 21 somewhere between Idaho City and Boise. In fact, he didn’t expect to exist at all, … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving ~ James Pyles #writephoto

Posted on November 24, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Twenty-eight-year-old Lance Cain watched as Tamara’s ashes floated away over the small waterfall and down the frigid stream. As a veteran of the Talsan War and one of the few survivors of the Prog Lozab campaign, he had long since … Continue reading →

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The Legend of Earth ~ James Pyles #writephoto

Posted on October 22, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Luke Wallace stumbled over the alien terrain as the dawning sun rose to his left, but it was the twinkling of tiny lights directly in his path that had been holding his attention for the past three hours. The biologist … Continue reading →