Tag Archives: SciFi

Life After the State ~ James Pyles #writephoto

Posted on January 31, 2019 by

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

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 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

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

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 →

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The Shoals of Time ~ James Pyles #writephoto

Posted on October 6, 2018 by

Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things. The things you … Continue reading →

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Parting Lovers ~ James Pyles #writephoto

Posted on September 7, 2018 by

“We’re almost at the snowline, Diann. We made it.” Randolph Withers adjusted his backpack and his rifle’s sling, took his young companion by the hand, and then they both strode toward their goal with renewed hope. “Do you think the … Continue reading →

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The Pleiades Mystery ~ James Pyles #writephoto

Posted on August 10, 2018 by

Elio Hudson let out a deep breath as he looked at the idylic scene on the small console monitor. It was a photo he had taken of a field of wildflowers last Spring in southeast Texas, a hundred miles from the Houston Space Center … Continue reading →

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The Proposal ~ James Pyles #writephoto

Posted on August 6, 2018 by

Fear drenched Simon Clark like the sweat that covered his body. The wooded path made it look like a morning in early Spring, but the reality of the brutal August heat and the hazy smoke of a dozen wildfires across … Continue reading →

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Immersion – Powered by Robots #writephoto

Posted on February 24, 2018 by

Darya stood on the edge of Stanley Peninsula facing west toward Long Island. It was all part of the Willapa National Wildlife Refuge and late on a Thursday afternoon in February, there was no one else in sight. Silently, she … Continue reading →

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