Sci Fi
GHSL Incident
[AUTOMATED TRANSCRIPT EXCERPT, COUNCILMAN VARGAS – DR. GLASS] [TIMESTAMP 9th Moon, Sol 249, 1651, 0832] Vargas. Dr. Glass, having watched your neuro-cam footage of the GHSL Incident, I understand that you have a new weapon against the Axeris-Flodai threat. I need clarification. If you would please, start from your arrival in Darija, and allow me pauses that I may interject. And, for my sake will you please spell out the acronyms you may use as or before they are spoken?
By Joshua Mills5 years ago in Fiction
Utopia Redux
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By Colt Henderson5 years ago in Fiction
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By Conner Williams5 years ago in Fiction
The Promise
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By Jordan Welch5 years ago in Fiction
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By Emelia Elliott5 years ago in Fiction
Happiness at the End of the World
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By Roger Lawson5 years ago in Fiction
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By Eta George5 years ago in Fiction
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By Steven Allen5 years ago in Fiction
