Author: StarNinja
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The Hanged Men
“Say it again,” said Rich. “It’s impossible,” said Butch. “Oooh! One more time,” said Rich. “This ain’t a game, Rich. I ain’t as smart as half the people I know but I know that military contractors ain’t nothing to fuck with. It can’t be done,” said Butch. “Of course it can’t be done. It’s never […]
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Not Yet Done
Society. Civilization. Humanity. These words used to mean something. They echoed a promise. A contract between everyone that no matter how many people there are, or how different, we would live in a way that made sense, in a world that made sense. Not anymore. Forget civility. Forget the promise of Progress. My comforts now […]
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The Gull and the Raven
The story starts like this: “Star Date 00412. Captain’s Log. We’re stranded now. There’s no way to get back to Earth. Mars will be our grave. All the cities have gone dark. Our supplies are running thin and the nights are getting colder. Pretty soon ‘they’ will come for us. And then our world will […]
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Has This Ever Happened To You?
This is a transcript of a never-aired TV promo for Complete Defense Solutions’ new mini drone, the CD-3. Notes in the margins are confirmed to be from the Producer of the promo. <Tracking shot of a Midwestern Soccer Mom walking up to her mini-van> Soccer Mom: When I go to the airport I like […]
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A NaNoWriMo Snippet
The Origin of Evan Singh “I met her in middle school. She came from a broken home, though I didn’t know it at the time. When I met her I thought she was smart and pretty and shy. Kept to herself, didn’t have a ton of friends, a lot less than she could have. She […]
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SKOPS
“Once upon a time, there was a good little boy who went to sleep.” “I want a real bedtime story please.” Mae Lin sighed a frustrated sigh. “Why do you want me to tell you a bedtime story? Why don’t you play videogames until you fall asleep like a normal kid?” she asked. “The stories […]
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Origin Outline
Note: this is an outdated outline of a current superhero serial, which can be read here. BUT, there is a chance that future storylines will adapt elements of this outline, so as a teaser and a reminder of where the characters and story have gone since I posted this, I will leave it up. Enjoy! […]
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So, it’s come to this…
I would like to take a short break from this blog’s usual subject, being a portal to strange, wonderful, fantastical fiction, to examine something that I think is important and relevant and a little depressing. Though perhaps not that surprising depending on your own level of cynicism. For anyone who isn’t aware or is reading this a hundred […]
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The Charge of the Fright Brigade
I couldn’t get the taste of gunmetal out of my mouth. It probably had something to do with the gun getting pushed past my teeth. Don’t worry, I’m not the one doing that. On second thought do worry. Worry a lot. “Last chance, partner. Tell me what I want to know,” said the man holding […]
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Lord Esteban
Lord Esteban is unfit to lead this great land. Yes I’ve said it! He is a menace and a deviant of the highest order! Consider what manner of insane buffoon could conceive of “reforms” which amount to eliminating poverty whilst simultaneously conserving the environment? Noble and idealistic, of course, but not when done at the […]
The Wormhole Less Traveled 