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Diminished: The Expanded Story

Sean McNeal adjusted the field intensity setting on his virtual console by another two degrees. “That should do it,” he muttered absent-mindedly. The thirty-eight year old research physicist had been working in his small home lab for the past week, but the problem he was trying to solve had been plaguing him ever since he […]

Diminished

Everyone told me shrinking an object or a person while maintaining that object’s original properties is impossible and they’re right. Planck’s constant prevents it. That means no Ant-Man, Atom, and no little subs like in Fantastic Voyage. Surprise. I’m only six-inches tall. This grasshopper doesn’t know I’m standing in front of it because I’m not. […]

The Most Dangerous Predator

Mikiko heard and smelled them coming. The contact wasn’t with them but she’d been told they would arrive about now. When the door was kicked open and half a dozen heavily armed agents burst into the room, Sienna jumped halfway off of Fleming just as his hand emerged from the underside of a chair holding […]

The Girl and the Princess

  Ted and Priscilla were slowly motoring away from the lighthouse on Gasparilla Island, the small yacht’s sails secured it being a calm day on the Gulf. They were finally fulfilling their dream of spending the summers sailing the coastline. “So you say that lighthouse is supposed to be haunted, Ted?” Priscilla was chuckling. “Presumably […]

Counter Invasion

“Do you think you and your commandos can pull it off, Nick?” The Army Sergeant chewed on his cigar filling the air with what he thought of as a “sweet-smelling aroma,” and his C.O. and good friend Captain Sam Sawyer didn’t mind the breach of protocol in his office at Allied Command. “Why the hell […]

The True Origin of Captain America

“You must be the puniest nigger I’ve ever seen, boy. What’s your name again?” “Johnson, Samuel G., Private, Sir.” Sam Johnson was the most unlikely soldier in his unit, but then again, he would have been an unlikely soldier in any army in the world. He’d suffered from a number of ailments in childhood including […]

Redefining Reality

Michael Flynn's lawyers have told other defense lawyers in the ongoing Russia probe, including President Donald Trump's legal team, that they're no longer able to share information, a source familiar with the matter told CNN. “What channel is this, Johnny?” “CNN, dear.” “Can we change to something else? I’ve seen this already.” “Sure, Mandy.” John […]

The Escape

  “Are you out of your mind, Jake? If we get caught here, they’ll add ten years to our sentences.” “Relax, Hubie. We won’t get caught. Now get off your lazy butt and help me drag the raft higher on the rocks. We’ve got to get it in undercover.” Jacob “Jake” Falco and Hubert “Hubie” […]

What I’ve Always Dreamed Of

“Don’t look for what you don’t want to find…” “So this is it; this is what I wished for; just isn’t how I envisioned it…” — Eminem, from “Careful What You Wish For.” Genaro tried to remember what happened. He’d been sleeping a lot lately but it wasn’t a natural sleep. They were trying to […]

Just Stepping Out For A Week – Be Right Back

  “Oh there you are. I was wondering where I put you.” April opened her “junk closet” and finally found the time machine. She hadn’t used it in so long she’d forgotten where it was hidden. “Honey, what are you doing?” Brady was calling from the kitchen while making breakfast. “Be there in a minute,” […]