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Micro-fiction 056 – First People (Post-Apocalypse series)

The indigenous people of the planet have bought back their original lands, and everything within. First People On a distant planet, somewhere in the solar system of Barnard’s star the silhouette of two figures spread long shadows deep into the sands of the plain. “At last. It’s taken so long. I can’t believe it” Muffled by her thin scarf Namid ...

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Micro-fiction 055 – The Meadow by the Pool (Post-Apocalypse series)

A meditation on life and existence a thousand years from now… The Meadow by the Pool I sat by the pool, fishing for souls, scooping them up from the placid waters by the forest. In the bright sunlight through the trees I could see a hazy figure in the meadow, collecting the first daisies and clovers of Spring. The journey ...

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Micro-fiction 054 – Polly Hedron (Echo series)

Polly endures loneliness and hostility in a world that doesn’t understand her difference. But some things never last… Polly Hedron She could not remember when she last smiled. It seemed an irrelevant notion except that whenever she walked along the streets, and out to the prairie beyond if she encountered a group of people someone always shouted out. “Hey darlin’ ...

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Micro-fiction 053 – Stewards and Avatars (Post-Apocalypse series)

The fate of humankind is subject to a parley amid the bitter hundred year war across space. Tasked by the Intergalactic Council Titan attempts to find a resolution. Stewards and Avatars The three vast armies of the human factions, the Northern, Eastern and Central had fought each other to a standstill across every planet in their sector and every mote ...

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Micro-fiction 052 – The Blacksmith and the Stars (Origins series)

In the Hebrides, the Storyteller settles in at dusk to tell the ancient tale of the Blacksmith and the Stars. The Blacksmith and the Stars “Let me tell you an ancient tale.” The Storyteller, with the sun sinking behind her strikes up the familiar toll. In front of her is the natural amphitheatre carved from the headlands by the relentless ...

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Micro-fiction 051 – Chrysalis (Echoes series)

The curious tale of a mother, a wardrobe and the night-time terrors of Gabe. Chrysalis “Well why don’t you want to go to bed?” My Mother kneeled, her lovely eyes peering at me, in that way, you know, I knew should would love me forever. She was everything to me, and I used to watch her move through our wood ...

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Micro-fiction 050 – Custodian of Giants (Echoes series)

Akycha falls through to a hidden cave, on an Alaskan mountain-top. There, she discovers ancient giants, a custodian and time distorted. Custodian of Giants Alaska. Mount Sanford. Akycha ignored her father’s strict instruction to wait for him at this safe, snowy platform while he trudged ahead into the thin air of the mountain peak. For years they had explored the ...

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Micro-fiction 049a – Intermission

Elections and lockdowns… Intermission This week sees a short break while greater distractions overtake our lives. Next week, all returns to normal. if you’d like to listem or read to some recent episodes, do take a look at the links below. In the meantime, stay safe and well in these challenging times, and good health to your family, friends and ...

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Micro-fiction 049 – Discoveries (Post-Apocalypse series)

Discoveries at two ends of history and civilisation determine very similar futures. A journey into space takes a unexpected turn. Discoveries 2040 saw the first mission to the solar system around Kepler 10, the furthest journey for any team of astronauts in the history, as much as it was understood, of human space exploration. A small crew, on the tiny ...

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Micro-fiction 048 – Quantum Loop (Post-Apocalypse series)

They arrived to protect us, but we treated them shamefully. Quantum Loop It had happened very quickly when the Ozone layer across the entire planet collapsed. The fierce heat of the sun melted the polar icecaps, oceans rose and flooded coastal settlements on almost every landmass. Wild fires tore through the townships on lower grounds, in the Americas, in Europe ...

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