Tag: space

• Day 200 – The Future 200 Years From Now

  “We can’t allow this kind of dissent, even in the year 2214!”

  thatalexd

  October 21, 2015

  The Rim

  astronauts, butts, cats, centennial, christ, futurism, intentionally bad, milestones, military, space, spaceships, tattoos, time travel

• Day 117 – The Space Gospel

  Fire and Apocalypse are His ways! Ruination his tools! Forget ye not, Children, by whose Grace we swim today!

  thatalexd

  December 9, 2014

  The Rim

  aliens, colonists, future, gospel, origin story, planets, religion, space

• Day 116 – The Lawyer

  “Time me,” he said. “I bill by the minute, and the President’s on the clock.”

  thatalexd

  November 24, 2014

  The Rim

  aliens, bluffing, business cards, government, invasions, lawyers, military, space, translations

• Day 111 – The Martian

  They said I’d die on Mars, but not like this.

  thatalexd

  November 10, 2014

  The Rim

  air, aliens, astronauts, colonists, death, exploration, homesick, mars, pioneers, rocks, space, spaceships, suffocation

• Day 108 – The Moonies

  The white-suited astronaut raised the space pistol he’d been secretly told to carry for just such an occasion, but he lowered it as he heard its voice in his mind, saying, “Hi, I’m Wilyheart. What’s your name?”

  thatalexd

  October 30, 2014

  The Rim

  aliens, astronauts, care bears, friends, government, moon, pets, space, stuffed animals

• Day 52 – The Invaders

  What we couldn’t see is that the creatures – we’re still working out the nomenclature, exactly, since we have no taxonomic reference for them – they don’t communicate or even really perceive existence through sight or sound.

  thatalexd

  August 5, 2014

  The Rim

  aliens, communication, invaders, invasions, languages, messages, meteors, scent, senses, smells, space

• Day 43 – The Secret Keeper

  There are secrets of transgression held in boxes made of heartstrings and smoke, unlocked as a confession is whispered out of guilt or fear.

  thatalexd

  July 23, 2014

  The Kingdom, The Rim

  boxes, elementals, jobs, keys, knowledge, locks, rumors, secrets, space, truth

• Day 36 – The Wandering Knight

  “I am the z-ray eyed Gamma Knight,” he announced. “Keeper of the Fusion Blade, and protector of these lands. Who are you, and what is your purpose here?”

  thatalexd

  July 16, 2014

  The Rim

  duels, horses, knights, quests, radiation, space, spaceships, swords

• Day 27 – The Dog Star

  “In the time before The People ruling, The Masters were. Out of The People, those who showed belly and lowered head, these were given luxury…”

  thatalexd

  July 8, 2014

  The Pound, The Rim

  dogs, masters, pets, post apocalyptic, revenge, space, spaceships, stars

• Day 26 – The Man And His Dog

  The course was set; readings all seemed normal. For once, things might actually go according to plan.

  thatalexd

  July 6, 2014

  The Rim

  danger, dogs, exploration, pets, robots, space, spaceships, truckers