"Amazing flowers. Don't you think?" Said Ernesto. "Do not touch them, we do not know if they are not poisonous." Said Mario Ernesto responded "Why should we be so afraid of a flower that looks exactly like a lily?" "But, it can produce some inconvenience to us... allergies, rashes, whatever..." "Look," said Ernesto, "they have … Continue reading The Flowers
The sunset casts a blue hue over the habi-dome. They say that on Earth, the sunsets used to be orange. That’s before the atmosphere was filled with sulphur. Now the sky is yellow all the time. I brought my family here to Mars because at least there’s enough oxygen in the air to stay outside … Continue reading Atmospheric Engineering
“Hey! Ever seen a floating rock?” Said the dad to his twenty-three year old daughter. He thought they’d got all the heavy, emotional talk out of the way and he was trying to ease the tension. He wrung his hands nervously, sensing that it wasn’t the time for a dad-joke. Her eyes narrowed. Perhaps he’d … Continue reading The Moon
The teacher at the boarding school snatched a boy's smartphone from him on the playground. "Those are banned!" She spouted before storming off with the device. The kid's eyes welled up at the feeling of betrayal. Another boy comforted him "don't worry, you'll probably get it back. They're just banned cos the rich kid lost … Continue reading A Pocketful of Stars
Dominato watches over the edge of the earth as the sun, once again, skirts the horizon before heading back the way it came. Flat-Earthers are ridiculed back on dry land for believing that the sun is a giant pendulum, constantly swinging back and forth. The astrophysicists, meteorologists, pilots and media are all doing a great … Continue reading Flat Earth
The alarm clock goes off and Yanni lumbers out of bed. It’s seven in the evening. He pulls on his socks and changes his clothes. He doesn’t even brush his hair. It’s time to go to work. Yanni’s performance at school, ever since he was very young, doomed him to this fate. He was trapped, … Continue reading A Poor Career Choice
Since last week the sky has taken on a red tinge that is alarming. Nobody here knows the reason for such a change. It turned from a magnificent velvety blue to this. Although the temperature is the same, it rains every day and the crops grow without problem. The whole population seems to be happy. … Continue reading The Outpost
I am alien from Xenothropia-7 and I come visit your planet Gorgohammer-16. I understanding that you call it "Earth". We too have series of seventeen planets known as "Earth", but they in another galactic cluster. Nothing like your little blue planet. To prepare for visit, I study "Interplanetary Diplomacy 101." Teacher tell me many things. … Continue reading The Alien
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