Jethro’s Fall
May 15, 2010 · Science Fiction, Writing · Comment 

JETHRO’S FALL is a novel, the story of two polar opposite brothers in a post-apocalyptic city, striving to hang onto what humanity they have left while fighting Biotic racism, corporate lies, and the fallacy at the heart of it all….

Building New Atlantis
October 20, 2009 · Science Fiction, Stories · 5 Comments 

building new atlantis1by Michael John Grist
The first stage in the construction of New Atlantis went quietly, and the world scarcely noticed. It looked enough like a new ship or oil drilling platform on the satellite photos that no other nation would pay it too much mind.

The Nature of Man
September 9, 2009 · Science Fiction, Stories · Comment 

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My Kids
July 9, 2009 · Science Fiction, Stories · 5 Comments 

“It happened 2 years ago,” he says. “What did?” Silence. “You don’t remember?” “Did I ever know?” Silence. Reflection. “I don’t think you ever did.” “Then that’s good.” “Yes. It is.” Image from here.

Freya 13
June 11, 2009 · Science Fiction, Stories · 6 Comments 

Delathon Rent, a 28 year old technician on the Freya 13 space station, sits slumped in the Outer rim command pod with a gas hatch sealed behind him, video-phone in his lap, waiting for it to ring. He’s been waiting…

Hunting Ground
May 21, 2009 · Science Fiction, Stories · Comment 

REN, TEKALUS, LORIE They pick up the blip off the bait drop corner, burning bright green on the inner screen of their visors, flashing with a rapid-fire heartbeat, scouring afterglow trails into their eyes. It’s the strongest they’ve ever seen….

Route 66
April 16, 2009 · Science Fiction, Stories · 3 Comments 

Black highway snaking through an empty desert, star-studded midnight sky overhead, reflecting on the polished blacktop. Constellations dot to dot across the shiny old road, here and there disturbed by the central glint of refracting cat’s eyes, forming new and…

One Eighty
April 9, 2009 · Science Fiction, Stories · 3 Comments 

Dray wakes up with the message light on his mobile phone flashing redly in his eyes. He rolls over on his futon, reaches out into the cold, and pulls it under the covers, flicks it open. Time is 11:00, 2…

The Book of All
March 26, 2009 · Science Fiction, Stories · Comment 

I’m a cripple. Always have been. I was born with one of the latest cerebro-spinal disorders, unpleasant off-shoot of muddled genetic manipulation in vitro. My father was one of the leading scientists in the field at the time. He was…

Deathwatch
March 12, 2009 · Science Fiction, Stories · 5 Comments 

It’s a beautiful day already. The sun is up and dawning like a golden rip in the pewter and orange sky, leaking rays of light across the blue ocean and bridge. Everything is still. It’s a beginning, the start of…

Fade Out
March 5, 2009 · Science Fiction, Stories · 6 Comments 

They strapped a man to the ceiling today. I know him. His name is Wasari Ichimura. I tried to talk to him afterwards but he wasn’t interested, and I was too tired to give chase. Most days now, my muscles…

Fortune City
February 26, 2009 · Science Fiction, Stories · 2 Comments 

I started talking out loud around 3, I think. It’s a sweltering day, but that’s no excuse. It’s more to do with the height, I think. The wind rushing in my ears and I couldn’t hear a damn thing I…

Universal Time
February 19, 2009 · Science Fiction, Stories · 2 Comments 

I’m working the deep 7 run again. Last time I was out here, must’ve been pre-schism. Before the split, and opinion divided the universe. -Blah blah. That’s what my mistress says, when I try to discuss politics. -All I can…

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