Stories

This is Part 2 of A Bad Way to Wake Up WET.

Greetings! I hope you enjoy these prompt shorts which will surface here as I write them. Excuse the terrible title but it has been stuck in my head for a while and I just had to use it.

Ben is a quiet boy, loves living life in his imagination more than anything. He has a sister who protects him, a mother who doesn't understand him, and a grandmother who perhaps understands too much. So then, who is this new boy in his life that seems to intrude more and more on his fantasies, perhaps even making some of them reality.

The Philosopher's Son is a story about the fine line between love and despair, and the consistency of our humanity despite technological transformation. It's also a simple reminder of how love is both a personal illusion and a miraculous door into someone else's senses.

This short story is a classic fairytale retold from the other side.

Myn Othic wakes up to find himself on a remote moon in the care of a local rancher. He has revenge in his heart and redemption on his mind.

“A decade ago, I was your pet. Now I'm your guardian.” In the distant future, the mutants resurrected magic and broke the very balance in all of Neo-Gaia's land. As things turned bleak, only one bond can save everything.

A military private must hold back the power of elite psionicists.

The Severe Climate Awareness and Relocation Services agency, S.C.A.R.S. for short, was founded in 2043. Charlie went to work for them 50 years later and will assist those living in areas adversely affected by the extreme changes to relocate. Since this is such a major undertaking, Charlie questions how they are going to accomplish this and why previous generations hadn't done more to prevent it from getting to this point.

Allan just wanted to get a bit of rest, get closer to his roommate, but the world had other ideas.