For Scras (He gets the joke)

A very, very short fiction piece inspired by my beta read of a brilliant Scras piece that he will unvail later

The great paradoxes of the Universe is that everything follows almost exactly the same course, yet in doing so, is somehow still unique and with importance and value.

While no means a great film, Fant4stic Four isn't nearly as bad as critics would have you believe.

AKA 7 steps to creating a MacGuffin

'I fear, dear Marius, that either you or I have been led astray. The Legends of which you spoke claimed Showgull was a land of great Magick, perhaps even the very Wellspring of the first Magick, with a People whose blood runs with æthereal power. You know how serious I take my work, Marius: is this a jest to you? These are a barbarous People, who know little Writing and fewer Manners. They are hostile to the very Idea learned Magick. That anyone should call this a Nexus of magickal power is risible. No wonder so many Kingdoms have been eager to trade off this Place in their treaties.'

- the wizard Abelard Selanius, Esq., letter to his colleague Marius Dubesque

A story for Tusserk's writing game.

Immortality, at any cost

Life imitates art, and art imitates life

Why would anyone want a child?

From the cradle to the grave, the small things that define every human life.

Hello? Is there anybody out there, can anybody hear me?

The Cosmic Era starts now, in the era of fossil fuels.

The secret horrors of food in the Cosmic Era

Based on the system gaming research of Petroleum Era technologist Vincent Ocasla, Ocaslan planning maximizes the efficiency of everything from planned settlements to space habitats and arcology plans.

Found this article in 'the facebooks' and it read like a breakdown of the Cosmic Era.

Confronting the men who were about to break into his flat, Kevin hopes for answers. Instead, he finds more unanswered questions.

It is the height of the Victorian Age. London is the shining jewel in the most expansive empire the world has known. It is a good time to be a British citizen. The only problem is, you're a mouse.

Space travel is achieved by exposing Aerstones to mana while ancient threats awaken throughout the galaxy.

The one-stop Codex to peruse Chinese lore at your leisure. Eventually, this collection would include: weapons (blades, spears and bows), instruments (a particular type of string instrument known as the guqin), horses, myths (creation myths, legendary figures and folklore stories) and others (lifeforms, historical ranking systems and other topics subject to author whims and popular demand).

Part of the Fermi Paradox, the Great Filter is one of the explanations as to why intelligent alien life hasn't been discovered.