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Colonization Humanity is standing at a crossroads, at a time when the galaxy still remains ready for the taking.
Cryoshift A rebirth. Previously published at 365 tomorrows.
That Old Man You really take a lot of things for granted when small...
The Listener When you've built a house, one of the first things you do is to bring in a Listener.
The Tale of an American Liberal A short parody of liberals and conservatives. Inspired by a discussion I had with a friend. Despite the name, the topic refers to the European definition of liberal - that is, one who is open-minded and against rules and regulation. "Libertarian" would be the closest in US usage.
Union Two lovers, machine-mediated telepathy, and the consequences.
We're Running Out Of Adults! A 1984-ish short story. Can a nation run out of adults?

Fragments of Frozen Time
Now in a category of their own, the following are not really stories as such, but atmospheric descriptions of things. I notice that I've been producing a lot of those lately, enough to merit their own category.

A White Death A boy, somewhere in his late teens and with brown reddish hair, lies motionless on the ground.
Childhood's End Even after nine years, people still stare at us.
Cthulhupunk With his mad, half-unseeing eyes, Calinob Dis stared into the eternity.
In a Billion Years Their embrace is wordless, simultaneously physical and mental.
Musings of a Vampire Why does the night feel so pleasant to me? Is it because I can wrap myself in a cloak of shadows, hiding in the dark?
The Abyss The Abyss was like nothing I'd ever imagined, nothing like what had been described to me.
The Chamber of Sounds I stand here, in my small closet, locked away from all other life.
The Flailer A cold wind blew as Shaelin watched over the landscape. Inspired by a picture an acquaintance of mine drew.
The Gallows Tree It's always a sunset by the gallows tree.
To Live and Die for the God-Emperor The party in the Menovian asteroid belt has been going on non-stop for ten millennia now.

Beginnings
These are just unfinished fragments, but I quite like them. Perhaps some day I'll get back to them and they'll grow into their own stories...

Fiery Skies Some sort of dystopian fantasy. A birth.
Gerdian Describing an arctic werewolf.
The Phoenix A fire cultist making her pilgrimage to a volcano...

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