The Leaving Day
People thought the authorities had got things right in the 21 century. Now the wickedness of the authorities from that time was coming home to roost. The authorities said that only thing we could do was to leave earth, but…
The Conversation: Part Three
Mercury was waiting, the mines were always short of workers. What the authorities back on earth had failed to understand was that the Mercuians were not just mining for the sake of mining. They were recreating the vast underground cities…
The Conversation: Part Two
You know that the authorities where baffled, by the bodies turning up. Then Brogan a research student identified one of the bodies. That it was Jessie Dunn, a member of her family from the twentyfirst century. Everyone knows that Jessie…
A Writers Lament
In the year 2727 the authorities found the last independent writer. Her den was a redundant canning plant. In their usual style they destroyed as much evidence of her existence as was possible. As usual they set fires and then…
Do you Remember
Alice do you remember the photo of your great great grandad sitting here. Do you recall what Kate said about their holiday. How the week before their trip here William had gone to Blackpool Pleasure Beach. He had ridden the…
Hells Teeth
We knew it was wrong, but we let it happen. No one from the institutes of the enviroment or food health spoke out. Such tiny molecules of plastic, who would have thought that they could do so much harm. When…
The Conversation [part two]
Jessie had taken the risk of time travel after accidentally killing her nephew. Unable to live with the result of her stupidity, she had volunteered to travel back in time. The arrival year was dialled up, after that any traveller was…
The Conversation
There are many special numbers 7 works for me, you will have your own numbers, although many people it seems never find their own special numbers. Brogan however knew her number only to well. 2727 that was the year that…
Nuclear Winter
Upon receiving the warning the Sullivan's like many others retreated into the shelter under their home. Two weeks later after digging their way out through the trashed remains of their home, the blast of cold air sent them scurrying back…
Two Not Retiring Dragons
Victoria and Cixi ruled most of the earth. Retiring they were not, each sat on their throne advising and being advised. Each believed that they were sanctioned in their powers by heredity, whilst around them others tried to control the…