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Jacob stared into the liquor-filled glass, swirling it gently as he processed the flurry of emotions pulsing through him. He was annoyed, frustrated, angry, sad, disappointed, but also strangely optimistic. The wide range was bombarding him with feelings and he was trying to silently parse them with the aid of…
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In the heart of a desolate landscape, nestled far away from the bustling pulse of civilisation, lies a monolithic facility of chilling significance. An imposing fortress, it rises defiantly against nature’s rugged landscape. Its towering walls cast shadows that seem to stretch into eternity. This enigmatic institution, shrouded in stark…
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A cold autumn rain was pouring down onto the empty platform of the train station. A strong wind mingling with the rain made lamp posts and display panels at the station bow to its will. This day couldn’t end better, Jake thought. Sighing he went to a shelter that was…
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Marcus shut the door to his study, finishing the little work he had to complete for the day. Since the early-2000s tech boom, Marcus became a significantly affluent male. After peddling his IT company for an enormous profit, the now self-made millionaire invested his money wisely and lived out the…
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Wrtten by rbbrbikerthorp “Urgh!” I said to myself as I walked down the dingy corridor looking at the numbers on the doors. A sign points the way up another flight of stairs. “Room 507 – here it is,″ I said to myself. I put an actual key key into the lock.…
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“You can’t be serious! What do you mean….this is a new version of our enviro-suit? It looks like something you’d wear to a weird fetish weekend in a secluded ranch high up in the mountains. I’m not wearing something that flimsy. You’re expecting me to trust my life to a…
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Gazing at the sky, one always asks, ‘Are we truly alone in the vastness of the universe?’ Before now, humans remained isolated and preoccupied with their own problems of war, famine and battle with the natural elements of Earth. Apart from occasional UFO sightings and appearances in sci-fi movies, humans…
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Each thump of the music’s beat vibrated through the floor, sending a pulse through Kyle’s bare foot. The party downstairs had been raging for hours, and though Saturday had turned to Sunday, there were still two hundred writhing bodies pressed against each other, downing drink and drug at nearly equal…
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Jeremy and his gang of friends had all come to the isolated little village in an attempt to do some hiking but couldn’t shake the feeling that something was off with the locals but figured it was just they weren’t used to outsiders in their town. The first day was…
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Mark was excited when he was told he had been accepted for an administrative internship at DroneTech but was worried when he saw six other people applying for the same position. He was told that over the day, they would be gradually eliminated until only one remained. Their first task…