Stories tagged “Firefly”
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Skirting Copyrights
I don’t understand exactly where they came from. I don’t think anyone does. They came from a place called Brown Plateau. They were closely followed by a man that flys through universes with a brown porta-potty. But I think me and the mages ...
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Oh, Joss, How Do I Love Thee? {poem}
For Joss Whedon How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth of the Hellmouth, far into the breadth of other dimensions, as high as Serenity’s height whilst fleeing out of sight. Till the ends of Faith and Serenity, I loved...
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Standoff
Shepherd Book rummaged reverently through the old, worn pages of his Bible. He mused at the pages River had tried to “fix” after one of her many unfortunate tantrums. “Got time for a sermon, preacher?” Captain Malcolm Reynolds m...
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10: Burn The Land And Boil The Sea
“Uncle Mal, uncle Mal! Jayne’s chasing me again!” Jasmine flew into the dining hall and hid behind his chair. She grinned up at him. “She started it,” Jayne said. “She poked me in the eye.” Mal raised an eyebro...
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Standoff - Recollections
Book regarded Mal’s change in demeanor in kind. He stood his ground and returned the scorching stare. His mind raced over the three years he had spent on this ship. With this crew. With this Captain. With River. Then he thought back further. Book...
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Re-Runs
“This is goram eerie,” Cherish whispered in the blue glow. She stood behind her mechanic Stephen, he was wearing that fuchsia and orchid nightmare of a shirt again. Piping through the cortex was a twenty-first century rendition of a Firefly...
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The Firefly
A firefly tumbled through the open window, blown by the hot August winds. Barry watched it with interest. He had always wanted to catch one and it had only appeared now, on tonight of all nights. The sleeping pills and alcohol churned in his empty stom...