Stories tagged “Government”
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My Problem
They told me it was a gift, but I view it as a curse. I’m 18 years old. And I can kill people by touching them. The first time I used my power was when I was a kid. 11 years old. There was a bully. I would tell you his name, but I have forgotten ...
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Hindsight twenty-twenty.
“Impossible! Unprescedented! Irresponsible! Is General Prettana to blame for this? Or Counselor Vassi? Or am I to face the consequences?” A collective wince. The silent screens flicked between various broadcasts of the violence on Tertius, ...
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Agency 51-X
It was the most impressive undertaking the government had ever been part of. In 1997 President Clinton set up an agency with a cool-sounding name to monitor alien traffic going to and from the planet, because he’d just seen “Men In Black...
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Name Allocation Service
The more-than-attractive woman twinkled at him from behind the glass screen. Her seat had been adjusted so that she was the exact same height as all of her colleagues. The effect was unsettling. “Good day sir! Are you here to pick a name today?&#...
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The Inquisition
Darkness is what I see. Not the men in suits, or the torrent of ice cold water headed for my face. All I see is the dark inside of the black sac they have placed over my head. The water burns. I try to breathe, but the black cloth sticks to my nose and...
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Government Labs
He descended the stairs and passed through the double door. The smell of cordite and gasoline wafted by. He approached the grey haired man in the lab coat. “Ahh, double seven oh, About time you got here. What kept you?” “There was some trouble wi...
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Dracula in Zombie Nation
“Damn zombies are everywhere,” Dracula grumbled. After the government legalized zombie civil unions, they began to appear more often in society. They formed a Jane Austen book club; among the best of their literary minds, an argument for zo...
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A Simple Disagreement
The other men sat around a table, cloaked in a cloud of smoke from cheap imported cigars, speaking in whispers of their plans for a revolution. Diego sat in the corner, sulking. He couldn’t be a part of it. He refused in every way because he thou...
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The Cafe
The cafe. 10 people. Not daring to make a single noise for fear of giving up their position. The infected congregated outside the cafe, the lingering smell of fresh flesh still warm in the air. They had barely made it in to the cafe, the savage beasts ...
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Such Is the Set Up
Rules are for playing games. Real life is lawless— Selfishness breeds Corruption While society bleeds.
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In Between Minds: Thoughts of Safety
Safe? I’d never been safe. My parents had watched, helpless as the cruel hand of the government had plucked me from my home and taken me to Camp 32. Despite assurances that we would be cared for by the best, the government did nothing to protect ...
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In Between Minds: Cascade of Deceptions
A blanket of snow covered the roof of the train car. There is no sign of anybody. It’s dangerous up here. I repeated the images over and over. By the time the officer’s hat peeked over the edge, he was breathing hard and glancing to the gro...
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In Between Minds: Tide of Rage
Panic and cursing followed my display of power. It was short-lived as one man snapped orders and the officer’s military conditioning kicked in. “Back up! Everybody back up! You two, climb those cars over there. On my signal shoot her. Thoug...
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Federal Exterminator
I’m just a lowly civil servant, paid measly wages to do the bidding of my employer – the United States Government. More precisely: the Department of Timeline Stability. You haven’t heard of us. Trust me. When I was recruited out of Da...
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Homecoming
The 737 was painted in a red-and-white color scheme. The air rippled in the wakes of its engines as it taxied down the tarmac just off the Las Vegas strip. It was a blazing hot night; the casinos were giving out fans with imprinted logos and that laste...
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Hair Apparent
Mary pursed her lips and blew several strands of hair out of her face. She raised one hand to gingerly feel at her now-lopsided coif. Disappointed, she swiftly pulled each of her hairpins out in quick succession, letting her dark hair fall around her h...
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United We Fall
In a New York hotel suite, late at night a United Nations ambassador sleeps. The only sound is the winds clashing with the skyscraper which is joined by a phone ring. The ambassador stirs and answers it. “Hello?” “Ambassador, Pack you...
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ANDROID BOSTON
Bang Bang! The man dropped like a wet towel to the ground after being double tapped in the head. Detective James Engrel walked up to him, and studied the lifeless body. The Figure was unreal, something weird to it. The blood running from the head was n...
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ANDROID BOSTON
Bang Bang! The man dropped like a wet towel to the ground after being double tapped in the head. Detective James Engrel walked up to him, and studied the lifeless body. The Figure was unreal, something weird to it. The blood running from the head was n...
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Freak Show
I hung my legs over the edge of the abandoned landing platform. It was noon, the sun was bright and the sky was a light blue. The wispy clouds drifted by as I peered over the edge and took in the miles between myself and the Earth’s surface. I al...