Stories tagged “travel”
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ISOLATION
SHIP LOG #000237—D:02/08/2085—TIME:-22:05pm(EST) “Hello, computer. It’s me, again. Well, obviously. Who else is there around here? Unless Kevin Bacon got invisible and sneaked onto the ship, but I think that’s unlikely, do...
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Unescorted
It used to be an office building. Inside, the lobby was deserted. There was not much of a surprise in the fact. This did not stop her from walking inside, carefully closing the door behind her, making sure it didn’t make any noise. She wasn’...
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Discovery
The cafeteria was no better than she expected it to be. It was already ransacked and destroyed; tables were upturned, vending machines rent in two and counter islands practically ripped from the ground. She did not dare eat the food knowing they had to...
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Stupid Decisions
The minute he was out of the oven, he stretched his legs and looked around curiously. His expression twisted slightly, as if he couldn’t comprehend what he was seeing. Suddenly, his eyes scrunched up and he turned to Beatrice, dark gaze pleading....
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Honesty
“B-but – my mom – " “How old are you?” A sniff. “Nine. Ten on June seventeenth.” “Come with me.” “My mom!” “What about your father?” That stopped him. He faltered for a ...
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Death and Rebirth
There was another funeral procession today in Cozmel. Some forty mourners, at least two weeping brides, and the recently deceased. He was sitting proudly in his sedan chair carried on the shoulders of four young men. I had met him earlier when I first ...
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Easy Travels, Rough Arrival
“I can hear the voices when I’m dreaming, I can hear them say…” The tune rattled around Micah’s brain as he descended the steps of the Greyhound bus. Fourteen hours of idle sitting made itself known with every attempt at n...
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SuperHero Black Hole: Part II
Time to explain the limits of my ability. Ready? You see, every second that expires of every hour of every day becomes part of The Past. Once it’s past, it’s gone. Geronimo. Adios. Whatever. But every second that has YET to happen, that has...
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SuperHero Black Hole: Part III
You have to understand that my ability, as freaky as it sounds, is as weird to me as it is to you. The time I first realised I had this ability was on Monday, September 28th, 2009. It was 6:05pm. I had finished watching the last ever episode of Friends...
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SuperHero Black Hole: Part IV
Seeing my dad this way, MINUS the ugly scar that had cut a vicious curved line into his face for nearly two months after the anti-climactic aftermath of the car accident that had left him with that gaping, bloody gash in his face, was…well, if yo...
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SuperHero Black Hole: Part V
Now, before my story goes any further, there is one last facet of my power you must know about. And it’s the most critical part of my power. Using me as an example, and pretending that someone else might have the same power as me, I’ll desc...
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Tulann, Adrift
It has been many weeks since I was set adrift from Coir. My sins are many, but none warranted the punishment I had received. Yes, I had several lovers, that is no sin. What finally caused the cutting of the cord, was my foolishness in taking Toma as a ...
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Chapter 19 - End of the Line - Page 232
having minimal baggage landing in Vancouver. The travelling had ended months ago but I still found myself wandering and searching; constantly lost and alone. Amber’s departure from my life left more of a caveat than I had originally assumed. Vanc...
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Seeing in the Darkness
To be honest, I don’t know where I am. Not having legally entered Peter’s country, leaving wound up a tad tricky after killing him and taking out two buildings in the process. A truck took me one place. I hiked somewhere else. A bumpy plane...
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Depth of Space With No Romance
Depth is what I see in the darkness, an inestimable, interminable depth. In the holovids they always tried to sell the majesty and adventure of space, romantic notions of being a sailor on the new ocean of discovery. I should have known better. My frei...
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Le vent
I want to run with the wind. The breeze is my sister, the gust is my mother; the gale is my father. I want the Sun on my back and my sister beside me as I find horizon’s end and all places in between. I want to go where I am taken; pulled along o...
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Indulgence
Things are never the same, no matter how much you want them to be. And I’m not talking about the big, obvious things. I’m talking about the small things, the things you don’t even think about until you actually do think about them. Fo...
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Supreme Cuisine
Step I’m a bit closer to the long table. I can see the backs of those seated, enjoying their meal. Step I’ve been in this line two hours now for chair 42 . Behind me stands a line a hundred strong, before me, only 4 stand in my way for dinn...
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Plates, Trays, and Automobiles
A little place called Four AM. We stepped into the dinner, knowing our money was low. We’d been traveling at night a lot. There were two younger Latino men in the corner booth, sipping coffee, and debating the wonders of nighttime driving with th...
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California
Graduation was the sweetest day I ever saw. Standing on that stage, I felt so light, so free; it was all I could do to hold it all in. It was the most amazing thing I have ever experienced. After the ceremony, I walked slowly to the parking lot where m...
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The MacGuffin
Blondes. My weakness. There she was standing over me, with her sword at my throat. Not that I didn’t deserve to be in this position, not after what I had done. “Outlander,” she said quietly. “Where is it? What have ye done with ...
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Magic Carpet, Take Me There
Pages taste good. Their smell is an intoxicating aroma, the feel of them in your hands like no other on earth. The sound of one turning… The power they have, none can fathom. Like wings, they can take you where you have never been, where you have...
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Love on a bus
Nothing is worse than a crowded bus. I can’t stand it, everything from the cramped seats, especially if you’re tall like me, to feeling like packed sardines with total strangers. However, on this particular trip, there was one shining light...
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Buenos Aires, Georgia
Just then, Governor Sanford realized what this meant – Maybe Buenos Aires had moved as well! The Centaurian ship had moved many cities around, why not the home of his mistress? It was worth a shot. Sanford motioned the flight attendant over to hi...
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Drought Road
No preparation, just a troop of soldiers bringing orders and mayhem. Within two hours I had been assigned as keeper of a medium-sized dragon named Lindquist. Her scales ranged from deep violet to light purple, accentuating the depth of her golden eyes ...