Posts Tagged aliens
Storytelling on Twitter
Posted by dewight in FREE Fiction on September 21
I’m starting a new side project on Twitter. I am attempting to tell my Circuit Space comedy tales in 280 character bites. Think of it as a prose author’s webcomic without pictures, although I do have some drawings I did of robots and other things from the story which will probably be shared over time. […]
Egg Plants
Posted by dewight in FREE Fiction on January 23
The sonic boom of something entering the atmosphere at hyper speeds woke the entire community. Jake Park pulled off his headphones and ran to the window; whatever just happened was much more interesting than his online game. “Did you hear that?” Jake’s door flew open as his older sister, Marie, rushed to join him at […]
A Skull of Great Antiquity
Posted by dewight in FREE Fiction on December 1
“Peter, why are you dragging me to this God forsaken place again?” Mary Clark knew that archeology was her husband’s one passion, even greater than his passion for her. The one thing she never understood was his obsession with trying to interest her in his quest to prove that the history of mankind was somehow […]
Temple of the Gods
Posted by dewight in FREE Fiction on November 17
Frank woke from a bizarre dream. It was the same dream again, the same dream that had haunted his nights since he turned 16. A full moon lit strange reddish brown columns of stone stretching into the distance. He wandered between the columns until a booming voice from above said, “Temple of the Gods.” He […]
Critter Cuties
Posted by dewight in FREE Fiction on August 11
#flashfiction The alien ships appeared over every major city on Earth at the same time. No scientist saw them approach. No telescope wielding kid asked his mother what the strange light in the sky was. They just appeared as if by magic. At each world capital a tall biped, so thin that it appeared almost […]
The Arrival
Posted by dewight in FREE Fiction on June 17
#flashfiction #aliens When the spaceships entered our atmosphere it was heralded as the greatest moment in human history. Thousands of stately ships floated silently down from space. They were of a uniform type, long cigar shaped vessels hundreds of feet in length. Each had blinking lights that scientists assumed were an attempt at communication but […]
Late Night on Lover’s Lane
Posted by dewight in FREE Fiction on December 17
#flashfiction Danny turned onto the narrow access road and after a few yards turned off the engine. It was Saturday night, the big game had been won and it was time for him, Benfield High’s star quarterback, to claim his prize. “Oh, Lover’s Lane,” Becky cooed. She batted her long lashes at Danny and pretended […]
The Artifact
Posted by dewight in FREE Fiction on November 5
#picturefiction #flashfiction Doctor Alan Quatrain’s pick slammed into the rock for what must have been the thousandth time. Sweat poured down his body as he hacked at the wall of the ancient mine. All his research, translations, clues, everything led to this ancient mine deep in the Chilean jungle. He pulled back the pick once […]
A dark cube appeared
Posted by dewight in FREE Fiction on November 30
Image text: The sonic boom shattered the quiet of the field where the group was eating their picnic. Looking up, they expected a plane but instead a sinister dark cube punched a hole through the clouds. High above them, it appeared small but in truth was miles across. The crowd stared in wonder. Was this […]
He had been abducted
Posted by dewight in FREE Fiction on September 16
Image text: Three weeks ago he had been abducted by small gray creatures who had landed their flying disk on that dark country road. Ever since, Reginald could not understand why people shied away from him and constantly averted their eyes when he turned to face them. He so wanted to share the joy of […]