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In the mid 90s I did some comic-book script writing and created some characters and stories that actually made it into print – well, Small Press Print as it was known – with the help of a couple of fantastic artists.
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In a time not too distant from today…
The apartment was silent, the lights dim and the man was alone. Yet he moved charily in his own home. As he stepped from the bathroom, his eyes darted left and right along the darkened corridor. He checked every room and ensured all the lights were switched off, cloaking his world in deeper darkness.
Continue reading “The Secret Lives of Muslims”
Cigart manoeuvred the service pod to a gentle landing. He put it as close as the safety protocols would allow, to the ragged precipice of the solar system’s grandest canyon, Valles Marineris, on Mars.
Continue reading “The Marineris Hotel”
Unseen by any satellites, radars or any of Earth’s considerable complement of early warning systems, the sleek and stealthy long-range scout ship pierced through the upper atmosphere and continued plunging towards the end of its long, long interstellar voyage.
Continue reading “Alien Invasion: Target Burj!”I’ve got to admit, despite its massive box-office success, I was very disappointed by Star Wars: The Force Awakens. I won’t go into why, because enough has been written about its mediocre script, flagrant plot-holes and lack of originality by better critics than I. However I do feel that better justice could have been served to these characters and the universe Star Wars is set in, with a different, more contemporary story concept, and a great opportunity has been missed.
It is of course relatively easy to say why you don’t like something, but much, much harder to suggest what you would have done instead. So here’s my humble attempt at an alternative story concept for Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Continue reading “Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Alternate Story”
That was close.
Tangling with security forces anywhere in the known galaxy was never a good idea. To attempt to walk into somewhere like a British RAF base on this planet and demand to see the personnel files of all the pilots, even if you were disguised as a senior internal investigations operative, with convincing credentials, always carried more than a little element of risk.
Continue reading “The Flight of The Red Bird”A document from the future reveals that radical and horrific measures will be needed in order to ensure the long-term survival of the human race. What’s worst – whether they are carried out or not, won’t even be up to us!
Continue reading “A mass culling in the future will become necessary for our survival?”
Stirring to consciousness, awakening I think. Ow! That’s bright. Blinding bright. I squint, attempting a cautious half-open-eye approach. Nah, still too much whiteness. It’s intense.
Continue reading “Alien Resurrections”
“Enjoy your weekend, dude!”
Before responding, Rick signed off his terminal and gently brushed his hand over the sleek, transparent monitor, ensuring all confidential files were securely stored within the intricate web of firewalls — a procedure that might seem tedious but was, in fact, nearly instantaneous. “You too, buddy. Got any exciting plans?”
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