“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.” –Dr. Marie Skłodowska-Curie As the mutters in the crowd turned to shouts, Xú Mùlán looked back toward her friend. She could feel the crowd turning on Eyrn, or at …
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Chapter Nineteen: Soul Goes Marching Titan: Contact by D.X. Machina
“I feel small when I am next to you I feel big when I forget you.” –Luscious Jackson, “Deep Shag” “Boss!” Ammer and Inna both called, as Inna ran at a full sprint after Loona and Pryvani, carrying Ammer in her breast pocket. “This needs to be quick, we’re meeting with the floor leader in….” …
Tales of Avalon: Scar Tissue by D..X. Machina
I shot an arrow toward the sky, It hit a white cloud floating by. The clould fell dying to the shore, I don’t shoot arrows anymore. —Shel Silverstein, “Arrows” -1- “Sir, are you seeing this?” “You got the spyglass, Calamity. What’s ‘this?’ ” “Sorry, sir, ” Palemst Jain said. “The bandits aren’t retreating past that …
Chapter Eleven: Undaunted, True, and Brave Titan: Contact by D.X. Machina
“Do I dare Disturb the universe? In a minute there is time For decisions and revisions which a minute will erase.” –T.S. Eliot, “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” “Thank you kindly for agreeing to see us on such short notice, Representatives.” “The pleasure is ours, Representative. Thank you for being willing to meet …
Chapter Nine: The Gracious Favor Titan: Contact by D.X. Machina
“O God, that I had loved a smaller man! I should have found in him a greater heart.” –Alfred, Lord Tennyson, “Merlin and Vivien” “No signal from Ted?” “No, sir,” Viktor Frieden said. “Hala?” He shook his head. “All right. You’ve got the text message ready to send if we get contact?” “Yes, sir.” “Okay,” …
Chapter Six: Whirlwinds of Revolt Titan: Contact by D.X. Machina
“We are more vocal about these issues because we have learned the cost of shutting up, because we constantly have to remind people, because the minute we stop, everything returns to the way it was, the status quo is reestablished, and the real structural and institutional problems that create inequality go, once again, uninterrogated.” –S.E. …
Chapter Five: Keep Your Eyes Wide Titan: Contact by D.X. Machina
“If life is going to exist in a Universe of this size, then the one thing it cannot afford to have is a sense of proportion.” –Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe “Mr. Secretary! We just received this! Code magenta traffic warning about the Sol System, sir.” “Criminy, Auren, don’t you …
Chapter Fifty: Insurrection Titan: Exile by Dann
Three Earth Months and Two Earth Weeks later… Darren watched as Lyroo approached the enclosure. He was none too thrilled to see her; however, he couldn’t deny the mental stimulation that came with their confrontations was a welcome change from the monotony of life in a plastic prison. Darren had escaped a grand total of …
Chapter Forty-Nine: Wearing Him Down Titan: Exile by Dann
Darren paced back and forth along the cold plastic floor of his prison cell. Over two human months had gone by, he knew because he made damn sure to keep track of every passing day. The conversion from titan time to earth time was a little difficult for him to keep track of, but he …
Chapter Forty-Seven: Caged Titan: Exile by Dann
Lyroo on her spacious brown suede couch with her knees bent and her legs to the side. She peered across the room at the room to the human enclosure which held the two male humans. Lyroo had been pondering a companion for Scroof for a while now, and Darren’s unique case gave her plenty of …