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  • Did I Mention Dictators

    The Goo Alien concept of “Dictator” is about the same as the English word – but slightly more literal. On the Third Pathlayer, as on most government ships, the linguistic base is Black Speech. It’s one of a few requirements – what you must learn to become a citizen. What you must be proficient in… Continue reading

  • “Take me to you leader” so. Authoritarian? Authoritarian. Yea we travels a few lightcycles to get here. Yea you were not born when we started the trip. You think we don’t know what a random sample is? You think we take time to translate language and learn, and not get tired about learning on your… Continue reading

  • Samvrita Kachwaha will eventually get to Peredharna

    They expected her to own a car. That was the explanation. SAMMANA owned several fleets, by what she had seen. They had drivers all over the country.None of which were available for a Gaya to Shimla, trip apparently. Or they were too expensive, or somthing.As it was, Samvrita Kachwaha was deputized to get there as… Continue reading

  • last edited a year ago, 1991 words

    Ma would be scared. Furious. Crying.But her little Jhilmil was not washed away in the monsoon. No, when the rain had been to hard to run, the girl had taken refuge in an already toppled mud brick house, its dislodged, rusty metal roof too rusted to salvage, but barely keeping a dry nook inside for… Continue reading

  • A Lack of Progress

    “Corruption.” It was such a nice, compact word as presented. A perfect ideal, and being swayed from it.आचरण was less so. ācaraṇa was somthing to be maintained. That required effort. Perfect conduct was not a foundation to build a world on – you can’t expect another man to be better than you could possibly be.… Continue reading

  • In Memory of a Universe

    In truth, there is hardly anything that can effect the orbital duration of a planet. Moons can slow – lengthen – it’s day. But nothing less that a planet can change its course. Her Imperious Condescension had left Alternia more than 612 sweeps prior to rejoin her army. To dominate aliens scrambling across the shells… Continue reading

  • does this work for phone formatting? No.

    “Ok. So what have you actually been working on lately?” The message blipped on Usha’s phone while she was typing away at work. Trying to track down some “miscellaneous” expenses in the garage. Too many. “Why. Can’t I just show you next time I’m home?” She waited a few minutes before checking it. Virika. The… Continue reading

  • Sister Reduced, part 9

    “I’ve been wondering” Usha started. “What. You’re not supposed to make people ask for questions. What.” This was, perhaps, Virika’s pet peeve. “Why don’t you go back to your older characters. Springa? Tapedeck? Revamp them.” “I’ve sort of tried to? Its all too superhero-y. Believe it or not, I’ve been trying for more realism lately.… Continue reading

  • Ouinhed Cylinder Boom

    “A million years ago” is the sort of thing people start saying after 5 years, and stop believing is hyperbole after a generation. The truth is most Ouinhead Cylinders were constructed in a relatively short period – about ten generations – making the doom of the following 45k generations. Nobody could tell you what a… Continue reading

  • 2G

    A cry of mourning came from the temple. A Woman’s cry. It’s form changed from mournful to hateful and back again.The oldest Pandit of the temple – Giri, if he needed to be referred to, sat on the steps. Listening. The scriptures superscribed different methods of appeasing a goddess. But in his years serving the… Continue reading