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  • Knetsil, Kneril, and the Bones of the World

    [Translation note: Kneril and Knetsil would not be interpreted as proper names, but a shortened version of ‘first sister’ and ‘second brother’]Both Father and Mother had been called to harvest. This was a good thing, they said, for it meant there would be plenty of food until the next harvest – but it still should… Continue reading

  • Pathfinder, Pt 1

    The Bridge, or the equivalent of it on the torus-toting pathfinder, was much like it’s two sister ships. Just enough get lost in on most of the floors and walls – a vaguely repeating tactile ridge, enough to feel one’s way around once you learned the pattern… one could fine one’s place in the bridge,… Continue reading

  • Relevant Goo Alien Timeline

    NOTES ‘Years’ are a bad measure when you have three planets with different orbital periods. and base a+ counting (frequently referred to as base 12 by humans). Translation standards have not been fully established, so times will be vague.Official names are often not translated. This is generally seen as a side effect of being a… Continue reading

  • High Availability

    “Riya Reddy, Office manager” – it’s what the nameplate said. Plastic painted like brass. 20 years. She’d been with SAMMANA Transport NPO for twenty years, sidereal reckoning, and she hadn’t even qualified for a brass nameplate. No. That was wrong. It would give the wrong impression. The wrong sort of permanence. Drivers? Didn’t get any… Continue reading

  • “Galactic Goo” is a series of light science fiction movies aimed for general audiences. It’s titular first entry finds Sam the Astronaut (Rick Evans-Sharbaz)(suggested to be short for the surname Samanta in early materials) is a spatially displaced Indian Astronaut finding himself displaced on an alien planet. He manages to befriend an Alien slime creature… Continue reading

  • Please do not Bring Sunglasses

    Kala regarded her aunt. Cool. Collected. Other than the eyes darting everywhere. She hadn’t really left the mainland, had she? Probably had spent half her life undocumented, all considered. “Does it remind you of anything?” Kala and Mina really could be mistaken for sisters. “Busses. Have you ever been on a bus? What am I… Continue reading

  • Sister Reduced, part 8

    “You found thesaurus.com I see” When Doctor Samantha Carter sent out her new paper for review – “Instance or Amalgam: The many faces of Jane Dough” – the other scientists had enough questions for ten papers. Mouri had her own little section in it – Dr. Carter thought Jane Dough II, III, IV, and V… Continue reading

  • Sister Reduced, part 7

    Mouri was not in shape. She quickly tried to duck into a tea house – as she wasn’t dressed for a yoga session, she was sure she would be able to blend in there. She failed miserably. Ami just got in line behind her. But Mouri was too tired to run again. The two got… Continue reading

  • Sister Reduced, part 6

    “Do… I just keep calling you Rina for now?” Biralee asked as she followed her sister to the Deli. “You don’t mind, do you?” “I guess not.” “So what do you want to know about?” “Usha… isn’t the orignal Usha.” “She isn’t. Strictly speaking, she doesn’t have to exist. Still, she’s the one with the… Continue reading

  • Sister Reduced, part 5

    After their meeting, Biralee’s new ‘sisters’ seemed in little rush to integrate her into the larger group – she had her own life. There was some correspondence – feeling a bit lake occasionally catching up with a long lost friend by email – and a wave of recognition at the University – but everyone kept… Continue reading