Science Fiction
Smartystan
On the Internet, clips from the Average Capabilities Association (ACA) accumulated millions of views. The patrons that had been present at the gathering all rejoiced. All but Vergara. He felt like he had delivered a fine statement and that it was almost too good. It was like he could rip out his vocal chords and throw them on the deck. When he found time he asked for the official footage to be taken down, despite the multitude of viewers who had already witnessed it. They just couldn’t rip from the file anymore.
By Skyler Saunders28 days ago in Chapters
Smartystan
In the process of signing books, Dr. Strong felt a sense that he had connected with these people. His audience ranged from sixteen-year-old high school students to seasoned university professors like himself. He counted on the book sales, of course, but he enjoyed connecting with the people behind the pages and listening to audio files.
By Skyler Saunders29 days ago in Chapters
Smartystan
Dr. Frampton peered down at her watch. She timed the opening of Smartystan precisely. The gleam from the pearly gates and streets of gold; the mansions all seemed to mean so much more because architects and engineers had to use exact measurements to craft such a majestic world. Belinda walked in with Dr. Frampton, Dr. Strong, and Go trailed them at the main gate. As an entrance, it didn’t feel too imposing, and definitely not intimidating.
By Skyler Saundersabout a month ago in Chapters
Smartystan
The men and women of average ability only looked on with blank stares as if skeleton heads held eyes but no other organs or signs of life. What they did do, however, was organize chapters, sectors, and guilds. To keep them out of the nation within a nation, all the CS had to do was deliver them aptitude tests. They never passed. When some of them fought, got bloody-minded, and studied and still didn’t achieve a satisfactory score, they looked at themselves and challenged the Board of Information Systematic Testing (BIST) to review their virtues. This wasn’t the most tangible of things to ascertain.
By Skyler Saundersabout a month ago in Chapters
Smartystan
Screens illuminated with the number of potential inhabitants. Dr. Covey Strong peered at the data with an intent that bordered on obsession. His skin looked like acorns and his sartorial essence showed with his blue pinstriped suit with a gray paisley tie and cowboy boots. His sixty years on this Earth proved to suit him well as he looked like he had just crossed the forty-year-old mark. As an economist, he wielded power with numbers.
By Skyler Saundersabout a month ago in Chapters
Smartystan
As the late spring day called for cookouts, the way that Dr. Frampton enjoyed her time away from her desk or the factory floor sipping wine and lighting a cigar. She knew this usually called for a man to do this, but she felt secure in her femininity. At the same time, she still brought home her assignments and agenda.
By Skyler Saundersabout a month ago in Chapters
The Lost Ones
Sleeping peacefully for the first time in over a decade ended too soon with the sound of Nightmare's voice Z, Z, Z wake up! Yelling Ah! What?! What? They replied The sun is already up and unless you want everyone to see me get your ass up Nightmare replied. Groaning all the while as we shifted between our forms I told them Wake me up like that again and I'll find a way to hurt only you, shithead.
By Lucy Torralbaabout a month ago in Chapters
Smartystan
All of the reports and finances had been accounted for…she thought. Belinda made herself haggard by looking for all of the digital forms that constituted her tax return for the year. She knew that she didn’t have to pay them. She knew that it was not a necessity, punishable by law with threats to garnish wages, fine, and even throw her in jail. Despite all that, she actually enjoyed paying her taxes. The thrill of knowing that warriors, cops, and judges supported and defended and settled for her was enough for her to pay millions of dollars to the government.
By Skyler Saundersabout a month ago in Chapters
The Dimensioners - Chapter 4
SYNOPSIS: When a young man wakes up to find himself a prisoner without any memories of his prior life, he seeks to escape. Not knowing who to trust or what is real, he fights to find the identity and home that he has left behind, but ends up finding out more than he was prepared for.
By C.R. Hughesabout a month ago in Chapters