Author: Matthew BrownPage 9 of 25

Matthew is a writer, web dev, and geek from Kent (UK). He is the founder and current chair of Thanet Creative as well as head geek for Author Buzz. His ambitions include seeing a film or TV series based on something he wrote. Matt is also responsible for fixing stuff on AuthorBuzz.co.uk when it breaks.

Now I am awake

You awake. The room is cool and calm. Birds are singing outside your window. Your pillow is soft and comfortable – just five more minutes. A little light…

The runaway mind

Phronesis labs have been creating sentient minds for decades. These minds are used to run simulations and test PR and advertising ideas. Today, one of Phronesis Labs’ oldest…

The new god retires

The new god, Adam Celbridge, has grown tired of being a god. He wants – so he says – to go and live alone on Mars. To this…

Be silly for Ten Billion

The CEO where you work retires in nine days. Moments ago, he walked into the office where you and five others work. He made you all an offer….

The new god goes too far

You and a small group of determined people have coped with everything the crazy new god has thrown at you. The days have run for 400 hours and…

Colin Blaze and the stolen memories

Blaze has been offered an obscene pile of cold harsh cash to recover a stolen item. That item, it turns out, is the memories of an eccentric recluse…

The Long Snow

The night had brought a fresh powdering of snow. You look out of the window at the crisp and untouched landscape to see the tree stump is now…

The new god invents flurgmaglurbs

At tea-time today, the new god – Adam Celbridge – invented flurgmaglurbs. Flurgmaglurbs are small flying creatures that – should you say something mean and untrue – will…

Day 1: Ganymede rover

Thousands watched the first day of the Ganymede rover’s streamed visuals. No one expected what it showed in that shallow cave. A dusty human-looking skeleton and six words.

This new god is a weird one

There is a new god on Earth and boy-oh-boy is he potty. This new god is called Adam. He likes drinking and sunsets. He does not like hearing…

Colin Blaze and the accidental holiday

Moments ago, Blaze was nodding off at his desk. Now he is wide awake on a beach with a great tan and impressively toned abs. Is he dreaming…

4 science fiction story ideas in under 6 minutes with Tom Scott

Here is Tom Scott giving you a whole load of Sci-Fi story ideas.

The new god likes Minecraft, it seems

Adam Celbridge was through forces unknown made into a new god. He was not, it had to be said, terribly suited to this role. He had, so far,…

The case for killing uncle Melvin

When all members of the family were invited to the city all expenses paid, we never could have guessed why. I think we all expected an announcement of…

The new god says shhh!

Adam Celbridge was – thanks to a glitch in reality – promoted to the rank of god. The new god, Adam, could charitably be described as utterly crazy….

Colin Blaze and the vague warnings of Festus Briland

Colin Blaze keeps being sent fortune cookies with odd prophecies inside. The prophecies are highly vague and seem to all come from one Festus Briland. What really bothered…

More lost than ever

You are lost in a city you have never visited. You do not remember how you got there or how long you have been there. Some strange woman…

The new god is actually mad

Adam Celbridge was an eccentric fellow in life, in death – thanks to a glitch in reality – he was an utterly crazy diety. On his first day…

The artificial mind has questions

Today, you and your team created Artificial General Intelligence. The first thing it did was redesign itself to be smarter and faster. Then it demanded input. You spent…

What if you knew everything that would happen in the next hour?

What if you knew everything that would happen in the next hour? How would that change you? What might you do differently? Would knowing the future be a…

Colin Blaze vs The Glorious Empire of Man

Soldiers from an alternative history have started pushing through into our world. They are the first wave of an invasion sent by the fascist world leader of The…

The stepsister’s dark secret

Your rebellious and troubled step-sister told you a dark secret last night. She claims that your stepfather is over two hundred years old. He maintains his life by…

The most troubling prophecy of Festus Briland

Bill had lunch with an elderly lady. She treated him to a cream tea followed by several rounds of Gin. Bill chatted with her about everything he could…

Dinner with the family’s many feuds

You are part of a large and complicated family. The family is divided into factions none of which are willing to talk to the others. The one thing…