Him He is a visiting Nagarlim genetically disguised as a human. His mission is so secret even he does not know what it is. A tiny chip at…
You have been applying for jobs all summer with no success. So when you receive a letter asking you to come in for an interview you did not…
Vegnault Grats was writing another missive to his Forebear3 begging to be reassigned out of the Thirteenth Voids. That was when the order arrived. Some new race called…
You gave up hoping for rescue months ago. Since then you have settled into making a home for yourself on this isolated planet. The loneliness is hard to…
Harry always did seem impervious to the strange goings-on around him. One overcast Tuesday, he set out to buy a box of tea and a pint of milk…
Invite the humans, they said. It will be fine, they said. Humans are friendly, they said. What they did not say is that humans recreationally imbibe toxins, poisons,…
The junior offer’s party was going well. There was food, dancing, and great music. Then the human delegation arrived. They had to duck to use the door but…
You sat on the command chair of the new flagship. It was designed to face enemy ships in head-on fire for solar cycles on end. You would, you…
Your engines failed mid-trip. This should have meant certain death for you and your five crew members. Fortunately, you were picked up by an unknown race of massive…
You wonder if you did something wrong. Normally, the Galactic Council only asks for you when the situation is dire. This time they asked you to investigate what…
You were hoping that your last year as the chief advisor to the Galactic Council would be unremarkable. Sadly, no. The humans have done it yet again. In…
Star Command has built a huge robotic facsimile of one of the giant aliens they recently lost a war to. You will be the robot’s commander with the…
United fleet command has declared war on an emerging race. You have been given command of a small yet powerful fleet of ships. Your orders are to wipe…
You have been selected by your government to initiate first contact with a freshly discovered race. You feel honoured to have been selected. That is until you meet…
The upload went well. You are now enjoying your fifth new body. You look great for a two hundred and thirty-five year old. There is one small problem….
You return from an eventless tour of the outer colonies to find that half the fleet is missing or damaged; someone has moved the earth; and no one…
While flying through a volume of unexplored space, your ship picks up an SOS beacon. The signal is coming from inside a nebula which scans suggest will seriously…
During a raid, the police take possession of a perfectly ordinary-looking computer. However, when the tech team plug it in, the computer complains that it has been detained…
Last night, you and your best friend of many years went out drinking. Your friend got very drunk. While drunk, your friend told you their biggest secret. Your…
I have curated a selection of the writing prompts found on Twitter. If you want something to get you writing, this might be it. They are from accounts…
After accidentally stumbling through an experimental time warp, you ended up injured in the far future. They fixed you up and sent you back again. Only there might…
An older, but somehow familiar, man appears suddenly in front of you. He staggers forwards and presses a torn scrap of paper into your hands before vanishing again….
You finally get the radio telescope to yourself for an evening. With a little luck, you might get useful data for your thesis. You turn the dishes towards…