Friday Fiction: Science Fiction Shoes
What does that title mean? Well, dear reader, I’m afraid I cannot tell you. The story will reveal such matters.
By Brandon Scott on Nov 8th, 2024
What does that title mean? Well, dear reader, I’m afraid I cannot tell you. The story will reveal such matters.
By Brandon Scott on Sep 25th, 2024
Dark Matter takes a premise I’ve certainly covered before. Everything Everywhere All at Once dealt with relationships across multiple dimensions, and what it means to want a different life than you already have. But, while I will not claim Dark Matter is a better show than All at Once is a movie, I will say that this series presents a fascinating alternative to multiverse fiction—both in the story and in its storytelling.
By Brandon Scott on Sep 20th, 2024
The final part of this adventure. The conclusion of “Liquid Air Delivery. It’s been harrowing and thrilling, and now our pilot has one final dash to save himself—and everyone else nearby.
By Brandon Scott on Sep 6th, 2024
Welcome back, dear reader.
As you may recall, our protagonist has a problem. Two deadly machines called “Task-Shots” stand between him and preventing an explosion.
By Brandon Scott on Aug 30th, 2024
In our last installment of this tense, sci-fi adventure, our protagonist discovered that this wasn’t going to be a normal delivery. There’s more going on. But he doesn’t back down easily.
By Brandon Scott on Aug 23rd, 2024
Today, dear reader, we have a science fiction tale for you. It’s full of worldbuilding, action, and a main character who can handle extremely dangerous situations.
In fact, that’s what makes him such a good pilot.
By Brandon Scott on Aug 16th, 2024
Life on Earth can be weird, don’t you think? The idea of clouds up above and bugs in the dirt we walk on. We live with it because that’s just how Earth is.
By Brandon Scott on Jul 26th, 2024
It’s the future, and all Edward cares about is a single vase remaining broken.
But why? What has come over Edward that makes him want to break his favorite vase?
By Brandon Scott on Jul 19th, 2024
Today’s story is about physics. More specifically, aliens playing around with physics and making humans have to deal with that.
By Brandon Scott on Jul 1st, 2024
“Slow Time Between the Stars” has almost no plot. And that’s perfectly fine. If you try to read it expecting a plot—or really even conflict—to arise, then you’ll be disappointed. This is pure idea-based science fiction. It’s continuous interesting ideas. That’s it.
By Brandon Scott on Jun 28th, 2024
The time is the far future.
The crime is murder.
And the detective is very good at his job.
By Brandon Scott on Jun 21st, 2024
Do you ever wonder what aliens use to communicate with each other?
Well, in this story, the answer is cell phones.