Tag Archives: space

Starhook

December 3, 2008 – 10:09 pm

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Update: I’ve made an attempt at recording this, playing with the idea of podcasting. Comments welcome. I think I rattled the thing off too fast, have problems with my levels, and might have had too much fun with GarageBand clip-art. starhook One hundred vapor trails and more struck upward that day, all around the world, [...]

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The Anomalous Grouch

December 3, 2008 – 10:05 pm

The bridge shuttered and rocked, crew members clinging to their consoles. Behind the Weapons Officer, a conduit suddenly vented steam and showered sparks. Over the din, he cried, “Quantum reflectors down to 70 percent! Particle projectors offline!” The Captain growled in frustration and pounded his armrest. “Hailing protocols! Get that thing on the horn!” Another shock wave [...]

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Waste not, Want not

December 3, 2008 – 10:03 pm

Mana from Heaven it was, almost literally. We woke one day to a strange rain, flaming meteorites the size of cars streaking down to blast craters out of fields, streets, and houses. Thousands of them fell over the course of a month, and thousands died from the impacts. About four weeks after it had started, it was [...]

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