Rognog tales

The planet’s atmosphere is on fire, thanks to some amateur carrying a highly volatile load of mining chemical down in a severely under-shielded ship, and our captain has taken to quoting Asimov’s more abstract quotes. The fire will burn up it’s fuel, our captain’s state of mind, who knows. The captain seems to be completely…

The Deal at Death’s Door

As you lie in bed moments before your death a vision appears and offers you a deal. The apparition points out that you have saved a tidy sum in cash and assets and applauds your hard work throughout your life to that end.  The apparition declares that you can choose to spend your money on…

a confession to tech support

Roy wanted nothing more than to go home. He hated the evening-late shift that started at 4pm and hopefully ended at midnight if everything was calm. More likely than not, something would happen at 1145 and he would end up working until 2 or 4 a.m. Working technical support for an internet service was an…

the man with the chicken tattoo

I woke up on a barge loaded with sheep being driven across some stretch of water. There was a man at the tiller that I could not clearly see in the early morning light. I couldn’t remember how I ended up there and the polite farmer, who gave me a ride back to mainland, didn’t…