Tag Archives: science fiction

Liquid Life Forms

All the aliens in the zoo are unique, but the sentient liquids are by far the strangest. They’re so far beyond the scope of my understanding.

I clean their tanks conscientiously, and feed them their minerals, and every day I resist a growing urge to hop in for a swim.


This story was based on the TypeTrigger prompt “liquids.”

Mechanical Instinct

Something was wrong. It was a feeling more than an observation, something intangible, instinctive. Hannah backed away.

The creature seemed offended. “How typically human. You see a purely biological life form and consider me slimy, primitive, and murderous. How ignorant.”

The heads-up display built into Hannah’s eyes blinked a warning.


This story is based on the adjectives intangible, slimy, and murderous, as provided by @RubyCosmos.

The Cold Morning Sun Rises

“Hey, have I told you about the sci-fi book I’m writing? It’s set in the coolest solar system ever. The main characters live on a lava planet which is kept cool by the rays of an icy anti-sun.”

“…You can’t be serious.”

“And there are secret cloned laser cyborg aliens.”


This story is based on the title suggested by @Yax.