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Diamond Rain

I’m at the helm of my newly acquired spaceship checking my Facebook notifications when I see a post by NASA that says it rains diamonds on Neptune. I call up my friend Joey and tell him, “Go into your backyard.” “What’s going on man?” Joey asks as he steps out his back door onto the sunlit patio. “I’ll explain everything soon,” I reply as I adjust the ship’s teleporter. “He’s right there,” I say to the ship’s computer, “Bring him up.” The image projected in the front of the cockpit clearly displays Joey standing in his backyard. The next second he appears in the control room of the alien craft. “What the #&(% just happened!?” Joey says after he materializes. “I brought you onboard, I need your help to harvest the diamond rain on Neptune.” I reply. “Shouldn’t we come up with a plan before we fly half way across the solar system? How do we know there are even diamonds raining on Neptune? Isn’t that planet a gas giant? This doesn’t make any sense. And by the way, how the hell did ...
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Falco Columbarius

       The Zauberers were respected and honored by the common citizens of the Stadhimmel. They were feared and hated by the Teuflisch. This made being a Zauberer increasingly difficult, for the Teuflisch were quickly gaining control of the Stadhimmel. Although the Stadhimmel was originally created and designed by the Zauberers to save humankind from the rising seas, the Teuflisch eventually infiltrated their shining heavenly cities and began to usurp the Zauberers’ power.  In time, the citizens of Stadhimmel inadvertently elected an undercover Teuflisch agent as their Premier. As soon as Premier Teyrin was elected, he decreed that Zauberers were fanatics and the practice of Zaubery was forbidden. From that day forward, the Zauberers had to keep their ancient gifts concealed or risk being exiled.        In response, the Zauberers secretly created games, songs, stories and movies to teach their children the ways of Zaubery. Occasionally the Teu...
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The Singularity

The Singularity By J.A. Armbrust Phil gently pressed the silver button on the front of the tower. Lights flickered as the tower came to life. The sound of fans spinning as they sucked in air quickly faded into the back of his mind. He could hear the discs within the hard drive start to whirl, occasionally clicking as they changed directions. A beep emerged from the heart of the tower, signaling that the BIOs had finished loading. The monitor came to life, emitting a warm glow. The swirling windows symbol pulsed softly as the hardware initiated the software. A happy melody sang from the speakers as the desktop icons appeared. The wallpaper displayed an image of a glowing brain, sizzling with electricity. Once all the programs had loaded, a friendly face appeared on the screen and began to speak. “Hello Phil, your computer is ready to go. Today is Tuesday, April 16 th , the time is 4:54 AM. You’re up awfully early today sir, what can I do for you?” said Animus. The face on the computer...
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