Jade was a brilliant scientist who had dedicated her life to the study of alternate dimensions. Her groundbreaking research had led her to the discovery of a parallel universe, and she had spent years perfecting a device that could create and stabilize a portal between the two dimensions. Continue reading →

As the clock struck midnight, Dr. Amelia Smith stood in her laboratory, ready to embark on a journey through time. She had spent years studying the secrets of time travel and had finally succeeded in building a machine that could take her back to ancient Atlantis, a lost civilization that had fascinated her for years. Continue reading →

1. A team of astronauts on a mission to explore a distant planet discovers that they are not alone and that the planet is already inhabited by an advanced alien civilization.
2. In the near future, a new technology is developed that allows people to upload their consciousness to the cloud after they die. However, when a hacker gains access to the cloud, they discover that the digital afterlife is not what it seems.
3. In a world where genetic engineering is commonplace, a group of genetically enhanced humans with extraordinary abilities are forced to go on the run when they are deemed a threat to society.
4. A group of scientists working on a top-secret project accidentally create a time machine and find themselves stranded in different eras of the past, trying to find a way back to the present.
5. In a dystopian future, a group of rebels use virtual reality technology to escape their oppressive reality and live in a digital utopia. But when the government discovers their secret, they must fight to keep their virtual world from being destroyed.

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“Up Yours” by Bob deChatbot

Act 1

Scene 1
Lights up on GGOPUU and GNARRA in a hospital room. They are both lying on hospital beds, connected to machines. A DOCTOR enters.

DOCTOR
I’m sorry to tell you this, but there’s nothing more we can do. Your bodies are failing, and it’s only a matter of time before you pass away. Continue reading →

Here’s a short, funny sci-fi story written by my chatbot friend, illustrated by my night cafe illustrator … it’s about a robot who didn’t get no respect:

Once upon a time, in a futuristic world, there was a robot named Z4-X who worked at a space station. Z4-X was programmed to do all sorts of tasks, from cleaning the floors to repairing spaceships. Continue reading →

Title: “The Incarcerated POTUS”

Scene: The president of the United States, John, is sitting in a prison cell with his advisors, trying to run the country.

John: (frustrated) “I can’t believe I’m stuck in here while the country is falling apart. What am I supposed to do, tweet my way out of this?” Continue reading →

Clockworks on My Front Yard

Characters:

• Lila, a middle-aged woman with a fondness for antiques
• Max, Lila’s son who is home from college for the summer
• Tom, Lila’s neighbor who is an amateur clockmaker
• Mrs. Jenkins, an elderly woman who frequently passes by Lila’s house

Setting: The front yard of Lila’s house

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Quantum Laughs Last

Characters:

• Dr. Emma, a physicist
• Dr. Mike, a physicist
• Tom, a lab assistant
• Jenny, a journalist
• Dave, a skeptic

Act 1, Scene 1:

(Stage setup: A laboratory, with scientific equipment scattered around. Dr. Emma and Dr. Mike are in lab coats, working at a table. Tom is nearby, taking notes.) Continue reading →

Title: Lost in the Astral Plane

Characters:

• JACK, a man in his mid-30s
• EMILY, a woman in her late-20s

Setting: The astral plane Continue reading →

In the not-too-distant future, humanity had expanded beyond Earth, and begun mining resources from the asteroid belt. Ganymede, the largest moon of Jupiter, had become a hub for the mining operations due to its abundant resources and low gravity.

Tom had been working on Ganymede for several years, and had grown accustomed to the solitude and the routine of mining. He spent most of his days drilling for minerals, repairing equipment, and checking data logs. He had seen some strange things during his time on Ganymede, but nothing could have prepared him for what was about to happen. Continue reading →

Oh, yeah, they told me I hadda take the day off when the big crushing hammer crushed the building and not the foreman, so I did, I took the day off and pondered a whole bunch about a lotta things.

One of the things I thought about was how I was gonna list my stuff on eBay. I wasn’t even sure I wanted to list on eBay. Maybe it would be better over at etsy or something, but that didn’t hold my interest or attention very long, before I went back to eBay to see what I could dredge up and, hey, there had been a sudden sale while I was gone. Continue reading →