A heart-felt look at enduring and new relationships in a near-future science fiction story by the author of the Moreau Society series.For "Pops" — as the unlicensed neighborhood kids call him — immortality isn’t the point. He wants to live for Mary’s sake. To help her, care for her, and give her every chance at life. Is it enough?Ryan M. Williams’ Memory of a Scent is part of the Super Great Challenge (SGC), one story written each week for a year from this imaginative autho...

1968. The Glenda Barker incident. The dead things rose. People died. And Stefan Roland was on the scene to capture it all in glorious film.It wasn’t planned. You didn’t plan life-changing and career-making events like that. You kept reporting and maybe you got lucky. Maybe you got something so big that the Inquisition couldn’t keep it quiet or hush it up. Maybe you got to show the world what was going on.And if you were really lucky, maybe you survived the ...

Sixteen and stressed. It wasn’t the driver’s test that had Ravyn on edge. It was the Inquisition’s test.Every four years, the Inquisition tested her for any hint of paranormal abilities that would mark her as a witch.Oh, their methods had evolved over the centuries. They didn’t burn witches at the stake anymore. Today, burning a witch meant chemical and surgical brain surgery to eliminate any unnatural talents the witch possessed. Internationally b...

The secrets to the Crunch Bang drive lay in the remnants of the Big Bang—there for any species to discover.Many years after humanity joined the galactic civilization of space-faring species, starship cruise liners take the wealthy and the humble to the greatest sights and places in the galaxy. From the ruins of the T’Kon civilization to the azure seas of Ceti Alpha 5 and every other place Cantorians exult in song. Which means everywhere, even places that anyone wit...

If Lovecraft and Heinlein wrote a Christmas story it might look a lot like this.Left with next to nothing after his divorce, Nick moves to an isolated property outside of Fairbanks, Alaska, and builds a tiny cabin designed to look like a futuristic space over. He launches a successful online blog and YouTube channel as Europa Nick, the guy who builds spacesuits, simulates exploring Jupiter's moon Europa, and author of Build Spacesuits, Will Explore, the hit D.I.Y. book on creating ...

In this near-future science fiction story by the author of the Moreau Society series, an entertaining answer to the question, “how far would you go to win love?”Everyday life for Autistic people continues to present challenges in the future. Yet new opportunities and support give hope to Rupert. Aided by CL-NK, “Clank,” he seeks employment and the life he wants. His search takes an unexpected turn and leads him to new heights he hadn’t dreamt of achieving.Ryan ...

Memories return in this story by the author of the Moreau Society series.Space stinks. It’s hard. Deadly. Humans don’t live in space. We survive living in the heart of fragile machines. When things go wrong, they tend to go catastophically wrong.Things went wrong on the Osprey. Is that what you want to know? What happened? How the Osprey died for a dream and I lost my family? My future?Ryan M. Williams’ Osprey’s Death, is part...

Death doesn’t get to win in this story by the author of the Moreau Society series.Who needs life insurance if you plan to live forever? Everyone, according to Marty Peterson. It was the smart play in a world where nothing is truly free. Universal healthcare might have hit the insurance industry hard—but it wasn’t long before creative agents like Marty came up with new insurance packages. All a matter of sales.And writing the sort of policy that minimized p...

Return to the wonders of Goblinus, the magical city linked to every city on Earth, in this story by the author of the Goblin Alley series.“The finest goblets in Goblinus.” Gagarin stands by his claim. He uses only the best materials—straight from the other side. What the Navigator’s Guild doesn’t know won’t hurt him.Only now he must shepherd his cousin Arog safely through the intricacies of the goblin alleys to the human world and back. All while avoiding ...

College is a nightmare.Four years ago, Ravyn discovered the truth that she had feared her whole life.She had the power to wake dead things. The sort of power that caused the Inquisition to brand people as witches. She’d managed to pass the Inquisition’s test and keep her secret. Now it was time to be tested again.Every four years, as the granddaughter of a witch, Ravyn faced their tests. It couldn’t come at a worst time wit...

Parasocial relationships turn paranormal in this story by the author of the Dead Things series.Like and subscribe. Leave a heart. A comment. Content creator Brie knows exactly how much work it takes to make it online. The audience sees the final product. They don’t see negotiating with brands and companies. Reviewing brand deal contracts with her attorney. The meetings with the accountant. It’s a lot more work than people think.And then there are the followers who ...

An unexplored planet hides new dangers in this story by the author of the Moreau Society series.Planetary surveys carry an inherent risk of life, limb, and profits. Rocky knew that well from experience. Which told him that this particular planet sat right at the edge of profitability, if not danger. Orbiting a red dwarf star, it sits at the margins—on one side possible colonization and a lucrative planetary license. On the other, a designation of ‘research interest only’ a...