Fictional Derivations

Photography: MCS_flickr
Arcady and Inspector Kincaide stared each other down, like two stray tomcats individually deciding yet not deciding whether now was the time to claw the enemy’s eyes out.
Zene wondered what the equivalent of a bucket of water would be.
“It’d help us both if you’d lay all your cards on the table,” said [...]

I’m working on the next installment of The Well-Tempered Clavier, but in the meantime I thought I would share the little stories I thought up for John Scalzi’s Zoe’s Tale advanced reading copy contest, as a sort of sorry-that-I-missed-this-Sunday apology. The idea was to “explain the events of August 19, 1994″.

Photography: comiquero
For Outpost Mâvarin’s Weekend Assignment #215: Everyone’s a Critic.
WARNING - SPOILERS
Although if you’ve waited this long, you probably no longer care about spoilers. We hope.

INT. AGENT 910’s QUARTERS - ESTABLISHING
A futuristic spartan room, about 10′ x 10′, spacious for military quarters. No windows. The bed is currently folded into the wall. [...]

Photography: mandj98
Arcady looked back at the gate and scowled at the approaching figure. “My damn father,” he muttered, snapping his cellphone shut, “can’t seem to keep a promise. Which makes him perfect for running for office this year.”
Hestia reached the gate, out of breath, and stretched up towards a control panel behind [...]