fiction

A short fiction story about making life better Aunt Clem was kneeling down, seeding her vegetable patch, when Stel drove up to her shack. Stel got out of her car and looked about the low ridge the shack stood on. The grass had sprung up green and shiny after the

January 18, 2023 What is the new Sheep Life Enhancement plan ( SHLEP?) In recent years many of our young sheep have become concerned about their personal security. There have been concerns that many shepherds are no longer acting for the long term benefit of their flocks. Due to misguided vegetarianism

January 18, 2023 “Take us to your ruler,” said the second legate to the first person they met upon coming ashore. The dirty and emaciated young woman, wearing only a ragged loincloth, her hair hacked short, stared torpidly at him then turned and pointed. The two legates and their party

January 18, 2023 How to do a Pandemic Response on an Inhabited Planet and not Disturb Anyone. first published in late 2021 Preface; This is a fictional story. I think fiction is often the best way to explain difficult ideas. The argument here is in the conflict some people find

January 18, 2023 A Parable for Whistleblowers Said the Traveler to the Trader as they marched into the main city of the state of Angeass; “Do you hear the crowd? We’re in time to see the alignment rituals starting.” Said the Trader to the Traveler; “Yes, the whole city

January 18, 2023 This is not allegory. I would never do that. This is mere fantasy. It is all about something that happens on Planet Nearth, where I often go when I want to be fantastic. It is on a slightly different time line than in my previous visits here,