Ghost of Christmas Future

Ash piled high over racked concrete, splintering rafters, rotting furniture. As far as Jared Thomas looked, there was nothing but grey.

“Look upon what you have wrought,” the woman said, her face hidden behind shining steel. “This is your legacy.”

Jared bent down to see a photograph of a girl and her mother, trodden underfoot and coated in dust. He wondered if there was anyone left.

“I never wanted this,” he said.

“You did not care before you beheld it with your own eyes.”

“I can change,” Jared said. “Please. Take me back. I can change!”

The woman said nothing.

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Word Count: 100

This is for Friday Fictioneers. Thanks to Rochelle Wisoff-Fields for running the challenge and J. Hardy Carrol for providing the prompt photo!

Doctor Who Discussion: Like the Da Vinci Code Meets *SPOILERS* But Good

Welcome to yet another Living Authors’ Society Doctor Who Discussion! Join Jaden C. Kilmer and J.A. Prentice as we examine the latest Doctor Who episode, Extremis. 

Warning. There are Spoilers ahead. Everyone who has read the Spoilers has chosen Hell. Proceed with caution.

Doctor Who Discussion: Even the LAS Hive Mind Didn’t See That Coming

Welcome to the Living Authors’ Society Doctor Who Discussions, where the arguments are made up and the scores don’t matter. Join J.A. Prentice and Jaden C. Kilmer in our look at the latest Doctor Who episode: Oxygen by Jamie Mathieson.

There are SPOILERS past this point. And believe me, this episode had a big one, so consider yourselves warned.

Doctor Who Discussion: Pre-Emptive Chibnall Bashing, Boredom, and Cybermen in Casablanca

Welcome to another Doctor Who Discussion with Jaden C. Kilmer and J.A. Prentice. This week, we’ll be reviewing Knock Knock. Join as we use our little grey cells to examine and debate the latest episode of Doctor Who, written by Mike Bartlett and guest-starring the brilliant David Suchet!

Be Warned: There are SPOILERS below the tag!

 

Doctor Who Discussion: Nerdfight!!! And Other Sh–

NERDFIGHT!!!

Was the most recent Doctor Who episode empty nonsense or a solid commentary on industry and humanity? Well Jaden C. Kilmer and J.A. Prentice are about to duke it out.

There are Spoilers for Thin Ice past this point.

Predators in the Sky

Flocks of steel sweep the skies, birds of prey with sharp eyes and sharper claws.

The hooded figures stop in the shadow of an archway, letting their hunters fly overhead, careful not to make the slightest movement.

This is their world: where the eyes of their masters are always on them and bullets fall like spring rains.

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This is for Three Line Tales. Thanks to Sonya for running the challenge and Caleb Woods for providing the prompt photo!

The Mechanism Waits

The Mechanism has always been there.

It was there when the first peoples arrived, huddling in the dark, their fires burning bright amongst the white expanse of ice and the deep shadows of old trees.

It was there when the new settlers came, faces pale and hard, hearts full of gold, guns full of lead and powder, ready to cleanse and claim by blood and fire.

It was there when they cleared the trees and raised the new houses: suburban homes, nestled together like cells in honeycomb.

And today…

Today the great hand jerks to life.

The Mechanism moves.

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Word Count: 99

This is for Friday Fictioneers. Thanks to Rochelle Wisoff-Fields for running the challenge and Jennifer Pendergast for providing the prompt photo!