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The Dreams of a Cat Professor Morgan slowly opened the door and peered into his large study. The morning light filled the room with a sharp brightness. The Professor paused…there she was again, asleep on the sofa with his large black cat, Athena; a research paper draped across her lap. He quietly walked over and touched her shoulder. “Bess?” she asked, “Wake up Bess.” As he stared down, two sets of large eyes stared up at him. One set quickly brightened and drew a smile upon the face; the other set formed into tight slits; a frustrated and annoyed, “Meow”, soon followed. “I’m sorry Your Grac

In the news… “Good evening, I’m Hector Shapiro.” “And I’m Carmen Wang.” “And this is Channel Twelve Six o’clock Action News. Welcome.” “Today the US Supreme Court Ruled that carbon dioxide is a ‘pollutant’ and has ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to make new rules for the reduction of so-called greenhouse gases. Industrial permits, furnace regulations, auto emissions testing, building permits, transportation, and food production—all will fall under the boot of the EPA. Environmentalists will use lawsuits to pressure the EPA to tighten an ever-shrinking noose

Hunters in the Void – 4 “Merciful Zeus I’m bored!” Alak looked up from his screen and regarded his Capitan. “I don’t mean to be disrespectful Capitan, but this was your plan.” She ran her hands over her face, then pulled back her hair and ran her fingers through it shaking it out in frustration. “I know Alak, I know. But we’ve been out here a week and I’m restless and so is the crew.” She looked at him, “something isn’t right. We’ve missed something.” “Capitan, we’ve scanned every ship coming and going from Petra through these space lanes and we’ve

It was a long time ago. It was…a long time ago. A time when some men tried to burn American cities, and others sent men to the Moon. It was, a time for running, a time for laughter, a time for friends, a time for adventure, a time for… play. Before video games, the Internet, and music television there existed a time when we played. A time when we spent summer in the sun, enclosed by nothing but our own imagination. A stick became a gun for playing Cops and Robbers, or a goal line for backyard football. An old can became something to kick around or a treasure chest for rocks and shells. A bramble of bushes became the perfect spot fo

...apples In a room, cold and bare She sat on a pedestal and waited there. The sounds of the past filled her head The sounds of the past filled her with dread. In a room, cold and dark She sat on a pedestal and waited...for a spark. Ephemeral arms reached out and pulled her close "Shhh, child, it's okay. It's okay, no one will bother you today." She curled up in a ball, and the arms rocked her back and forth. "You're a good person. Shhh...sleep. Tomorrow the light will come." She slept and slept and slept and the ephemeral arms never let her go. In a room, cold and dark She sat on a pedestal and waited...for a spark. "Is that a

Hunters in the Void - 3 "Capt'n!" the crewman screamed. Jack turned just in time to see the large supporting beam come crashing down in front of him. Sparks and chips of metal flew in all directions. "Damn!" Jack cursed, moving back from the fallen beam. "Move you space dogs! The ship's coming down around us...get these people on the "Niobe" now!" Jack's crew pulled, prodded and bundled the passengers from the doomed ship aboard the "Niobe" as fast as they could. The buckling metal frame and screams filled the rancid air. "We hav'em Capt'n." the crewman said. "Good. Detach as soon as the locks are secure and swing out to starboard." "A

Hunters in the Void – 2 Alak commanded the shuttle over to the pirate ship and made a pass around the vessel inspecting the damage. “Bosun.” “Aye Sir?” Bosun Dryon replied. “Were the plasma guns fully charged?” “Aye Sir, the Capitan likes full charges used in all engagements.” “And how many times would you say we hit?” “At least eight direct hits sir. You can see we broke her yards. She’ll not spread canvas for a solar month.” “I agree, but look at those scorch marks on her hull. Plasma blast doesn’t make that kind of damage and look at the gun ports…