Welcome. Reading this means you’ve stumbled into my little corner of the internet. It’s home to all the weird, off-the-wall, maybe even slightly creepy stories that tumble out of my head. We’re talking speculative fiction — science fiction, fantasy, horror, etc. — and new content shows up every week (usually on Fridays) so be on …
Just for fun, I’ve dropped a few easter eggs into “Caturday on Ceres” as an homage to many of the sci-fi stories and franchises that I love. There are a total of 10. Did you catch them all? I’d been trying to reach my broker for a good two hours before the fat slug answered …
It started the way every war story does: in a crappy bar with a grizzled veteran saying, “This is no shit.” The bar was Xeno’s, one of the numerous shitholes on the lower levels of Shackleton Station, a favorite of military operators, both active and inactive. The veteran looked old enough to be the latter, …
by Joel Rieves The strange craft careened across the sky, dipping and diving as if piloted by someone under the influence. It came in low over a rather decrepit barn and pulled up into a steep climb, the turbulence of its passage blowing several sheets of tin off the structure’s roof. It continued into an …
by Joel rieves “It can’t be much further,” she muttered to herself, as she adjusted the hood of her jacket. The wind had pushed it back and was nipping at her ears. The weather, while it fluctuated wildly at times, was in one of its more settled periods. Unfortunately, that period was a cold snap, …
Hi, if you’ve reached this spot looking for neurodivergent shit, you may be disappointed. You see, I’m retooling the site to focus on what I really want to do: write fiction. So, while I make some changes to things, this is all you’ll be able to read here. Sorry about that. If you’re looking for …