Ivory Souls
Do you trust me?Even a few days ago, I’d have sneered at the red-haired alien’s question.Of course, that was before my fellow guardsmen tried to cut my throat.I don’t remember…
Grotterdammerung
Grukbaz sat on the low hill overlooking the camp and took a long swig out of the bottle of squig brew, before silently passing it to his companion. Bolzog took…
Greenie’s Big Day
'Wassup, Guv'ner?'Governor Abdomo rubbed his red eyes and let out a weary sigh.'The children are playing again. I can't sleep like that,' he admitted. He hadn't been able to figure…
Arm Over Fist
‘Follow,’ was all the servo-skull blurted out of the small vox protruding from its mouth and started to hover away. Venk told as he was bid. A set of large,…
The Handbook
Sergeant Cooper dropped his lasrifle, turned his back and ran for the toilet. He went for the last made in the freshly-digged trenches, the one he had previously assigned Private…
The Value of Ignorance
‘All he said was, “Don’t look, I’ve seen them before. If you see it, you’re already damned. If you hear it, run. Ignorance is your only salvation.” Then he ate…
One Hundred and Fourteen Kilos
ISD M41.03.02.148Sentus Auxilla Classification: Civilized WorldPrefecture Able, Subsector IsulisAngelos Hive, Sub Level 12, Precinct 77 +++ Ordinate Quaestor Sera Centis studied the man before her. The man was relaxed, smiling easily, holding…
Fast Fiction XV
Everything Ends Featured Story The Featured Story is the grand winner of this theme’s contest. They are chosen by a judging panel including Cold Open Stories Creative Director and Community Judges. Happy Birthday,…
Happy Birthday, Sergeant Corde!
How many years? To look at the lines on her face you’d think it had been at least a decade, but that’s not what the chronometer said. She stuck to numbers she could trust.
Home Sickness
Recalled to Yujua. Those three words spread through the camp like wildfire. Pak can see it in the men’s faces. Wonder. Relief. Six years of war in the green fields…
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