With the Passing of Time

© f 1.2; click image for original picture

The creature approached us, slowly and methodically. It was more a shape than a body, a mass of shifting plasma forming and reforming at the whim of some horrific god. Its skin glowed, as if lit from within by a filtered incandescent light. It had no face to speak of, yet it formed words through [...]

No point or purpose at all. It’s just a thing.
“He seems nice.” Susan watched the man walk back to his group of friends.
Alice tsked dismissively. “Please. Don’t waste your time on Tommy Treacle.”
“What? Why do you call him that?”
“Because he’s thick and sickeningly sweet.”
“Oh that’s not very nice,” Susan sighed, rolling her eyes.
“No but it’s [...]

I’m not particularly happy with this, mainly because a good ficlet or drabble should feel more complete than this does. But maybe I’ll get inspired to develop this into an actual story one of these days.
T’Lara completed the scan of the derilect ship’s interior and made special note of the location of what seemed to [...]

Note: Although the idea was based on the Avatar cartoon, most of my inspiration came from “Pirate Jenny” (written by Kurt Weil and Berthold Brecht, performed by Judy Collins).
No one ever paid much attention to the young servant, an unassuming girl and homely. Both ridiculed and pitied, on most days she went quietly about her [...]