science fiction Archives - Elephants Never https://elephantsnever.com/tag/science-fiction/ Trunkated tales, rumbling rhymes, and elephant art Fri, 17 Aug 2018 17:25:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/elephantsnever.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/cropped-winter-logo-2019-20.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 science fiction Archives - Elephants Never https://elephantsnever.com/tag/science-fiction/ 32 32 135387410 Regret https://elephantsnever.com/regret/ https://elephantsnever.com/regret/#respond Fri, 17 Aug 2018 17:25:05 +0000 https://elephantsnever.com/?p=1010 “No!” Phelaine bellowed, crashing a gray fist down onto the control panel. “The electromagnetic radiation’s fried the jump circuits.” She gestured at the red-flashing screen with her trunk. “We can take off, but we’ll never outrun that thing without jumping!” She trumpeted, a brash, purposeless sound. Then her massive head slumped forward. Above, “that thing” roiled across the monitors. From Read More

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]]> https://elephantsnever.com/regret/feed/ 0 1010 Transmit https://elephantsnever.com/transmit/ https://elephantsnever.com/transmit/#respond Thu, 15 Mar 2018 11:30:57 +0000 https://elephantsnever.com/?p=454 “Damn! They just took out the eastern control tower.” First officer Anders slammed his gloved hand against the bridge display. “They’re definitely coming in force then,” pronounced Captain Caldwell. “All crews to their ships, Anders, and we must alert the planet.” The first officer barely glanced up from his monitor while hurrying to relay the order. “Yes, sir,” Anders replied. “Ensign Read More

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