Untrue, Robin.
Your opinion means you liked it. That is valid! I liked it too. That's why I published it
Search found 39 matches
- December 08, 2022, 04:40:17 AM
- Forum: December 2022/January 2023
- Topic: Citlaltemini (brother from the stars) by Juan Manuel Perez
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1179
- November 20, 2022, 05:30:51 AM
- Forum: Fun and Games
- Topic: The slow resurrection of the Flash Challenge Index
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2489
The slow resurrection of the Flash Challenge Index
Hola, Aphelionites I am working my way slowly through the indices of the blessed saint Kailhofer below and reworking each challenge into a single html file, and then linking those stories to the [a href="http://www.aphelion-webzine.com/flash/FlashChallengeIndex.html"] Flash Challenge Index[/a], whic...
- November 20, 2022, 05:19:32 AM
- Forum: Fun and Games
- Topic: December 2022 Flash Challenge: a very merry Festivus
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1099
December 2022 Flash Challenge: a very merry Festivus
As we roll into the end of the third of this trilogy of truly weird years, let us give thanks, by telling a tale of a mid-winter festival. Just anything but Christmas. I'm looking for a solstice tale from another timeline, a far-off world, or the strange country through the door at the back of the p...
- November 20, 2022, 05:07:27 AM
- Forum: Fun and Games
- Topic: Flash Challenge: "The Return"
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1155
Flash Challenge: "The Return"
W e've only had one entry for this challenge, so take it away Robin Lipinkski! They Will Come By: Robin B Lipinski Mr. John J. McDunn was a quirky sort of fellow. Modern society deemed him to have various mental conditions, all relating to being a person who had to have everything in order. John had...
- November 07, 2022, 06:15:41 AM
- Forum: Fun and Games
- Topic: New Flash Challenge! "The Return"
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1722
Re: New Flash Challenge! "The Return"
And we have an entry!
- November 02, 2022, 12:01:08 AM
- Forum: Fun and Games
- Topic: New Flash Challenge! "The Return"
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1722
New Flash Challenge! "The Return"
It's been over a year since I ran a Flash Challenge, and for that I sincerely apologise. Let's try this again, shall we? Since this is the first challenge in a while, I thought "The Return" would be an appropriate premise. It is entirely up to the author who has returned, whence, and why. Has Cthulh...
- October 30, 2021, 01:22:28 AM
- Forum: October 2021
- Topic: On Strike!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3130
Re: On Strike!
Hello!
The premise is a pun, or play on words. As a mechanic is someone who fixes vehicles and makes them work, the story assumes that a 'quantum mechanic' is a little man who makes sub-atomic particles work properly. Hence, when they go on strike, the universe grinds to a halt...
The premise is a pun, or play on words. As a mechanic is someone who fixes vehicles and makes them work, the story assumes that a 'quantum mechanic' is a little man who makes sub-atomic particles work properly. Hence, when they go on strike, the universe grinds to a halt...
- June 14, 2021, 06:29:27 AM
- Forum: Fun and Games
- Topic: Cryptid Challenge
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7794
Re: Cryptid Challenge
Test. test.
- April 14, 2021, 07:33:08 AM
- Forum: Fun and Games
- Topic: April Flash Challenge - Of Gods and Men
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5027
April Flash Challenge - Of Gods and Men
While we enjoy March's stories, let us work on April's, shall we? Tell us a tale in a thousand words or less of man's interaction with the Gods. The question is: which gods? Are we talking about Zeus and his lecherous brethren? Lovecraft's Great Old Ones? Von Danniken's Space Gods? Gaimen's transpla...
- April 14, 2021, 07:23:44 AM
- Forum: Fun and Games
- Topic: Cryptid Challenge
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7794
The Cryptid Hunter
The Cryptid Hunter Lowan, a dark-haired man about 36 years old, with his rifle in hand, was silently walking through the woods, looking for his prey, with all his senses focused on the possible target. Located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 71 and Interstate 49 in Arkansas, stood the small cit...
- April 14, 2021, 07:22:59 AM
- Forum: Fun and Games
- Topic: Cryptid Challenge
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7794
Corner of the Eye
Corner of the Eye It was another strange night. A night like so many other recent nights which could be labeled, strange, for the person known as, Bob. “Bob, you’re a strange duck. Why are you pouring laundry soap into the coffee pot?” Not a strange question coming from Bob’s coworker, Phil. Afteral...
- April 14, 2021, 07:22:03 AM
- Forum: Fun and Games
- Topic: Cryptid Challenge
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7794
Borehole
Borehole “So, Captain Meyers, could you briefly summarize what happened a year ago that led to the second mission your team is a part of now? - Just to refresh the memories of our NPR listeners.” “Sure. In February of 2021 we sent a camera through borehole which we had drilled through the icecap he...
- April 14, 2021, 07:21:04 AM
- Forum: Fun and Games
- Topic: Cryptid Challenge
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7794
Little Foot
Little Foot At Mark and Jane’s trading post which supplied hunting and fishing equipment along with groceries, work cloths, gas and other basic essentials needed in a rural area, a group of Bigfoot hunters talked with two locals about a strange occurrence that has been happening for over a hundred ...
- April 14, 2021, 07:18:34 AM
- Forum: Fun and Games
- Topic: Cryptid Challenge
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7794
Love Comes in all Shapes
LOVE COMES IN ALL SHAPES “I have to tell you what I just read, I’m really shook.” Kate stormed out of the log cabin and onto the porch where Chris was enjoying his morning coffee and re-reading Sherlock Holmes on his e-reader. “Oh, yeah? What’d you just read?” He asked, eager to get back to his thi...
- April 14, 2021, 07:17:30 AM
- Forum: Fun and Games
- Topic: Cryptid Challenge
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7794
Cryptid Challenge
Good day, all
Apologies, someone appears to have stolen a month of my life.
Apologies, someone appears to have stolen a month of my life.
- March 08, 2021, 08:02:19 PM
- Forum: Fun and Games
- Topic: March 2021 Flash Challenge: Cryptids
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5697
Re: March 2021 Flash Challenge: Cryptids
Two received so far...
- March 08, 2021, 08:00:47 PM
- Forum: Fun and Games
- Topic: A New Hope - Results
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4414
- February 26, 2021, 11:32:27 PM
- Forum: Fun and Games
- Topic: March 2021 Flash Challenge: Cryptids
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5697
March 2021 Flash Challenge: Cryptids
Yeti, kraken, Yowies, Jersey Devils, Nessie... The world contains much that science cannot categorise, or so urban legend tells us.
Tell us a tale, in a thousand words or less, of an encounter with a cryptid. Entries to me by PM by midnight(ish) on 13 March, if you please.
Tell us a tale, in a thousand words or less, of an encounter with a cryptid. Entries to me by PM by midnight(ish) on 13 March, if you please.
- February 26, 2021, 11:26:50 PM
- Forum: Fun and Games
- Topic: A New Hope - Results
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4414
A New Hope - Results
Evening all! The votes are in, and congratulations to Robin Lipinski, whose tale A Glowing Ray of Hope garnered half of the votes this month. Second was Michelle Dutcher, with A God's Hope and third was JonTrue with The Last Star (my personal favourite). Last but not least was Sergio Palumbo's Diffe...
- February 07, 2021, 01:50:49 AM
- Forum: Fun and Games
- Topic: A New Hope - The stories
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5952
The Last Star
The Last Star By JonTrue Long after my body has decomposed and the sun I look up to every morning has grown cold and consumed everything I ever have, or ever will, love. After countless millennia pass on the relentless winds of time, as those vigilant points of light in the night sky wink out one b...
- February 07, 2021, 01:49:46 AM
- Forum: Fun and Games
- Topic: A New Hope - The stories
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5952
A God’s Hope
A God’s Hope By Michelle "Bottomdweller" Dutcher Within the emptiness of a god’s mind, mountain lions romped and played, suspended in time and space. They had hovered there - alongside memories of lush, green hillsides and cool water rushing over the limestone fords of the Father of Waters – while ...
- February 07, 2021, 01:48:43 AM
- Forum: Fun and Games
- Topic: A New Hope - The stories
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5952
Different Hopes...
Different Hopes... By Sergio "Ente per Ente" Palumbo The fall to the surface of that planet had been devastating, and it was obvious his destroyed spacepod would not provide any usable parts left. The soldier, Dewei Yneard, 30-year-old, knew that not even the lifesaving module aboard – which was un...
- February 07, 2021, 01:47:21 AM
- Forum: Fun and Games
- Topic: A New Hope - The stories
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5952
A Glowing Ray of Hope
A Glowing Ray of Hope By Robin B. Lipinski It was a war. Just another war in an endless parade of wars which have existed since the time mankind learned to harness the power of hate. The war was one of science and politics. It was a battle between countries and the struggle to be the dominant socie...
- February 07, 2021, 01:45:53 AM
- Forum: Fun and Games
- Topic: A New Hope - The stories
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5952
A New Hope - The stories
Good Day, all. Apologies for the delays - there have been fun and games behind the scenes.
We have four responses to the "New Hope" challenge. Read on, and then tell us what you thought.
We have four responses to the "New Hope" challenge. Read on, and then tell us what you thought.
- January 14, 2021, 04:54:40 AM
- Forum: Fun and Games
- Topic: January 2021 Flash Challenge: "A New Hope"
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5027
Re: January 2021 Flash Challenge: "A New Hope"
Two entries so far...
- January 07, 2021, 11:13:11 PM
- Forum: Fun and Games
- Topic: January 2021 Flash Challenge: "A New Hope"
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5027
January 2021 Flash Challenge: "A New Hope"
Evening, all I thought for this challenge, as it is a new year, we could try and encourage some optimism. Tell us a tale, in a thousand words or less, of the dawn of a new age, the start of something hopeful and the end of a time of darkness and fear. I want characters, I want a story arc, and I wan...
- January 07, 2021, 11:02:02 PM
- Forum: Fun and Games
- Topic: "The Day After" Stories
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4887
Through the Heart...
Through the Heart... By Sergio Palumbo The tumbling down of his apartment building had been unexpected, and the whole edifice had collapsed to the ground with no warning. Franz Huybert had found himself wounded, covered with blood on his arms and legs, and buried under giant sections of load-bearing...
- January 07, 2021, 11:01:00 PM
- Forum: Fun and Games
- Topic: "The Day After" Stories
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4887
Do-over
Do-over By Michelle Dutcher Evelyn began to suspect that the doctors were correct. Maybe she was experiencing a mental breakdown. Afterall, her memories didn’t start until last week when she had found herself in the last house on the left, in a quiet suburb just north of the city of Boston. There wa...
- January 07, 2021, 10:59:57 PM
- Forum: Fun and Games
- Topic: "The Day After" Stories
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4887
Yesterday's Tomorrow
Yesterday’s Tomorrow By Megawatts A bright-piercing white light that oozed into a Kaleidoscope of colors, very beautiful and restful when looking over the low hills that surrounded Bedford Farms, rained down for about thirty seconds that day. What it was, no scientist could give more than an opinion...
- January 07, 2021, 10:59:02 PM
- Forum: Fun and Games
- Topic: "The Day After" Stories
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4887
The Sound of Silence
THE SOUND OF SILENCE By Jontrue No one expected the end to come so soon. There was no warning, no cries from the scientific community, no prophets speaking for their gods, no cult heads prepping their flocks with kool-aid. The end was not spectacular or glorious. It all ended with a simple ‘wompf.’ ...