Category Archives: Fiction

La Pâtisserie

Posted on 3 August, 2015 by William V. Burns

The scent of cinnamon and honey rolled in the breeze, and I followed the trail down the cobbled road. The pastry shop was small and old, but was well-kept and clean. As I entered, a small bell on the door … Continue reading →

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Gone Before

Posted on 29 July, 2015 by William V. Burns

The sun glinted off a small object, tumbling slowly end over end. Maxwell breathed slowly, smoothly, and pushed away from the airlock with his legs. He saw in his rear view video feed the ship receding quickly. A moment watching … Continue reading →

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On Alien Biology and ‘Hard Sci-Fi’

Posted on 12 March, 2015 by William V. Burns

I’m building a new species of monster. That means I’m making up stuff again. The squishy sort of stuff, things an autopsy, a scanning electron microscope, centrifuges, and spectrometers might be involved with if these monsters were real-world organisms. Building … Continue reading →

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