Outer space Stories

It had been a week since my physical exam, and I couldn’t stop thinking about Dr My’s expert probing. In fact, it was becoming a distraction, one I hadn’t realized was getting noticed. I handed a wrench to our engineer, Alex, while daydreaming of my next visit to the med bay. “Hey, focus up. This isn’t even the right size. What’s with you?” I snapped back to reality, “Sorry, just been a little adrift lately.” “Yeah, we al...

2060- USS Robinson Space Research vessel: Being on a ship with seven other people got boring at times, there was only so much time we could spend together before we got bored of each other's company. This mission was only supposed to last six months or at least that’s what we thought when we signed up. Even though I was single, at first, sexual relationships were completely off the table. Most of the crew were in committe...

I’m going to open a time portal, Layla. This may be a little… strange. Just try to keep breathing and you’ll be fine. I was about to ask what a time portal was when I was suddenly turned inside out and things got… more than a little strange. They got downright weird... It started with a soft hum. Like a swarm of bees in the distance. Mechanical bees. It got louder and louder, like they were coming closer. Just as I began...

We, Force Two, had been in space for a long time, too long. Euphoria spread amongst us when we saw it, the first planet to appear outside of our galaxy. We quickly batted possible names for it about. We decided on Shambala and prepared to land. Except we didn’t land, we crashed, and when I counted all the dead bodies, I knew I was the only survivor. I need not tell you how low and desperate I felt. There it was before me,...

“We don’t have time to be happy. We barely have time to live well.”-Mihail Sebastian, “The Star Without A Name”***“You know,” said Lord Henry, “I think this Kamil fellow might be the only virgin on the entire planet.”Lord Henry and his wife lounged on the Jacuzzi patio with their guests, sipping champagne and watching the sun set over Peitho 9. Peitho was renowned throughout the galaxy for its particularly beautiful sunse...