Scott Robinson
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I As far back as his memory went, Arlan Mynx had longed to rule the world. In grade school, this longing manifested in a dramatic...
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Scott Robinson
Mar 1023 min read
Skeleton 17
I The Dyje River rivaled the sky for blue as the helicopter swept out over an open field a mile or so east of Dolní Vĕstonice. Its...
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Scott Robinson
Jan 285 min read
Bunkhouse
I open my eyes and it’s pitch-black. That’s truly fucking unnerving. I take a deep but silent breath and get a quick sense of my...
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Scott Robinson
Jan 272 min read
Mad Planet
The deputy administrator motioned to her assistant, who hurried to her side as one wall of the office faded away, revealing an expansive...
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Scott Robinson
Nov 26, 20236 min read
The Waves
Jeddy and Tori Bena bolted across the promenade, dodging their elders and more than a few robots as they raced for the outer ring. No one...
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Scott Robinson
Nov 26, 202314 min read
Selene, Receding
The full moon hovered low in the sky above the fence Joni Powell used to scramble over as a child, headed into the woods on weekend...
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Scott Robinson
Nov 26, 20238 min read
Suburban Goat's Head
The banging on the door was both sharp and incessant, stirring Nora McGee from her new page-turner, a Patterson thriller she’d picked up...
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Scott Robinson
Nov 19, 202311 min read
The Only
Earthrise and evening meal, and three years of multiple daily viewings had not made it any less breathtaking. He lingered a moment, then...
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Scott Robinson
Nov 18, 202313 min read
The Dawning
She bent forward, ballerina-like, easily grabbing the toes of her left foot, propped on the back of the couch. She held the position for...
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Scott Robinson
Nov 18, 202311 min read
And Now, the News...
“From Dallas, Texas, the flash apparently official, President Kennedy died at 1 p.m. Central Standard Time - 2 o'clock Eastern Standard...
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Scott Robinson
Nov 11, 20239 min read
Cherub
Noise and bright light jolt me, followed all too quickly by a stale, vaguely rancid odor. I’m sitting alone at a cafeteria table, and...
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Scott Robinson
Nov 4, 202315 min read
The Calling
The digital clock next to the luxurious king-size bed glowed a neon-blue 6:37 – eight minutes before she’d set it to go off, but she was...
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Scott Robinson
Oct 30, 20235 min read
Forest Glen Sonata
He could see the evening moon through the branches above him as he made his way down the ridge, gripping his walking stick tightly,...
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Scott Robinson
Jan 30, 20227 min read
Joy to the World
The little bell above the shop door dingled as Sophie McDonald, age twenty-two, rushed in and flew across the floor, pushing past her...
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Scott Robinson
Dec 5, 202118 min read
Mandarin Redux
I The horizon was pink and gray and laced with strands of bright silver lightning. The near-full moon had begun glaring down through a...
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Scott Robinson
Oct 30, 20218 min read
Menagerie
She carefully tied her shoes with well-crafted loops (as always), tucking the shopping list (which was almost always the same) into the...
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Scott Robinson
Oct 8, 20218 min read
Bad Dog!
Young Jessie Petrie scooted herself up in her bed with effort, cautious of the IV in her left arm, rising up enough to survey her entire...
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Scott Robinson
Oct 2, 20218 min read
A Little Light Reading
Sunlight flared and the windshield dimmed, and the Director glanced to his left as the transport dropped past his own cruiser, tossing...
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Scott Robinson
Sep 4, 20218 min read
Spelunker
“The spot where we’re standing,” said the spunky little guide with her dimples and green eyes and perky tits, “is ten million years old!...
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Scott Robinson
May 2, 202118 min read
The Wire
I He wasn’t alone. At first this realization, triggered by a muffled sneeze in the locker behind him, brought more relief than fear; and...
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