Month: April 2023

“You still have to dress up,” Sandra had informed me. “Even with your scales. Your usual robes are nice, Archie, but they’re working clothes. Put on something fun.”I did, because I didn’t want to stand out. And because I wanted to impress Sandra and Nick. Just a little.So I dug into the very bottom of…

I woke up to a sound I hadn’t heard in many years. Sandra was in the kitchen, and she was talking to someone. I detected the gurgle of a coffee machine and the hiss of fat on hot metal. It was a warm, welcoming sound, and it reminded me of being in Chint, where my…

Preliminary report on the classification of the planet known as Earth. Draft document. Not for public release.The planet called Earth is home to an incredibly complex ecosystem. The planet’s primary residents, humans, expend immeasurable resources navigating, controlling, destroying, and repairing their biosphere daily. As they gained control of the planet, they out-competed and killed off…