A.C.Franklin Fiction

Short Fiction

• Pioneer Species, Annual and Perennial
  • Plant a flower, kiss a girl, change the world.
• The Stardust Perspective
  • Hooked up to the ship’s steering, you become aware of every atom in your body, and all around you. It is the only way to navigate space this deep, and will drive most immediately insane. (Based on Deep Water Prompt #3402)
• Catch and Release
  • Robin is a contractor that repairs satellites. It’s good enough, as jobs go. But it’s a little more difficult when no one knows where the satellite is.
• Cut Off the Head
  • The villagers of Van Udaos refuse to suffer the hydra’s rampages any longer.
• Golden Afternoon
  • Delilah loved her boy Sammy, no matter how foolish he might be. But it was afternoon already and he wasn’t back yet.
• Leap!
  • Leap (v): 1. To propel oneself quickly upward or a long way; spring or jump. 2. To change quickly or abruptly from one condition or subject to another.
    3. Usually ill-advised.
• The Rattling Hummingbird
  • Nicodemus Rexwood was looking for the next big thing in clockwork creations.
• Unmalleable Time
  • Roberts is interested in a particular pocket watch – a time travelling one.
• When Shadows Fall
  • After a thoughtless question, a superhero finds herself missing her nemesis.