SciFi-Stories

Mark Phoenix, an old cowboy, discovers an alien crash site, complete with aliens and some working technology. After they restore his youth, he and the aliens gain some unwanted attention, people get abducted and then more aliens show up... one thing leads to another and the next thing you know, he's whisked away across the stars. Join the adventure as they learn what really happened to Atlantis! Not exactly a spaghetti western, but there is spaghetti!
Added Chapters 36,37

For all his perfection and magnificence he was but a baby with a new found freedom in a strange and baffling world....

It's another tale of the three young men who serve in the Solar Guard as Space Cadets. The Solar Guard is establishing its first colony on a star far away in space, and of course, our heroes are in on the mission. But somehow a villain named Paul Vidac has wormed his way into the Cadets' assignment -- replacing Capt. Strong as Lt. Governor. The man means nothing but evil, and if the cadets don't catch him at it, it'll be the end of them for certain.

A story in the Asteroid Hunters Universe
This is the story of the 'Seward's Folly,' just returned from an expedition to the belt. It is about the preparations they make for their next trip. This will be different from any other trip to the belt. They are heading towards the far side of the belt. Virgin, uncharted territory. This story can be read by itself. But I recommend that you at least read 'Mosley Station' first.
Added Chapters 14,15

A story in the Gabatrix Series (TheUniverseofCMed) Universe
Set in 2349. Gabatrix: The First Peace continues one month after Gabatrix: Minerva. Humanity is losing a war with the Itreans but one of the clans reaches out in a desire for peace. An old UHN warship is prepped for the meeting and an ambassador must be prepared for whatever is out there. The story contains Swearing, Love, Sex, Male Human/Female Alien, War, Intercourse, Space, Science Fiction, Future, Sci-Fi, Anthro Scalie/Reptilian, Violence, M/F

A story in the Gabatrix Series (TheUniverseofCMed) Universe
Set in 2349 and part of the Tales of Heroes universe, Gabatrix: Minerva deals with a scientist named Ericson, which creates the first advanced AI in over two hundred years. This is the first book of the Gabatrix series set in a specific time frame as humanity expands and colonizes other worlds while the threat of an unknown alien race looms near. The story contains sex Human male/female robot. M/F, Android, AI, War, Artificial Intelligence, Science Fiction, Space, Sex, Pregnant, Love, Romance.

A Star Guardian Story (3)
Brian continues his travels among the stars.
Added Chapter 21

There was a rocket, but the occupant wasn't a baby. A young man (Cal) is the sole survivor of his planet, crash landing in Kansas in 1984. Cal is found by a farmer and his daughter, and ends up being her friend and lover, as well as... well, read on, to find out what happens in this coming of age story. NOTE: Any names and/or other similarities between people, living, dead, or fictional are purely coincidental. (Maybe.) - 30 chapters of Book One.
Added Chapter 30 (final)

Apparently the .txt file decided that quotation marks were special characters somehow or other. I uploaded a replacement copy, let's see if that makes a difference.

A writing prompt that I decided to build out into a story. I was thinking of the old twist at the end pulp stories in terms of the genre with a bit of a supra-normal element. A Reddit subreddit called r/red63tennis has some strange coincidences until one of its users seeks some help. It's a short piece but I had fun writing it.

So the baby had a pet monster. And so nobody but baby could see it. And so a couple of men dropped out of thin air to check and see if the monster was licensed or not. So what's strange about that?

Really pleased to see Another Armitage posting here. The Day it Rained Forever packs a lot into 5K words. It leaves you thinking on: ethics, how you might cope in such a situation, and how real life seldom offers up happily-ever-after endings.

It is Seattle in the early 2000s and for a small group of people, days repeat with seemingly random durations. Then one of them makes a discovery.

Tonight, July 16th, I am posting 3 chapters. 5,6 and 7.

I made this blog post over on SOL. My surgery date (to fix cubital and carpal tunnel) is Friday. I have 12 chapters of Book Two done, and plan on cranking out as many as possible while I'm at home for ... more

Chapters 3 and 4 posted Thursday evening.

A story in the Asteroid Hunters Universe
This is the story of the 'Seward's Folly,' just returned from an expedition to the belt. It is about the preparations they make for their next trip. This will be different from any other trip to the belt. They are heading towards the far side of the belt. Virgin, uncharted territory. This story can be read by itself. But I recommend that you at least read 'Mosley Station' first.

For all my friends, family, and fans. I hope and pray that you are safe and healthy. I want to announce that I will begin posting a new story this week. This will be in the Asteroid Hunter universe. ... more

This is an expansion and update of my last blog entry which I'm deleting to post this. As previously mentioned, due to the years of hassles from the gestapo I ended up in a depression. I've been on ... more

As I've mentioned, this story is available fully on SOL if you can't wait, and also on Bookapy. I'm cross posting it here because there are readers of this site who look for Sci-Fi. And from the res ... more

A man is taken then returned. He's not the same or is he? Now with a lot of questions he leaves earth to search for the only other one like himself, so far.
Added Chapter 24

Ever wonder where runaway dogs go? And how do they get there? And what do they do once there? A whimsy.~ 3400ish words. Cover image available on my Haro James FaceBook page.

Just submitted what I can only call a whimsy. The kernel of this one came to me in the early 90's. It surfaced every so often, until 2013 or so, when it more or less completed itself. Posted elsewhere under an old pen name. If nothing else, hope "A Republic of Dogs" gives you a quick smile. hhj

In a note on the author's forum, Ernest Bywater mentioned that there are people who come to SciFi stories only, and he suggested cross posting our stories if they fit the genre here. A True History ... more

There was a rocket, but the occupant wasn't a baby. A young man (Cal) is the sole survivor of his planet, crash landing in Kansas in 1984. Cal is found by a farmer and his daughter, and ends up being her friend and lover, as well as... well, read on, to find out what happens in this coming of age story. NOTE: Any names and/or other similarities between people, living, dead, or fictional are purely coincidental. (Maybe.) - 30 chapters of Book One.

Secrets of Fathers and Empires is available through Bookapy I am currently working on book 2 Secrets Revealed

... well maybe personal creative process. (hmm, same diff) ** I suspect every writer deals with (or manufactures) a host of influences to inspire, retard, deflect, reflect and/or drive forward their ... more

A short tale of relationships: faithful vs fractious, human and automaton, father vs son. A companion story to The Brothers Keeper. ~ 2,900 words.

There was a chilling realization that the story I thought to post was 'boring as crap'. Then the MRS suggested I move on to the next one ... duh, shoulda come up with that myself. Anyway, here it is - The Child Takes a Nurse.

The Muse has wandered back. Demanded a coffee, then sniped about the roast, the sweetener and size of mug. Hoping to complete edits on #8 in the Phantom collection in the next day.

A man with a past, not tied to anyone makes a startling discovery that changes his life and his perceptions of it.
Added Chapter 74

A man on a dig in India discovers more than he thought he would

We are each born under our own star, and we are also tied to our own destiny. One day, the stars we are born under and the destinies we are tied together with shall meet, and our verse in the great song of life shall be sung.
Added Chapter 39 (final)

With help from Lazeez, I uploaded an audio version of Star Guardian (book 1 in the series), chapter 1. If you view chapter 1, there is a link. Please let me know if this is useful? If I get many responses I will record more chapters. Duncan

A Star Guardian Story (3)
Brian continues his travels among the stars.

A Star Guardian Story (2)
Brian continues his travels among the stars.
Added Chapter 68 (final)

A Destiny Saga Story (2)
Three short months Caspian Grey's world changed. His life now has a purpose. He has his girls and a family, of sorts, that loves him. He has friends that will stand with him. Even on this new road will have some some sharp curves to navigate. There is a secret that he and his family must keep. New additions join his family bringing with them new challenges while current members of his family need help facing old challenges. Caspian's destiny lies ahead, but it won't be an easy
Added Chapter 23 (final)

Now all of the stories are available as ebooks on the Bookapy website which is a sister site to this site so all sales also supports the site as well. https://bookapy.com/ bookapy.com/a/17/mike-lowe-aka-the-scot

In the last months, I've been posting about one chapter every two weeks. Grandparent duties were cutting into my writing time. Now that we are almost on house arrest from the corona virus, I am hopi ... more

During the Earth-Silth conflicts, two commanders of opposing warships played a game of chicken at one of the outer known solar systems, the result being a head-on collision and two ships fused together at the bows. After the cease fire agreement plans were made to salvage what they could from the ships and Alain from Earth was sent as part of a two man crew to recover components from the Earth vessel while a team from the Silth would handle theirs. Nothing turned out to be as expected.
Added Chapter 9 (final)

Finished the story arc where the Varech attack Dentra. Did you know that Varech is French for kelp. You can get it as a supplement. It is supposed to help with the thyroid gland. It tastes yukky, s ... more

The difference between gravity and real life is that, while gravity sucks in a predictable manner, life seems to wait for the greatest impact. Recently picked up editing the remaining Phantom stories. Should be a new one out this weekend. hhj

A story in the Asteroid Hunters Universe
In the not too distant future, while humanity begins exploiting the mineral wealth of the asteroid belt, Mosley Station, the Deadwood of outer space, is attacked and taken over by pirates. Will they survive? Or is Mosley doomed to become the first ghost town in space?

A story in the Warhammer 40K Universe
Another old one, found from the early depths of 2007. Enjoy the ride of an Imperial Guard Rhino on a combat drop.

A story in the Warhammer 40K Universe
Another lost and now found story from 2006. Part of 'The Loyndl Incursion'

A story in the Warhammer 40K Universe
I originally wrote this back in October 2006 as the precursor to a series. Then I lost it. Now I have found it by chance via the internet wayback machine. The series was 'The Loyndl Incursion' and consisted of this, 'Arbitrary Arbites', 'Shopping with the girlfriend' three separate 'Tobias' stories and a couple of others.

A story in the Warhammer 40K Universe
A long lost story from October 2006, written about an Adeptus Arbite squad, part of 'The Loyndl Incursion'.

We are each born under our own star, and we are also tied to our own destiny. One day, the stars we are born under and the destinies we are tied together with shall meet, and our verse in the great song of life shall be sung.

Things go bad for a magick user, very bad.

Some of you have asked why Cowboys and Aliens went from 19 chapters to 15. The reason: One of my Patrons and one of my part-time editors suggested I re-arrange some of the scenes around to make the ... more