Latest Stories
Most recently published stories in Futurism.
A Butterfly Dreamed
In the good old days we had numbers. The numbers begat made up units of measurement to assure us that things were, in some respect, solid and consistent. Certain things, arguably the majority, were considered self-evident by the general consensus of the masses. Anyone could argue philosophy, the existence of the soul, whether or not ghosts were real; but for the most part, up was up, down was down, and gravity still worked just fine. Thinking back on it now, even the most fundamental of truths seemed a bit far-fetched. We arrogantly assumed everything before us was specifically at the face value of our collective perception. Who could have blamed us though? A tree was a tree, right? You sat under it, it provided shade, the occasional fruit or nut to eat, even wood for building. There used to be a saying that a tree by any other name would still be a tree… or was that saying about the rose? This concept would not be so frustrating if I could honestly remember any difference.
By Reed Alexander8 years ago in Futurism
Weirdest Sci-Fi Movies of All Time
Science fiction has long been known to have a weird side to it — and no, we're not just talking about H.R. Giger's Alien designs, either. The entire genre is all about bringing out the strange and mind-bending potential of our reality, and seeing how humanity would deal with it.
By Ossiana Tepfenhart8 years ago in Futurism
Interview with Orson Scott Card, Co-Creator of Extinct. Top Story - October 2017.
Orson Scott Card was the first ever author to win back-to-back Hugo and Nebula Awards with Ender's Game and Speaker of the Dead. With an impressive collection of books, plays, and short stories in his repertoire, in recent years Scott Card has expanded his Ender universe to the big screen with the 2013 film adaption of Ender's Game starring Harrison Ford, Asa Butterfield, and Ben Kingsley, and now with BYUtv's new sci-fi series, Extinct.
By Natasha Sydor8 years ago in Futurism
Hello to My Past Life
Birds fly above me as they plant a kiss on my cheek with their feathery wings, I wake up to notice my infant self giggling as the birds continue to sing. "It's already morning," I thought... but she is still not here. I begrudgingly rise up from the pile of flowers, my lips begin to crack a tiny smile as I see my tiny hands waving around with a huge grin upon my tiny face.
By K. Alexandra8 years ago in Futurism
SatS—Chapter 4: Underwater
Working in conjunction to Inktober I decided I am going to create a story based on the prompts of Inktober, along with the artwork, creating some cohesion of my pieces as well as a tale for you all to read (^_^)Make sure to check out the other chapters to come — one posting every day of October 2017And also check out the speed art videos for the art creations on youtube here!
By Storyteller IRT8 years ago in Futurism
Time Prison
What is time, and why do we seem to never have enough? Time is very much a paradox in that it doesn't exist exactly. If no conscious being is there to keep track of events, then time is only an idea. Deers, trees, birds do not feel the constant anxiety like human beings because they do not keep track of time, only the cycles of night and day and the passing of seasons. So why is that? Why are only humans subject to constantly worrying about the waning hours of the day coming to a pass?
By Cortny Sellers8 years ago in Futurism
