Set your story after aliens have officially arrived on Earth.

Posted in Science Fiction on Aug 4, 2023

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“Welcome Arlkanians !” by Guiton Blackburn

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#210 Welcome Arlkanians ! ! “Hold the ship image gently and make sure that the Arlkskin gloves are fitting snugly.” Groox, my Arlkaninan instructor, was giving me instructions on handling the ship, or flying saucer as it is commonly called by us Earthlings. This was just a simulator exercise; I was learning the procedures of positioning the ship before initiating the vector and speed through space. The simulated dimension we were working in was on planet Earth, so everything still looked familiar. It would be some time before I wou...

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“Born Too Early” by Chris Munroe

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Planet KL-9592 was pretty enough, Captain L’aran Storacher thought as her ship approached, but nothing special. She could name fifteen galaxies off the top of her head that were more impressive than this backwater on the edge of the universe, and the planet itself was relatively simple, covered by dull blue with patches of swirled green and brown across it that were obscured in places by weather patterns. Visually, there was nothing to explain the excitement among her passengers as they approached the small planet. She turned to he...

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“MYSTICAL LANDING” by Tahirah Abubakr

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MYSTICAL LANDING “Wow! I am spinning downward to… where am I going? I thought this was just a test drive from the Timekeepers! Sometimes they are just so secretive! Bump! Bump! I’m here! What is here and where is this place? Am I alive and what is it to be alive?” Looking all around, the being feels itse...

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“LAVINIA’S WORLD” by Julia Corliss

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Lavinia knew all humans had enough food, clothing, and adequate shelter, as well as a livable water budget to stay clean and hydrated. Hers was a regulated world. Humans had all been told since birth that they would always have enough of the necessities to sustain life for the extent of their experiences on Earth in their lifetime. That was a given and never in doubt.Life had been this way since the arrival of the Helpers long ago. Lavinia now lived and studied at the Helpers’ well-established Institute of Seekers (IS). She was being taught ...

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“Soup for Aliens” by Sav Lightwood

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Leader’s posture stiffened as he assessed the situation. “The rendezvous point… It’s miles away.” Magician reported, fiddling with the navigator. Low on energy. Middling fuel. There was no way they could take on the throng on government agents at their tail without tapping into their more forbidden weapons. As if sensing the hesitation, Berserker brandished his array of palm-sized explosives. “We are not levelling the damn city, Berserker.” Berserker spat, his acidic mucus literally melting part of the pavement. “It’s self-defence...

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“Watch and Learn” by Nick Baldino

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There is an old radio shack, with an antenna sticking two hundred feet in the air, deep in Montana wilderness. It’s the kind one sees on the skyline but never up close. It stands out on the horizon, blinking purple in the night like a dying piece of galaxy. On the ground, pale blue light escapes under the cedar door and onto winter snow. Inside the shack are two gelatinous figures, leaning on swivel chairs. They are the clear color of snot and have the expanded look of blobfish. In front of them is a slew of televisions, playing all types of...

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Set your story after aliens have officially arrived on Earth.

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✍️ 96 stories

“Welcome Arlkanians !” by Guiton Blackburn

“Born Too Early” by Chris Munroe

“MYSTICAL LANDING” by Tahirah Abubakr

“LAVINIA’S WORLD” by Julia Corliss

“Soup for Aliens” by Sav Lightwood

“Watch and Learn” by Nick Baldino

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Make a mysterious message an important part of your story.

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