tid242 Mordant God


Joined: 27 Feb 2002 Posts: 1964 Location: Minneapolis
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 6:45 pm Post subject: Incubating Stories... |
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A list of ideas I'm incubating for short stories, in no particular order...
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The Drake Equation:
At a certain level of technological sophistication, all species eventually stumble upon a quirk of physics/science that leads to their own demise.
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The State of Humans:
An investment-type prospectus from the perspective of dogs.
"In light of current developments, it remains highly probable that humans will continue to proliferate across the globe. The uptake and acceptance of canines amongst humans, as they acquire greater overall material wealth, is likely to continue, if not accelerate. Recent developments in China suggest...."
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Destructor Beam.
Had started writing a short story about the automated preemptive defense mechanism of an extinct civilisation which seeks out (seti-style) artificial EM patterns in the heavens, and sends a powerful EM beam at the source, sterilising it.
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Had another idea too at the tip of my mind, but it escapes me at the moment...
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