The Next Horizon: Sci-Fi Flash Fiction

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Campfire Songs
Luke strummed his acoustic guitar as his face was warmed and illuminated in the campfire.
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Nick Felker
Neptune Anniversary
The Sol Shuffler stuttered as it slowly came to a stop a few inches from the spaceport.
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Space Data Center Repairs
The sleek "Thermisto" shimmered under the harsh glare of the orbital construction yard's floodlights.
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The Dawn of a New Moon
Projected in the middle of the boardroom was a hologram of Earth, with two moons in orbit.
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Launch Control
The sun beat down on the parched earth of the Mexican desert, throwing up specks of red dust with every gust of wind.
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A Colony on Mars
Luminescent panels flickered over the study hall, casting a sterile, clinical glow on rows of young Rationalists hunched over datapads.
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Dispute on the Identity of Pluto
The Grand Dome of Charonpolis shimmered with a faint yellow glow from the bioluminescent algae lining the perimeter.
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Data Transparency
The hum of their lunar rovers echoed through the dusty remnants of the ancient city.
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A Day at the Beach
Leyati slouched back in his elevated lifeguard chair, lazily looking up at the colorful clouds overhead.
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Four Years to the Stars
It was a seasonably cold January.
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The Era of Hydrolite
The airlock hissed, equalizing the air pressures with a groan of stressed metal.
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The Roaming Venutians
Jason breathed quickly into his oxygen mask as the escape pod shrieked through the noxious atmosphere of Venus.
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