PinnedMartin FrenchA Thematic Table of ContentsHere is a list of lists of what I have been writing.Dec 30, 20215Dec 30, 20215
Martin FrenchinEverything ShortformThe machine had processed everything.With the phenomenal computing power the machine possessed, the natural next step would surely be its own sentience. While three…4d ago34d ago3
Martin FrenchinEverything ShortformOn many worlds in many ways, they say what’s seldom is wonderful.The Wen — SreLano’s inhabitants — typically live a gentle peaceful existence. In their low gravity, they gently bounce about their…Sep 11Sep 11
Martin FrenchinEverything ShortformShe watched Jamila’s craft disappear.She realized this would be a disappointment to Jamila. She was elated seeing Jamila’s craft again, but she tamped that down, guilty about…Aug 283Aug 283
Martin FrenchinEverything ShortformWhen she emerged from the wormhole, Jamila was disappointed.She’d survived, and it felt pointless. Even the journey through the wormhole was unremarkable. She didn’t expect 2001 style lights, but she…Aug 264Aug 264
Martin FrenchinEverything ShortformShe watched Jamila’s craft on the screen, racing towards destiny.Initially, critics described it as an expensive vanity suicide mission. But their work together revising the Theory of Relativity showed it…Aug 242Aug 242
Martin FrenchinEverything ShortformEverything he could see began to disappear for one last time. The sunset slowly faded.The darkness settled over this strange world reminding him of the one he had grown up on. But this world was different: cold, tired…Aug 231Aug 231
Martin FrenchinEverything ShortformWe realized that sentient machines had a sense of humor when they organized their own Olympics.Many derided it, calling it a mockery of human because they were machines capable of being reprogrammed or rebuilt to succeed. Others (like…Aug 174Aug 174
Martin FrenchinEverything Shortform—Fool me once, shame on you.There was no safe way to engage with the Ghanjal of Hissqad. Though none had ever met them, they terrorized the Norma Arm with threats, and…Aug 134Aug 134
Martin FrenchinEverything ShortformWhile we still speak the English of great 20th century writers like Steele, Grisham, and Archer, it…Because of the Collapse, information pods about the period are limited. Nevertheless, a significant squad of the philological community…Aug 94Aug 94