Author
Gordon Pinckheard
Two other stories are published online by The Cabinet of Heed.
A Trinity of Truths
It had been an unanimous decision, as they all were. But it seemed to have been a bad one. Yet all three had agreed! In the cruise phase, between the stars, its human cargo in hibernation, Earth's Ark 0019 was under the control of three computers: One, Two, and Three. Each…
Just Deserts
The scientists had anticipated that it would be difficult to communicate with aliens, but they were prepared. This was their first, and achieving communication, although difficult, was ultimately straightforward, though time-consuming. They had connected the Alien up to their…
Takeover
Two tentacled viscous lumps, a Leader of the Imperium and its offshoot, had most of their eyes focused on the large grey creature beyond the metal bars. "They call it an elephant," the Leader said. "That big thing on one end is called a trunk, not a tentacle. It has only one.…