Author

Kevin Pickett

Kevin Pickett lives in the green and pleasant county of Norfolk, England with his future wife. Member of the British Fantasy Society, he is the author of the sci-fi novel "Dignity Nine-Eight" and the story collection "Iceberg Blue." Writing is his passion and he would like to take this opportunity to thank Daily Science Fiction and its readers for their support and kindness. It means the world to him.

If you want to tweet with Kevin, you can find him on Twitter @KingSolitude or go to his website kpickettauthor.com for more stories and news on upcoming projects.

This is Kevin's third story to appear in Daily Science Fiction.

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Sticks and Stones

I watched the boy lift the faux-fur lined hood of his Parka coat up around his red-cheeked face and pull the weather-beaten door closed behind him. The wind pushed against his tiny frame as he hurried along the sloping grass embankment outside the short row of council houses.…

Bedtime Story

"You understand why you are here, GS371?" The dual-ribbon lighting tubes on the ceiling glinted brightly off its chrome skull as the droid lifted its ovoid face to the voice of its creator and nodded. "Good. Then things will be easier for both of us." Professor Duuorfski turned…

Diatra

The outer flesh of the Diatra vessel was roasting; the stretched sleek surface popping and crackling; blisters bursting with fountains of green photo-cell blood which vaporized as it fell towards the blazing sun. "I am Diatra." The strange voice echoed inside the ship and the…