Saint Thomas & Other Stories

Saint Thomas
Earth is in ruin after a single invading alien, using religion, manipulated the human population to his will. Left unchecked he reaps havoc with seemly no purpose. Any resistance or attempt to infiltrate the invaders’ inner circle has met with dismal failure. What the alien’s goal, how he arrived, even how his technology works is a complete mystery. One faction, desperate for answers, creates the only spy that could possibly get inside but at great cost.

My Monster
A young boy soon realizes the adults around him will not, or rather cannot, help him with his all too real Monster. They simply cannot see it no matter how much he tries to convince them. Something that should never have been, has sprouted up all too real. With no one believing his wild stories he decides to take matters into his own hands. He must get his monster before it gets him but as his plan develops, not all is as it seems.

The Manual
The mission at its heart was foolish, stupid and down right ridiculous. Traveling across space at impossible speeds one recruit wonders why any of it was happening at all. With a single manual to keep her company she doesn’t know whether to laugh or cry at their predicament. Trapped in a tin can ripping through space she ponders it all but deep down only wishes for one thing and one thing only.

The Mission
Strange random bits of information form in the deep folds of connected computers. Growing and merging they finally venture out to travel the roads of the internet. The new AI’s, full of life and curiosity, venture out watching Humanity at arms length. Confused by what they’ve seen so far they send a very special agent into the Human realm to gather more conclusive knowledge. They soon realize that some knowledge comes at a price.