The absurd flash fiction adventures of Captain Eric Adair, Space Operative
Episode 91: The Visit As their spaceship rose into the air, Captain Eric glared at the planet below. “What an awful place. No Clown Burger!” Amy threw up her hands. “That’s what you didn’t like? They ate Koby the intern!” He shrugged. “They wouldn’t need to eat people if they had a Clown Burger.” Episode 92: The Trainees Captain Eric …
Episode 61: The Colony “We can’t build a colony here,” Captain Eric said, gesturing at the houses. “It’s against galactic regulations. This place has sentient beings! There’s a community here!” “Just animals,” Amy insisted. “I’ve looked. There is no intelligent life on this planet.” “They have television!” he said, showing the network signals on his wrist computer. “Just game shows …
Episode 31: The Encounter Captain Eric and Amy were exploring a market on a small moon. On planets, markets were strictly regulated in what they could sell and to whom, and were unlikely to let you buy portable black holes without a permit. On moons, the governments were much more relaxed. They were mostly focused on regulating their artificial atmosphere. …
Episode 1: The Longing Captain Eric stood on the bridge, arms akimbo, and gazed wistfully at the darkness outside. “I know the galaxy needs heroes, but… sometimes I wish we could go beyond our jurisdiction. Sometimes I wish this starship was an exploratory vessel, pushing ever onward into the infinite frontier.” Amy laughed. “You get upset if we’re more than …
