Dash McCallen

2 Seconds…

  Two Seconds… 

      T-Minus 5.4×10¹² seconds

  Near the core of the stellar object in a later age called Sol, eight-hundred billion tons of hydrogen reacted in the pressure and the heat fused the nuclei to create helium and gamma rays. The high energy photons created began the random walk to the surface. Absorbed and re-emitted at a lower energy each time, the photons made the slow walk to the…

Failure of the Heart

Source: Failure of the Heart

NanoPlague Dash McCallen

The runabout Ursus’ interior lights powered up and the onboard computer bootstrapped into service.

“Operational Database Interfaced Network, O.D.I.N  online.”  

“ODIN, recognize Lieutenant Regulus Bondman in command of the galley and cafeteria. I need a list of included teams and the specific dietary needs. Please, list the names by herbivore and carnivore classes.”

“Ple…

(Rewrite)Snowed: The Weekend Trip

(Note: This was published a few years ago, I opened it and facepalmed.  This is a rework of it. The story is the same, just grammar has been adjusted for clarity and attempts to increase the emotional content.)

  Snowed: The Weekend Trip

    Jason Best Ph.D. took another swallow from the old whiskey bottle while he pulled on the wrench as he struggled to remove the cap that protected the fill…

Days I lose hope in humankind.

Summer is here, the torrid heat has arrived and among other things, I need a shade to protect the family from the heat creeping through the windows.

So I am off to the hardware store to get a cloth.  I’m not above making my own, but I need the raw materials. To this end, I went to the supply store and was going down the line.

When I arrive and look at the rolls of material, each one a different…

A favor for a special young lady.

I heard of this, so I am doing something for her.  I spoke with her a few hours ago and found her funding site.  She is charming, sharp, and taught me a couple of things. (That’s a trick as I know everything.  Kidding.)

Ladies and Gents.  She’s a sharp kid who is struggling.  Scholarships don’t quite cover it all.

So that said. I give you this to read and consider. Click on the link below and…

Research for art? Do you copy right? Or copy wrong?

    Very informative from a good friend, she has more than a few valid points, a lot of valid information actually.

  https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/understanding-image-copyright-licenses-bloggers-diy-eeva-lancaster?trk=hb_ntf_MEGAPHONE_ARTICLE_POST

Scene 19. Epilogue

In a valley of the Two women with their faces draped with dark cloth against the intense light of the sun, walked towards the religious school where several masked men dressed all in black stopped them.

They whispered just loud enough to tell the enforcers of morality where they were traveling and who they were to meet.

“Trykon.” The chief inquisitor echoed the woman.

The other…

Smart Bomb Chapter 19. Walks Among Us

Chapter 19. Walks Among Us

The beaten and battered panel truck clattered to a stop with three male passengers the public parking structure in Washington, D.C.

The driver, Alvin, pulled the numbered tag from the machine, drove to the numbered stall and parked. The trio got out and began to walk down the street.

Looking at the sights, the youngest of the troop, a boy in his mid-teens used a…

Smart Bomb Chapter 16. Freedom

Scene 16. Freedom

The two new robots stood in the room, while Steve walked slow circles around them as he examined the artificial creatures closely.

“These do not look human enough. The eyebrows are too perfect.” He evaluated them with a critical eye. The sensors of his eyes picking up minute quirks that the android, now nicknamed with the handle, “Tin”, had identified as traits of humans.

“The…

Little Monster Girl! Follow Zela!

http://lmgcomic.com/comic/chapter-7-comic-31/

    Once again, the “Press This” button will not work, so I give you the next best thing.

A Sad Day For a Sun Worshiper

The weather rolled in.  For a dog that is part yellow lab, loves to run and leap. Play in lake and pool.  When it falls from the sky, it’s just wrong.  Not even her favorite toy of a (No longer) stuffed penguin will perk her up to the happy dog that she normally is.

Honey, the honey colored dog sulks like no other puppy we have ever had.  Even the cats don’t hold a candle to the sad look of a dog…

Smart Bomb Chapter 15. Belle of the Boom

Scene 15. Belle of the Boom

  After a five minutes of shape shifting later, Steve had to stop for refueling. The demonstrated power the tight-knitted group stood with a collective jaw drops. Alvin whispered to Lone Wolf that the other members resembled baby birds.

Walter “Lone Wolf” Whitbred laughed out loud. After given time to recover from the story and assurances that Steve was not there to…

Smart Bomb Chapter 14. A Bum, A Bomb and A Belle

Chapter 14. A Bum, a Bomb and a Belle

He told people to call him “Lone Wolf”, but the nature of the man was akin to more of a walking pumpkin than a predator. An anti-government oriented conspiracy theorist. His long-held out belief that JFK was, in fact, still alive. And in reality, the President was kidnapped and a clone shot in his place. Then continuously held prisoner by a nebulous group,…

Smart Bomb Chapter 13. Confession of the Soul

Chapter 13. Confession of the Soul

“Okay, say that again. You are not going to deliver a message, but a bomb? Where?” Alvin had to sit down. The meaning of it all sank in to his mind.

“In my abdomen, nearest the power conversion units. It gets first choice of electricity generated by what I consume.” The android, who Alvin knew as Steve.

Days before Steve told Alvin about this bomb, Alvin had…

Smart Bomb Chapter 12. Lesson’s of Wisdom

Chapter 12. Lesson’s of Wisdom

Alvin’s eyes sparkled while he scanned through little car’s archived and non-archived folders. He cataloged each file according to the timestamp. He wore large isolation earphones, he listened to the audio, then tagged the names to each face as best he could.

Hours later, he had processed over twelve-hundred files, and he had not even put a dent in the number of…