Erik Bilicki's Short Stories, Novelettes, and Novellas

Exploring the Twilight: An Otherworldly Journey to Tenebrae   By Julian Morraine   Earth Date: January 10 th , 2044 Zarumin Date: Orbita 66,623, Lumina Cycle 3, Zara 5 (66623:3:5)   Introduction: A Journey to the Edge   I’ve journeyed through countless worlds and cultures, each with its own rhythm and pulse. Still, nothing could have prepared me for the enigmatic beauty of Proxima Centauri b. This planet, balanced precariously between extremes—light and dark, warmth and cold, life and desolation—holds a twilight zone where these dichotomies blur. Here lies Tenebrae, an ancient city where the story of the Zarumin people truly begins.   Tenebrae is more than just the oldest continuously inhabited settlement on Proxima Centauri b; it’s a living testament to the resilience and ingenuity of the Nocturne people, an ethnicity of the Zarumin who have mastered life in perpetual dusk. This is a place where light and shadow are in constant dialogue, w...

Waking Up in Another World: My First Days on Proxima Centauri b   By Julian Morraine   Earth Date: Dec 20th, 2043 Zarumin Date: Orbita 66,621, Lumina Cycle 27, Zara 15 (66621:27:15)   Hibernation: A Leap Through Time      It’s a surreal feeling, waking up in a place you’ve never been. I’ve done it countless times on Earth—rolling out of a makeshift bed in a jungle hut, shaking off jet lag in a bustling city half a world away. But this time was different. This time, I wasn’t just waking up in a new place—I was waking up on a new planet, orbiting a star more than four light-years from home.        When I entered the hibernation chamber aboard the Venturer nearly nine years ago, I was acutely aware of the enormity of what I was about to do. The scientists had explained the process to me in detail: how my body would be put into a state of suspended animation, my metabolism slowed to a fraction of its normal rate, and my ...

List of Micro Stories and Style Targets: The Superior Protocol - Erik Bilicki Sentinels of Lake Superior - Erik Bilicki Sentinels of Superior - Erik Bilicki The Last Visitors - Erik Bilicki The Winter They Returned - Erik Bilicki The Watchers of Lake Superior - Erik Bilicki The Lake Path - Erik Bilicki Signals From Below - Erik Bilicki The Metal Season - Ray Bradbury Style  The Watchers From Beyond Time - H.P. Lovecraft Style  The Superior Protocol - Arthir C. Clarke Style Guardians of the Waters - Frank Herbert Style  The Cold Machines - Ernest Hemingway Style  Iron and Honor - R.A. Salvatore Style The Quantum Vigil - Dan Simmons Style  The Metal Giants of Superior - William Shakespeare Style Deep Metal - James Cameron Style The Lake’s Long Watch - Robert Heinlein Style  The Superior Equation - Isaac Asimov Style Strategic Position - Timothy Zahn Style The Watchers Beneath - Stephen King Style  The Watchers Are Real (We Think) - Phillip K. Dick Style ...