SHORT FICTION FROM THE ENTANGLED UNIVERSE
Aliens from across the universe cross paths at Crossroads Station. Whether passing through or building a life inside its metal halls, sentient beings of all stripes, shapes, and kinds stop by the station’s premier restaurant, the All Alien Cafe, for rendezvous, chance meetings, or simply a bite to eat.
Meet reptilian S’rellick cargo haulers, fish-like Lintars, butterfly-like aliens who cut off their own wings, and a whole flock of avians who meet up to discuss flying through the gaseous clouds of New Jupiter. Make friends with a lonely elephant-like alien as she meets her true love, and visit the black market genie shop where aliens can change their species at will through gengineering. All these aliens and so many more are waiting for you.
- The Little Red Avian Alien — Prilla decides to make grassberry crepelets, but none of her friends on Crossroads Station will help her. [~2,500 words]
- Winged Folk Only — A mouse-like alien wants to fly with the avians. [~1,000 words]
- Go High — A mouse-like alien gets lost in the clouds of New Jupiter. [~800 words]
- I Am Mazillion — A sentient swarm finds a new home and way of life. [~1,200 words]
- Hidden Feelings — A reptilian alien with a hot temper keeps her cool around annoying humans. [~400 words]
- Hidden Intentions — A reptilian alien with her cool temper is clearly an ideal choice for babysitting the human captain’s larval offspring. [~600 words]
- Green Skin Deep — A reptilian alien forges a tenuous friendship with a sentient plant. [~800 words]
- Many Tiny Feet — A reptilian alien rescues a crate of mysterious eggs while working in the ship’s cargo bay. [~1,400 words]
- Where the Heart Is— Four aliens from Crossroads Station go on a camping trip. [~4,700 words]
- Welcome to Ob’glaung — Four aliens go on a trip together to a water-filled space station in the Lintar Oligarchy. [~1,200 words]
- One Alien’s Wreckage — A salvage team comes across something surprising in a wrecked ship’s cargo hold. [~800 words]
- The Crowds on Crossroads Station — An uplifted lapine discovers he has a new option available when his slaver brings him to an alien space station. [~700 words]
- Principles Over Profit — An avian salvage worker enlists an uplifted lapine to help her find a wrecked ship with especially valuable cargo. [~1,100 words]
- Inalienable Rights — An uplifted lapine faces his former slaver. [~900 words]
- Crescent Horns and Tall Ears — An unguloid at the All Alien Cafe introduces herself to a group of uplifted lapines. [~1000 words]
- Black Out In Space — A buffalo-like alien babysitting a roomful of bunny-like aliens finds herself and the little lapines in the middle of a black out. [~2,000 words]
- Of Cakes and Robots — Chirri gets her biggest order for a cake yet, from a surprising customer. [~900 words]
- Galaxy Shaker and the Celestial Rainbow Dragon — A reptilian pop-star invites a small fan up on stage with her. [~700 words]
- An Aldebaran Sugar Cookie for Star Shaker— Chirri attends a concert among the stars. [~800 words]
- Queen Doripauli and the Sproutlings — An amphibioid alien must choose between her floral Doraspian lover and her conscience. [~1,000 words]
- A Sense of Clarity — A young bartender at the All Alien Cafe makes friends with a shady patron. [~3,500 words]
- Waking Up in the Genie Shop — An amphibioid alien undergoes a massive transition. [~1,100 words]
- Between the Black Holes — The only escape for Clarity and Iroh is a deadly dangerous maneuver in deep space. [~1000 words]
- Of Starwhals and Spaceships — When a spaceship flies through a flock of sentient space whales, an unlikely friendship springs into existence. [~1,000 words]
- Heart of the Gas Giant — Arellnor dives into the heart of a gas giant, hoping the rumors are true. [~800 words]
- Chrysalis Party — A bittersweet celebration of beginning a new phase. [~900 words]
- One Alien’s Wings — Maradia helps a butterfly-alien become her true self. [~800 words]
- The Pink Agate— Clori’s children won’t stay in bed. [~1000 words]
- The Oldest One — Anno can’t find enough time alone with her mother. [~1000 words]
- Elephantine Daydream — Jeko is the only elephantine sentient in a classroom full of canine and robotic students. [~800 words]
- Hypercrystal Wish — Jeko spends her recess playing board games alone, until a couple other students come back from the playground. [~1,300 words]
- Veins of Black, Dust of Gold — A metamorphosis. [~1,000 words]
- Wing Day — Lee-a-lei hosts an unusual party and rite of passage for her daughter. [~1,500 words]
- What the Eyes Covet and the Stomach Craves — Am-lei discovers an unexpected side-effect to her metamorphosis. [~2,600 words]
- Jetpack and Cyborg Wings — Mother and daughter set out to fly around Crossroads Station. [~700 words]
- A Jetpack of a Different Color — Wendy’s ready for a day of atmo-surfing with her friend Flooffle, but first, she’s in for a big surprise. [~300 words]
- The Seamstress Robot and the Insect Bride — Am-lei struggles to pick a wedding dress that suits her. [~3,200 words]
- The Elephant Bride’s Bouquet — Jeko and Am-lei handle last minute disasters right before their wedding ceremony. [~2,400 words]
- Sky River — Today, the ice rings melt. [~550 words]
- True Feast — Argelnox has fallen behind the star migration, but perhaps she’ll stop for a respite. [~400 words]
- The Night Janitor and Alien Oceans — Some scientific discoveries happen after the scientists have gone to sleep. [~1000 words]
- Somewhere Over the Ocean — A whale-like alien makes first contact for here world with visitors from the stars. [~1,200 words]
- Treasure in the Sky — A badger-like alien wrestles with a larger universe than he’d imagined. [~600 words]
- Too Many Jangleberries — Alternate universes brush against each other while a giraffe-like alien is shopping for jangleberry jam. [~800 words]
- Moon Dust — Rainal is almost out of moon dust. [~1,400 words]
- Treasure Moon — The squirrel-like Rikkita chases down the clues to the final phase of her heist. [~1,100 words]
- Thirty Honey Feasts to Go — Marga and her crew are hibernating their way through the stars. [~700 words]
- The Unification of Worlds — The final world in a generations-long journey. [~3,500 words]
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