When Words Fail Short

Yesterday, I found myself reflecting on something Iโ€™ve often seen but rarely paused to analyze. It started with one of those posts on social mediaโ€”the kind that announces a devastating loss. You know the ones: a colleague, a third-degree connection, maybe even a friend of a friend, sharing that someone close to them has passed […]

Beneath Crimson Skies: a Short Sci-Phi Story of Connection and Change

I love to write (short) philosophical science fiction stories which I’ve dubbed Sci-Phi. Usually I use my pen name Mikel Sablo. Or just Sablo, meaning ‘sand’ in Esperanto like ‘zand’ is in Dutch but my surname just doesn’t work well in English.

After years of silence, I recently wrote this short Sci-Phi story about connection and change in the future.

Also available on Archive.Today/nWZ3y

This story was the foundation of my essay: A World of Giving: Redefining Care and Community in a Futuristic Society