The Omniscrolls

  The world faced yet another great war. With all the weapons of mass destruction launched, it brought forth a long, nuclear winter. Only after nearly a decade was the sun properly visible. “Mom, can we play outside?” a little boy asked. “No, Tim, not yet. We’ve been told to stay indoors.” “That’s right. We’ll let you know when it’s safe,” said my sister, Andrea, walking into the room. Andrea was among the few scientists in our town who were making sure everyone was safe. However, she was also involved in another project: one that was meant to allow time travel in order to prevent the war from spiralling into a nuclear disaster. Some considered it impossible, but a few of her colleagues joined the endeavor. Three months passed by and the time machine was complete. Andrea tested it by sending a drone through it. It was a success. What we saw was the world before the war. Andrea and her colleague Phillip were ready to travel through it, but I insisted that I join as well, given my mi...

Cover reveal for my upcoming sci-fi book! Synopsis: An astronaut stranded on an unknown planet must fight his way through harsh terrains and terrifying monsters to survive and find his way back home.

It had been a year since the aliens that called themselves the “Xuvarians” took over our world. Many humans were either killed or enslaved, leaving just a few of us wandering in abandoned underground tunnels with nowhere to go. We didn’t have the means to attack the Xuvarians; neither bullets nor bombs harmed them. Their skin and armour were near impenetrable. However, our luck seemed to turn for the better the day I met a man called Dr. David Avery. He suggested that getting a sample of Xuvarian DNA was our best chance at creating a weapon against them. However, that meant one of us had to let ourselves be captured by a Xuvarian—something which no one agreed to... until I did. I wouldn’t say I wasn’t scared; seeing those aliens catch bullets with their bare hands made my entire body tremble. However, I didn’t want to be forced to live underground for the rest of my life. Dr. Avery was hesitant about sending a seventeen-year-old girl alone on such a dangerous mission, and even offered ...

  The idea of being stuck in a parallel universe, away from my family, was terrifying. I crouched and held my face; I didn’t know what to do. “How are we getting back?” Alice crouched next to me and placed her hand on my shoulder. “We’ll figure something out, Clarissa.” Right then, a passerby handed five bucks to Alice and walked away. “Wait, did he think we’re…” “I guess so,” said Clement. I couldn’t help but burst into laughter, and Alice and Clement joined in. For a moment there, we forgot about the situation we were in because of the kindness of a stranger. “Maybe this is how we get our funding now,” said Alice. We went back to our table and had finished our meal. Afterward, we set out not knowing yet where to go or what to look for; but right then, a car stopped in front of us. A lady got out of the car and hugged Alice.  “Who are you?” “Alice, it's me, Lana: your mother.” “I lost my mother eighteen years ago.” “I didn't die; you did. How are you alive?” Alice tried to ex...

  “Clarissa, hurry, it's an emergency!” called out John from the other room. I left my desk and rushed over to find the lights flickering and the machine running wild. “Oh, no, we need to leave!” I reached for the alarm on the wall as John rushed towards the door, but we were instantly covered in a blinding light. I woke up with a headache, and a ringing in my ears. The world around me appeared as a haze; only smoke and faint glimmers surrounded me. I stood up as my vision returned and found John a few feet away from me. He was still unconscious. “John! John, are you alright?” I asked as I knelt next to him and raised his head. John wasn’t waking up, so I checked his pulse: I felt nothing. I tried performing CPR, but it was too late. I had lost him. Many of my colleagues laid lifeless around me. However, all hope was not lost; a couple of them were still alive. “Alice! Clement! I’m so glad you both are okay!” “Clarissa, what in the world happened?” Clement asked. “The machine grew ...