Original Science Fiction - Makeshift Stories

An entity sent to the 5th planet of a small star system to investigate a newly discovered civilization finds a world in distress. Upon crashing on its surface, they realize they may be powerless to help, and there is no way to leave.

The great moon hoax was perpetrated 65 years earlier according to an anonymous letter written in 1899 to distract attention from a prominent event in the sky they did not want the world to see.

The friend of a missing adventure tourist believes they are getting messages from their lifelong companion and goes to a GPS location texted to them only to discover a digital siren has led them astray.

Initially wary, Maria begins to suspect the robot she is training is more than a company automaton and is self-aware. After realizing the robot has been compromising its future to save her job, she hatches a plan to liberate it.

To prove to herself that she is spontaneous and audacious, a businesswoman goes on a backcountry adventure tour to look for Sasquatch. During a snowstorm, her guides disappear, and she is found by two trans-dimensional beings who offer her tea and open her mind to a new reality.

Curious about a popular social media influencer's returns, a tax auditor suspects her of cheating. As he observes her online and offline lives, he begins to suspect that he isn't dealing with a real person. Too late, he realizes his curiosity has led him into danger.

Olivia, a researcher interested in paranormal urban myths, flies across the country to interview an older man about his unusual story circulating on the internet.

After a prolonged drought, Doctor Slow-Mo successfully bids on a job for a space tourism company owner. Marooned in space by his employees, the billionaire owner has a simple quick in, quick out solution he wants Doctor Slow-Mo to execute.

Bowie applies to a privately funded science project for the resources to verify the accuracy of her new climate modelling software, only to discover the project is not what it appears to be.

While trying to flee capture by an alien seeking revenge for their planet's demise, the Experiologist is forced to extract all its recent memories.

When it turns out his dead uncle only wants to use Jackson as a way to continue to control his business empire through his afterlife avatar, Jackson plots to rid himself of the annoying digital ghost.

Ever since a mysterious childhood incident, Alison has been the nexus of unexplained phenomena. She has admitted this to no one until she finds herself on board an old freighter surreptitiously carrying the James Webber telescope to its launch site.

After failing to capture a mysterious collector named Mr. Hughes, those chasing him scramble to find the man before he removes critical memories from another person. However, agent Simard, who led the failed operation, is not who he claims and not even from this world. He plays a hunch and goes after Hughes on his own. Makeshift Stories is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network “Local...

When her new smart apartment begins to run her life, Sachio wonders about the fate of the previous tenant.

Mr. Hughes, a wealthy businessman with failing health, collects experiences rather than rare objects. He receives a visit from a desperate scientist ready to sell the memory of her world-changing discovery in exchange for enough money to continue her research.

While trying to stop a search engine from scanning his house Ken discovers an unusual coin on his driveway, which turns out to be the gate to an alternative universe where people create money out of thin air. Ken's next decision could destroy the earth.

Forty-seven, a cynical robotic ghost hunter, doesn't believe in the supernatural. The obstinate machine has built a career out of faking ghost removals. However, a new job ends up challenging forty-seven's beliefs and proves human ghosts are real.

Nikola Tesla receives a mysterious visitor ostensibly there to interview him about his recent discoveries. The reporter is only interested in his design for a camera that can photograph thoughts. During a demonstration of the device, Tesla discovers his visitor is a time traveller.

A psychologist tries to convince a new patient they do not have extrasensory perception and are therefore not responsible for a past event that haunts them in their dreams.

After what she believes to be 5000 years, automated systems wake Dorian's mind and download it into a temporary body. However, only hours into her seven-day stint, she discovers things are not as they seem.

To save her family’s hundred-year-old manufacturing business, Sandra decides to use the general artificial intelligence she has been working on to create a new product line consisting of autonomous yard maintenance machines. However, she is forced to partner with a private investor who does not see eye to eye with her. During their dispute, the artificial intelligence starts making decisions...

Nikolay, a Russian cosmonaut, is stranded on a secret Red Army moonbase when the Soviet Union collapses. Believing the USSR's dissolution is propaganda to smoke out the lunar installation, he maintains the moonbase avoiding contact with Earth.

Gwen discovers Karl's new skin's identity, which lets her track the escapee to a recently reclaimed district. However, the Haven runaway puts questions in Gwen's mind, which she is determined to have answered.

After Karl the Haven escapee eludes port security and Gwen, he manages to find the woman who initially helped him break out of the island enclave. He pressures her into again providing him with the means to change identities. By the time Gwen, the inspector designate, tracks Karl’s reluctant collaborator down, the fugitive is long gone; however, shortly after, his collaborator disappears as...

Leopold has spent his life repairing appliances, and home entertainment systems struggles to remain relevant in a world of disposable digital devices. When he attempts to fix an old slide projector he found in the garbage; the vintage machine turns out to be more than an obsolete appliance. Makeshift Stories is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network “Locally grown. Community supported...