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Category: Crime

The Elevator Trials

Norman Grant didn’t believe in predetermined fate or praying to God but he was contemplating both of these ideas as … More

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Shame Fame

I awoke sharply from a feverish dream, where I was standing with statuesque stillness and completely naked at a conference … More

dystopia, fiction, future, horror, reality tv, short story, story, tale

Beneath the Canyons

“The difference,” said Detective Shawn Trenton, “between successful people and unsuccessful people is in your definition of success.” The argument … More

dystopia, dystopian fiction, dystopian story, fantasy, fiction, flooded city, food security, future, science fiction, scifi, short story, story, thriller

The Lithium Murders

My phone battery was dead. I was on my own. I heard them sneaking around in the overgrown garden of … More

climate change, conspiracy, Crime, dystopia, dystopian fiction, fiction, lithium, murder, renewable energy, short story, story

Paranoidia

It was a rude awakening. The holo-link even woke my children, they stirred in the darkness of their bedrooms and … More

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The Testament Collector

The pile of bodies was fresh, I knew that much from the lack of stench, and the blood was wet. … More

brain to computer, fiction, flash fiction, genocide, justice, murder, science fiction, short story, story, tale, Technology, war

Karma Cops

The five surly policemen were practiced at being intimidating. They walked like lions, padding through the plains, unafraid of any … More

authoritarian, clamp down, Crime, dystopia, dystopian fiction, fiction, flash fiction, future, oppression, punishment, resistence, short story, thriller

Little Feathering

The village hall was as cold as a mountain lair when the local folk edged in to fill its cavernous … More

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Love and War

I was on the shuttle to the city centre when Bill, my ‘life coach AI’ decided to request a session. … More

AI, artifical intelligence, contolling behaviour, crime story, future, futuristic, manipulation, science fiction, short story, thriller

Lily’s Truth

“There is no such thing as human rights. If you are lucky enough to live in a country that nurtures … More

Crime, dystopia, fiction, political, short story, story

Bay 3

The morning drizzle was gentle and quivering. Thankfully, after much swaying and churning in the waves, the brutal gale had … More

Crime, dystopia, dystopian, future, horror, internet, plastic, pollution, science fiction, sea, short story, Survival

Reap

“You reap what you sow.” When he said it, initially, I felt at a loss. I had nothing to say … More

biodiversity, climate change, dystopian fiction, dystopian story, fiction, food security, future, short story, Survival

Cultured

It had been an uncomfortable journey, reaching the old hunter’s shack. I had taken the bumpy, pitted backroads in the … More

AI, Artifiical Intelligence, authoritarian, banned language, Crime, culture, culturual genocide, dystopia, dystopian, fiction, future, language, oppression, power, robots, scifi, short story, story, technolgy

The Hate Room

It struck me, every movie I enjoyed celebrated the victors who were most violent, who dominated, who won through slaughter. … More

Crime, dystopia, fiction, flash fiction, government, monitoring, oppression, punishment, short story, social media, surveillance

First World Riot

There comes a moment in every era, where people see right through their leaders. Like a blinding light in the … More

anarchy, brutality, chaos, dystopia, fiction, future, futuristic, mob, power, riots, science fiction, short story, Survival

Touching Crime

I had woken up feeling concerned. It was like a sudden lucid moment in a coma, or like noticing you … More

Crime, disease, fiction, future, lockdown, love story, science fiction, short story, story, tale

Just a Thing

I saw the object outside in the street, below my window. It was clearly abandoned because it was after midnight … More

Crime, criminal, horror, objectification, short story, story

Manifestation

I could see the back of his head. His haircut was not the typical military close-crop of bristle but jet … More

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Heist

“I do not want you to do it… Please.” Sam’s father cradled the shotgun in his arms like a newborn … More

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Disaster Tourism

‘The swarm is ready.’ Tia heard the notification from her wristband. This was what she had been waiting for. She … More

dystopia, fiction, science fiction, short story
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