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Drunk at the End of the World

I witnessed the curling black mushroom cloud for the briefest of moments, it reached over the city on fire like … More

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The Girl Who Bought a Planet

“What is it worth to you, really?” That was his twisting question. Alasha looked the trade agent in the eye … More

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Runners of the Wastelands

“There are twenty artefacts on the countertop, on the top floor of the Lewis temple, and there are fifty of … More

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The Hunger of Leviathan

The sea was a mirror of the sky except, in one, you would drown and in the other, you would … More

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The Last Words of Annie

Genemagix, the word was nonsense, like most brands and company names, and yet, the investment-burgeoning startups of Silicon Valley hinged … More

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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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The Farm 

It was disturbing to take in the endless, neat rows of empty white seats in the preparation space. There had … 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

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Future Orientation

“You can not travel back in time. It’s impossible and why would you want to? But time travel is possible, … More

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Spectres

A home is a place you should feel safe. A place to keep the dangers out. The spectres were dissolving … More

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Beneath the Canyons

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

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The Day Editors

The perfect world. That is where I lived. Nothing bad ever happened. The news was only good news. The government … More

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The Lithium Murders

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

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The Burning Lands

As Fire Response Marshal, Chuck Seager had a high life insurance. His wife had long left him but his estranged … More

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All There is to Know about Love

As an artificial human I liked to study the real ones. They would move a little different than I did. … More

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Karma Cops

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

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The Update

The tall hallway in my house seemed unreasonably quiet, as if spectres were lurking and judging me from the corners. … More

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The Cookie Monster

I was normally more careful about idle chatter or looking at things I wanted. When I saw the broad-shouldered guy … More

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Countdown to Zero

Like most people, the best part of the day for Harrison was the preparation in the morning. From his pillow … More

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Boiling Point

When a kettle boils, it’s like a small scream. But in a long day those small screams need to happen. … More

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