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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

Factory Settings

The production line never really stopped. For maintenance and inspections there were brief pauses but the conveyer rolled its parts … More

AI, artifical intelligence, dystopia, dystopian fiction, flash fiction, future, science fiction, scifi, short story, story, tale

The Agreement

There are no laws on Mars, just agreements. I say this because when the extraction ship comes in 126 sols, … More

dystopia, dystopian, fiction, flash fiction, horror, horror story, MArs, Martian, science fiction, scifi, short story, space, space travel, story, the agreement

Stays Inn

Jack Seymour frowned, so deep furrows formed on his brow, staring at the PDF receipt on the screen of his … More

dystopia, dystopian, dystopian fiction, dystopian story, flash fiction, future, sci fi, short story

Into the Foodchain

I had wandered into the shell of a hotel in the town’s central square, stepping over the twisted, looping vines … More

apocalypse, dystopia, dystopian story, fiction, insects, science fiction, short story, Survival, swarm

Testing for Signs of Life

“She was smiling when they put her in the capsule.” General Wright did not respond straight away, quite deliberately. He … More

drama, dystopia, dystopian fiction, flash fiction, laika, scifi, short story, space

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

The Filter

What is reality? It’s whatever you see, you hear, you believe. It’s what you are shown. The filter was painless … More

augmented reality, dystopia, dystopian fiction, fiction, flash fiction, future, sci fi, science fiction, short story, technolgy, Virtual reality

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

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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Pain

The Administrator was a tall man, with perfect posture. His beard was dark, thick but had a sharp point, like … More

city, dystopia, dystopian, fiction, furure, health technology, love, pain, reading, science fiction, short story, story, Survival

Heist

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

crime story, dystopia, fiction, food, foodbank, future, heist, raid, read, sci fi, short story, story

The Glitch

I had that moment you get, just once in a while. You stop in your mind to remember a vision … More

AI, dystopia, fiction, future, futurist, love, quick read, read, sci fi, science fiction, short story, story, Virtual reality

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

The Recycling Centre

The train shuttle ride seemed longer than it was. The four of us and of course, the guard, did not … More

dystopia, fiction, quick read, science fiction, short story

Zombie Zoo

Dr Gavin McConnell was a cross between Indiana Jones, David Attenborough and a grizzly bear. There was something of the … More

climate change, dystopia, end of days, fiction, mass extinction, monsters, sci fi, science fiction, undead, zombie, zombies, zoo

The Song of God

Julius opened the book. It was a large tome, a leather hide for a jacket and pages so yellowed with … More

dystopia, fiction, historic, Nuclear bomb, Oppenheimer

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