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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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Strained Servers

“A day is like a pool of water. It looks permanent, it looks still, like it’s always there, but it … 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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Feeding Frenzy

The warm, acidic sea teased the arctic coastline, just a few feet from the entrance of the seed bank. It … 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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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

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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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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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Lily’s Truth

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

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Factory Settings

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

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The Agreement

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

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Cultured

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

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The Lost Travellers

Onan There were three thumps on the door. Tom Lowe’s eyelids unfurled so shapes emerged within the room. A chair, … More

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Touching Crime

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

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