Signals from the Fading Vale – Part 1 – Short Story
“You have the ability to achieve great things, Cody. This is why I’ve chosen you to help save the Fading Vale.” He listened to the ham radio and sat with his mouth open Read More
“You have the ability to achieve great things, Cody. This is why I’ve chosen you to help save the Fading Vale.” He listened to the ham radio and sat with his mouth open Read More
“It’s spreading across the east coast, hitting DC the hardest. Patients are exhibiting signs of delirium and jaw soreness. On top of losing some verbal control and inhibition.” My lab partner, Eric, was drawn into the hysteria of what they were saying in the press Read More
“WAI World Transhuman News – 2107 – Today an AI smuggling ring was uncovered in the home of a Florida family. Investigators discovered the existence of twenty AIs trapped in several makeshift servers. The servers were constructed by the family’s sixteen-year-old son who had them hidden in his closet. The AI duplicates, which had been stolen from various home interfaces and video game avatars, were not being resold or deconstructed, instead they were used for more nefarious purposes Read More
Almost there, thought the old man, just a little further. If these damn shoes were cobbled right, he wouldn’t have such a sore back. This feed would be enough for John and Ronald to eat for a few fortnights, at least that’s what the sodmaster had promised, but the way it felt the pigs would only get a few nights’ worth. He took the trail through the forest with the tallest trees, imagining the history behind them. They provided enough shade from the overbearing sun and the white poppies added a nice odor to the air Read More
Everything sucks, thought Brian as he got out of bed, groggy and numb from the night before. The empty beer can fell to the floor when he went to grab his phone off the charger. His head was pounding but he needed something to wake him up, something to energize him. Twelve notifications chimed when the phone finally turned on as he sat on the toilet. Most of them were Likes on his posts that he quickly swiped away. The Instanews app opened automatically, based on the phone’s learned behavior Read More