Category: science fiction
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Gender Fluid – Short Story
The hover craft was not going to be fast enough to reach the community in time. Sonic alarms were already starting to show diminishing activity in Angeles Sector 09. There would be no time to properly evaluate foot traffic. All of the other sectors had thriving commerce, indoor and out. But whenever an analysis drone…
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Ghost Mode – Short Story
“I killed you! I killed you! How are you still alive!” Herbert’s hand trembled as he gripped the mouse, the glow of the arcade screen made everything in the room disappear. He was alone with the game and could do or say anything in that anonymity. “These bullet-to-target ratios are whack. Can’t believe they released…
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Falling Apart – Short Story
Mechanical rotors and wires whirred as the arm struggled to bring the coffee cup to Angel’s spongy lips. This would be the sixth time she had tried to get her motor functions to cooperate. One sip of de-ionized battery fluid would have been enough to get her through her day but even that was a…
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Generation Bully – Short Story
“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…
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Coloring for Karen – Short Story
Purples and oranges swept across the alien ridge with the vibrant foliage curving in odd directions, casting unique shadows in the virtual landscape. With a wave of his hand the boy produced magnificent shapes and formed islands out of the empty ocean while standing on the cliff. His eyes were closed but he knew he…
