Food Stamps in Space – Short Story

The lines that formed in front of the Food Assistance Center were full of pitiful, haggard faces, their heads covered with hoodies and cerebral helmets even though the city was always warm. Transhumans, at least the ones who lived on the streets, were vilified as “scumbags” and “gangbangers” for their procurement of cheaper, less-stable implants. “Do they really think those helmets are going to give them any advantage?” Tyrius nodded at them, leaning back on the alley wall. “Not like they can compete with a neural enhancement Read More

Rocket Boy – Short Story

A tiny spaceship landed on a rocky crag. A small astronaut leapt from the red-stripped rocket, colliding with the blue dirt of Terrafin-7. The boy looked around. He built a fire from stones and foliage and waited for signs of intelligent life. Black flame reflected in his rounded helmet when a rustling came from nearby bushes Read More