July 1, 2022
Sun Amongst Smoke
Forty seconds from breaking line of sight. That was how long the drones hunted for a minor offense like stealing food. One minute for a violent assault. Two minutes for a murder.
Sun Amongst Smoke
Forty seconds from breaking line of sight. That was how long the drones hunted for a minor offense like stealing food. One minute for a violent assault. Two minutes for a murder.
June 3, 2022
Right Person, Wrong Time
“Tired of the right person at the wrong time? Download Timeless!”
May 6, 2022
We’ll Keep It on File
“This gap here, when you stopped going to the Moon—care to explain what you were doing in that time?”
We’ll Keep It on File
“This gap here, when you stopped going to the Moon—care to explain what you were doing in that time?”
March 25, 2022
Mixed Signals
“Maybe the doll’s a warning?” Sam offered, then reached down and pulled his Glock from its holster. He was making a case not to do something risky, as always, then getting ready to do it anyway.
Mixed Signals
“Maybe the doll’s a warning?” Sam offered, then reached down and pulled his Glock from its holster. He was making a case not to do something risky, as always, then getting ready to do it anyway.
February 25, 2022
Time Accounted For
My brother should be here any minute now. I’m scheduled for fifteen minutes. At 11:47, I’ll be sent back without warning.
Time Accounted For
My brother should be here any minute now. I’m scheduled for fifteen minutes. At 11:47, I’ll be sent back without warning.
January 14, 2022
One More Sunrise
Sunrises here are different. Some days I still expect a big watery ball of light creeping over the horizon, washing the hills in orange and red, turning the sky into a palette a messy painter forgot to clean. Instead, I watch a small white spot climb through an abyss devoid of any color, tinting the […]
One More Sunrise
Sunrises here are different. Some days I still expect a big watery ball of light creeping over the horizon, washing the hills in orange and red, turning the sky into a palette a messy painter forgot to clean. Instead, I watch a small white spot climb through an abyss devoid of any color, tinting the […]
December 31, 2021
Spring or Winter’s Respite
The stork looked convincing, even in detail. It needed to because the parents came within a few feet of it. It had ruffled, synthetic feathers and a large beak made of hard rubber.
Spring or Winter’s Respite
The stork looked convincing, even in detail. It needed to because the parents came within a few feet of it. It had ruffled, synthetic feathers and a large beak made of hard rubber.
December 17, 2021
A Little Good Magic
Dear Santa, I wanted to say thank you for the mountain bike. It’s been very useful, even if it wasn’t what I asked for.
A Little Good Magic
Dear Santa, I wanted to say thank you for the mountain bike. It’s been very useful, even if it wasn’t what I asked for.
December 3, 2021
You Are Not a Player Character
The pattern of your days is unbreakable, though you don’t think about breaking it. You are content leaving your thatched cottage at exactly midday, traveling around your village to the same places.
You Are Not a Player Character
The pattern of your days is unbreakable, though you don’t think about breaking it. You are content leaving your thatched cottage at exactly midday, traveling around your village to the same places.
October 22, 2021
I Don’t Burn Like You
Then they sentenced me to burn. Bad idea. I tried to tell them, to warn them. I don’t burn like you, I said.
I Don’t Burn Like You
Then they sentenced me to burn. Bad idea. I tried to tell them, to warn them. I don’t burn like you, I said.
