By Orit Yeret WICHAI WONGJONGJAIHAN/Shutterstock The other morning, I was feeling a little under the weather. I had been tossing and turning all night, trying to shake off a persistent headache. I peeked out the window of my… Continue Reading
By R.G. FLANDERS TZIDO SUN/ Shutterstock Walter Collins was a terrible roommate and I had finally worked up the courage to tell him so. He looked at me without expression, slowly sipping his maté as I gave him… Continue Reading
By Lamont A. Turner Joeprachatree/shutterstock Joel tossed a blanket over his easel, jumped into bed and snatched a book from the stack on his nightstand. Peering over the top of the book at the balding giant… Continue Reading
By Daniel David Froid Marko Duca/ shutterstock You asked the other day about my recent discovery. At the time I demurred, but I have since thought better of it, and so now I write to tell you. As… Continue Reading
By Warren Benedetto Photobank.kiev.ua/ shutterstock The light from the Syntech fab unit cast an eerie green glow on Viktor’s face as he peered through the glass at the synthetic woman being assembled before his eyes. The android’s silicone… Continue Reading
By Joseph Hurtgen WWWoronin/ shutterstock Downbeat sprawled out on the broken concrete, eyes rolled back, body vibrating. Out of his mouth a stream of data, numbers, code, keywords, shadows of intelligence. Xqijy— everyone called her Exie—kneeled at his… Continue Reading
By Joseph Hurtgen Evocation Images/ shutterstock A jet thundered overhead. Chegg raised his right arm—well, there wasn’t much left of it, just an arthritic stub. Pain smoldered in the background of Chegg’s awareness. He heard the ping that… Continue Reading
By Joseph Hurtgen Design Projects/ shutterstock Panopti.com data files downloaded to your occipital storage node, it’s time to cut the connection and get outta Dodge. You call up an exit protocol, but something overrides your commands. You hear… Continue Reading
By Lucas Enne Liu zishan/ shutterstock Riku came on board the Violentlight at the Kamach station, ironically. We were just diving in for a few days to refresh our morale, stretch our legs, and do whatever the hell… Continue Reading
By Aidan Alberts geralt/ pixabay Hurtling through the shrouded cover of the burning town of Paradise, Frank’s fingernails carved deep into the black leather of the steering wheel. He did not appreciate the mechanistic sound of a cocking… Continue Reading