The Green
A man’s lawn wants him dead.
Cherry-Blossom Droid
A common proverb is that time heals all wounds. That is true only for humans. For them, memories fade into dull generalizations. For us droids, memories are always reproducible with uncanny sharpness, and they stay with us for as long as we live: forever.
The Atoll
We take shelter next to a low shelf of rock and watch the sun die a slow death on the horizon; an angry red eye drowned in a blaze of orange and yellow. Beneath it, the ocean is flat. A rippling, endless mirror, all of it one terrible display of beauty waiting to devour us like it did Hannah.
Have You Seen This Hungry Ghost?
In a story that combines traditional Chinese culture with futuristic technology, the protagonist searches for a deceased friend, but carries sinister designs for their reunion.
The Pounding Little Skull Nails
Fred Rowe fears the pounding little skulls nails. The old man hates them. Wishes they’d stop torturing him, because that’s what they do: torture, and — eventually — one day, they’ll finally kill Fred Rowe. Finish him off for good. End it all. Goodbye. Until then — nearly everyday — Fred Rowe sits in his darkness and waits for the pounding little skull nails.
Impurity
Bill has spent a lifetime surviving in a desolate world by whatever violent means each day necessitates. Now he seeks a new life beyond the walls of the enigmatic Colony—but he wonders: What will it cost him?
No Regrets on Fourth Street
Marco always said skins are an information courier’s best weapon. Constantly changing, they allow us to stump the cameras and operate safely in plain sight. He said it would be enough.
He was wrong.
No Filter
The love of Lola’s life, Terrence, was born blind. Thankfully, he has TruSight, prosthetic eyes that allow him to see. He prefers to keep the EaseFilter on, though, enhancing his surroundings—and Lola—by making everything look a bit better. “No Filter” is a story about love, perception, and self-acceptance.
Iso
Welcome to digital purgatory, where the lines between life, death, and what’s in-between blur.
The Architect
A young girl’s obsession with teeth escalates, until alien forces become involved.