Gains
It’s just one little pill. What’s the worst that could happen?
Cargo
The life of a corporate mercenary is one long boring wait, punctuated by brief, bright red bouts of violence.
You Were Only a Stranger Here
A woman sells her body scan and soon sees synthetic companions modeled in her exact likeness.
The Winter Graveyard
A poem by Gretchen Tessmer.
Last Embers
Push product. Catch fire.
Seeking
A sudden crisis. An unexpected savior.
A Mortal in Armour, Among Immortals Walking
A poem about life and death by Ai Jiang.
First Sergeant Xelos Nesteroy’s Christmas List, care of Admiral Almay, Seventh Fleet, Interstellar Navy
A Christmas list from a prisoner of war.
Welcome to TranquiGage
You’ve got mail, citizen-employee.
I Am A Chair
An ambitious human furnishing gets a taste of luxury.