Fiction | Our Favorite Android

You ask him this time. © Angel-Kun We keep losing track of our favorite android. I don’t know how he’s moving through the ship. But CommDeck always finds his recordings. 4Derek (as he calls himself) goes into an unidentified setting–a converted access area of the ship where the location trackers aren’t working. He strips naked …

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Poetry | Loading… Light at the End of the World

A dreamlike simulation brings change to the real world. © kellepics Gerald, once sublime as AppleP!3, felt seeds in his core— Tiny promises planted by a man asking for more. Their meeting place: the Edge of the World. Evoking starts and ends, light streams whirled, Recoding twilight grays into golden coast. Will he show? Or …

Fiction | Butterfly in The Anthill

Lexi hits his limits during self-defense training in Aaron’s security center. © agsandrew “Ten more,” ordered Crunch. Lexi flexed his fingers. The motion set off a scream in the muscles above his wrist. His fingers were cramping in the open palm strike position while his tormentor counted. Crunch smirked, knowingly. The skin-tight biocyber suit Lexi …

Fiction | Popping Personal Bubbles

My hive handle? 0gRobinHood © oneinchpunch These crops are coming along nicely. I take this moment, ignoring the persistent ding of a message, to enjoy balls of various colors floating in the center of the huge recreational deck. A different algae mix bloom inside each ball: Blue-green-black. (Not the harmful black, my assisting AI reassured …

Fiction | Disconnect

Rana tries reaching out to her fiancée during a bad work day. image source: intographics   Message from RBytesSsnake — — — Calendia? Hi, my girl. I don’t know if you can read or hear this. It’s been too long since I messaged an external hive cell. You know I always… I mean you pick on me …

Valentine’s Gift: Short Story

Celebrating Valentine's Day by giving away a short story. Boyfriends Lexi and Aaron show affection in unusual ways in this sweet romance set in the future.