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Catch of the Day
By: Kelly Matsuura. I caught a silver perch today. But when I slit its belly, vanilla custard spilled out. Huh? I licked my fingers clean. Of course, I…
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Who Runs This House
By: Ian Li. Zi loved automating away inconveniences, splurging on gadgets like self-packing suitcases and laser-powered instacookers, all run by her trusty robot, 6UTL3R. Delightfully, it anticipated Zi’s…
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Eavesdropping
by: Thomas J. Griffin. “When did I get so many shoes?” I’ll often say to the overflowing rack. Never loudly, though; always under my breath, because you never…
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Please Contact Our Sales Department
By: Andreas Flögel. Halfway up Makasani Tower, the people in the streets looked like small colored spots. Mog clung to the outer wall effortlessly. His new cybernetic hands…
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Migration
By: Josh Clark. Black lettering sprung off the pages of the books in our library. They didn’t linger as they crashed through the massive windows lining the room.…
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Finding Home
By: Cameron Phillips. The potion was supposed to make her forget. They returned her to her world, left her to slip back into her old life from before…
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