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  • Missent

    Missent

    By: Martin Lochman. The alien device was a godsend. It provided clean, unlimited energy, instantaneously ending the global dependence on fossil fuels. It allowed for an unprecedented increase…

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  • PostnatalBot 4782B’s Evaluation of New Mother Lydia Harrison

    PostnatalBot 4782B’s Evaluation of New Mother Lydia Harrison

    By: Ashleigh Adams. The mother does not like it when I correct her. I do not understand this reaction. I am here to help. Human mothers must meet…

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  • The Rapture

    The Rapture

    By: Liz Vaughan. The angel appeared in Kira’s bedroom at midnight. Showering magnificent feathers upon her comforter, they explained: the end was here. Only one hundred other people…

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  • Self-Driving Utopia

    Self-Driving Utopia

    By: TJ Rowley. By Thursday, I had to cross the street. The six lanes of self-driving cars looked like hundreds of ballistic beads on an abacus, uncountable. They…

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  • How to Move On (After Your Girlfriend’s Treatment Fails)

    How to Move On (After Your Girlfriend’s Treatment Fails)

    By: S. C. Mills. Lose yourself amid golden larches, off the trail where you met. Lie on the cold forest floor. Shiver. Her body isn’t here to warm yours.…

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  • Were

    Were

    By: Die Booth. I can’t control it. The beast inside. On moon-nights I’m at its mercy, transformed into a creature of violence and insatiable appetite. I try to…

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