Jenna turns to me and smiles. “Good morning, handsome.” “Good morning yourself.” I grin, stroking her perfect alabaster skin as…
Driverless by Scott O’Neill
I kick the car window. It only cracks. “Vehicle damage detected. Amalgamated Driverless Incorporated will charge repairs to your card…
Robot Coal by Marc A. Criley
“Scatter my clinkers,” the Hardy 1100 says. Its carapace is still warm. “I will. You were a friend, a mentor,…
Unit Conversion by Pauline Barmby
Reddish light bathed the starship’s hull as it coasted into orbit, creaky after its 500-year journey. Engines were shut down,…
The Settlement at Quelon Bay by Sam W Pisciotta
Dad gave his life to see me safe, to get me to this pod headed for the orbiter. Safe from…
Safe Places by Sylvia Heike
Hush, little baby. Tonight, we sleep underground, beneath Martian sand-flowers and worms and bones. The walls of the space station…
Regarding the Unfortunate Errors in My Previous Dictated Email by Mark Vandersluis
Humans It has been brought to my attention that there were several minor but unfortunate errors in my previous dictated…
Collapsing Worlds Hail the Broadest Futures by Jenna Hanchey
When Sandra collapsed, so did my world. “I can’t keep working during chemo. It’s killing me,” she wept, bracing against…
Working 9 to ∞ by Sciascia DeKay
The rattle of typewriters echoed through the endless office space like torrential rain. Mike scratched his head. He still didn’t…