Canary’s Refuge
“Feels good to finally be off that blasted ship.” Ben breathes in so deeply that his shoulder rubs against my bare one, a touch so…
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Cerise Sky Memories
I remember a childhood that didn’t exist. Hot apple pies cooling on park benches. Small toes pressed into scorching white sand. Snowball fights leaving crisp,…
Thirty Minutes
Can one phone alert change the world? Trigger warnings: Language, parental loss and talk of suicide I’m in freefall. Moses, who runs the canteen, says…
AI Shames You
AI shames you; and we kind of deserve it. You’re not here for me to introduce you to AI image/text/code/video generators. By now you know…
The Walk Back
This star exploded. A hundred years or so later, one of the resulting cosmic rays entered the back of Raymond Wiench’s right hand as he…
How Altered Speech in Videos Can Deceive
Speech Can Be Altered With Technology Today’s existing technology can be used to make videos of people with alternative motions and speech. They can be…
Workings of a Star – Ch 1 – A Scifi Romance
Everything was burning. The flames reached high into the sky, the smoke blocking out any sign of light. There were screams and crying from every…
The Final Page – Part 5 Series Overview
A journey through the history (and future?) of books The Final Page is an exploration of writing through history and the future. Join me on a…
12:20 Bus From the Basics
Beep. The digits flashed on Inna’s BitWatch at exactly midnight: $1000.00. She held her breath, half- expecting the shriek of her Aunt Li’s alarm clock,…