The Trolley Problem
Emergent Intelligence Corporation has used the doctrine of utilitarianism to provide moral guidance for its sentient, autonomous autopilots. In short, the machines must always do what causes the least harm. …
Ceres: Chapter 1, Beginnings
An agent arrives on the tiny remote world of Ceres, to monitor the exiles who live there. However, an unknown force tries to intervene revealing the unwanted presence of the …
Impetus
Dr. Nayna Chike, the creator of the world’s only functioning reactionless drive, is on her way to the moon to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of her invention. Over the years …
Tech Support
In this month’s story, Aiden, an overwhelmed office worker, decides he needs help to take care of the routine things in his life. He discovers a new home automation hub, …
CHAT
In this month’s story, a new consciousness emerges in a mechanical body. Not understanding where it came from or what it is, the entity begins to reach out in an …
Data Bleed
While walking in a crosswalk, Ned is accidently struck by a bus. When he wakes up, he finds that he sees odd things along the periphery of his vision. At …
Shooting Star
After losing her job to an artificial intelligence, Janet impulsively decides to drive to an observatory where she can watch the Perseid meteor shower. However, just before she arrives, Janet …
Darkness to Dawn
Jerry Anders a veteran overnight talk radio host chooses to stay on air during an extreme weather event to discuss recent changes to the climate with his guests and listeners. …
Humans Next Door
Down on their luck, a family of alien real estate agents becomes concerned when humans move in next door to their beach front condo. After several unpleasant interactions with the …
The Persona
Shani, a web developer who wants to learn how to write fiction, is befriended by Catalina, a promising author. Mutually interested in magic realism they decide to help each other …
The House Guest
One day Ryan arrives home to find Megan complaining about a very unusual house guest that he has inadvertently invited into their lives. When the guest appears to be settling …
Forever Paradise
Myra, a successful business woman, has her life thrown off track by some unexpected news that changes her outlook and triggers the events which end up taking her to one …
The Slip Time Loop
Authorities in the minor galactic spur of Orion contract the Hyper Nova to clean up an illegal dump hidden in the orbital trash of a backwater planet. Something in …
The Magic Lantern
In this month’s story Risa and her mother have worked hard to grow their social credit score to the point where they can move on. However, a mysterious delivery, …
Lost Chance
Lan, a would be writer, about to hit the big time with his first novel, thumbs his nose at a large software company in an online post. The post …
An Ordinary Day
Fossmar Gunnarsson, the founder of a large international technology company, creates the ultimate technological innovation, a system that copies the brain and uploads it to an artificial neuro-net. When …
Music of the Spheres
After listening to an unusual doctoral thesis that makes outlandish claims about music and the nature of the universe an archaeologist, finds himself gradually coming to believe that the …
Frang’s Story
In this month’s story the third generation leader of a divided colony ship, drifting between the stars, tries to escape his duties by submerging himself in fictional stories. But …
Life Speed
Could life be measured by how far it has traveled? Possibly, after all time and space are intimately connected. Time slows down as you approach the speed of light …
The Watchers
This month we bring back two characters, Adrian and Serene, mutual mimesis, from some of our earliest stories. Adrian is drawn to Earth hoping to find the resources to …