This, but Again

Future Tense Fiction

A cartoonish illustration of a man, with holographic versions of himself trailing, reaching to pull a person back from a crosswalk.

This, but Again

By David Iserson

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An illustration of a state house building in a cardboard box labeled New Olympia, floating in water.

Out of Ash

By Brenda Cooper

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An illustration of a tree covered in strange glowing lines, encased in a transparent chamber, situated in the middle of what looks to be a space station.

The Woman Who Wanted To Be Trees

By Cat Rambo

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An image of a TV screen, with the words "Empathy Hour" in red bold text, and a dangling basket with a person clutching a large dog, being pulled to safety.

Empathy Hour

By Matt Bell

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Illustration of a stylized dinner plate, split into sections, showing plants, aquatic plants, and various kinds of insects. The plate is being held up by two cartoon-style people.

Good Job, Robin

By JoeAnn Hart

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A cobbled-together jeep with huge wheels, solar panels, and towering antennas rolls through a desert landscape.

If We Make It Through This Alive

By A.T. Greenblatt

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An illustration in blues and pinks, showing a woman in a flowery garment, her phone held in front of her face, standing at the side of a road as a car pulls up.

Ride

By Linda Nagata

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An illustration in vivid, warm colors of a dog happily sniffing an orange cube with a little digital smiley-face on it.

Furgen

By Andrew Silverman

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A collection of disparate images in a grid: an upper-case letter B, a lighted number sign denoting your place in line, a water cooler and hand holding a paper conical cup, an airplane, a hummingbird.

The Wait

By Andrea Chapela

A story about disappearances, surveillance, and stultifying bureaucracy.

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An illustration of a snaking nest of pipes connecting a toilet, a sink, and other destinations. In the pipes are little cartoony, colorful renderings of molecules.

Beauty Surge

By Laura Maylene Walter

A story about plumbing, wastewater, and surveillance.

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