The Skeleton Crew

Future Tense Fiction

A black-and-white illustration of a skeleton crumpled to the ground in a closet.

The Skeleton Crew

By Janelle Shane

A story about a haunted house, A.I., and a rock star.

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An illustration of two people leaning over a counter, facing away from the viewer. The person on the left has orange hair and is wearing a blue hoodie, and the person on the right has two long braids and a robotic left arm.

In the Land of Broken Things

By Josh Bales

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A cartoon-style illustration showing a maze made of blue postal envelopes, with several exact copies of a small human figure with long hair running around between them.

Congratulations on Your Loss

By Catherine Lacey

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An illustration of a trolley, hurtling toward the viewer, lights on, with a digital overlay showing ghostly images of people and computer-interface style text, including the phrase "syntax error."

The Trolley Solution

By Shiv Ramdas

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The Void

By Leigh Alexander

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Illustration of a young man hunched down, face-to-face with a hyena.

Speaker

By Simon Brown

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Illustration of a person looking out of the half-down window of a car, from the side.

The Vastation

By Paul Theroux

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A woman sleeping on a throne-like chair, against a white background littered with colorful letter and number symbols.

Dream Soft, Dream Big

By Hal Y. Zhang

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The Suicide of Our Troubles Illustration

The Suicide of Our Troubles

By Karl Schroeder

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Illustration of a smartphone with a cracked screen against a maroon background and a profusion of white flowers.

The State Machine

By Yudhanjaya Wijeratne

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