The Arisen

Future Tense Fiction

An illustration of a hand clasping a bouquet of flowers, with an open book in the background.

The Arisen

Stylized illustration of two young people facing one another, wearing masks over their mouths, with bright red skin, against a chaotic, colorful abstract background.

Mpendulo: The Answer

Illustration of a person wearing a virtual-reality headset, looking up at a distorted collection of nightmarish images in shades of red and pink.

Thoughts and Prayers

By Ken Liu

Illustration of a flying drone-style robot and a crow flying together over a neighborhood.

When Robot and Crow Saved East St. Louis

An illustration showing three identical human heads as piggy banks, with hands putting a coin in one and smashing another with a hammer.

Overvalued

A person sitting in a chair, facing away, with a bunch of small helicopter-style drones flying around them against a black background

Burned-Over Territory

Illustration for the story "Lions and Gazelles," showing a runner's feet and lower legs, distorted against a purple and red background.

Lions and Gazelles

When We Were Patched

The Starfish Girl

A Brief and Fearful Star