Illustration of a wood shelf mounted on a green-painted wall. On the shelf, a trophy, a microscope, and images of DNA helixes. The image is shattered like it's being viewed through broken glass.

A Healing at the Triple B Trophy Lodge

By Scott Sherman A story about psychology, cloning, and violent catharsis.

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Illustration of a wood tabletop. On the table are a drink in a glass, held in a person's left hand, a driver's license or similar ID, and a pair of red-framed eyeglasses.

A Time Between

By Kevin Galvin A story about augmented reality and detective work.

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An illustration of two people holding a mysterious black orb, staring into it to see their own reflections. Around them, a profusion of strange colorful plants.

Patrons

By Cassidy McFadzean A story about extraterrestrials, creative economies, and the politics of taste.

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An illustration of two hands caressing the face of two identical blond men standing one in front of the other in a room that implies a cozy, modern log cabin.

Parasocial

By Monica Byrne A story about celebrity, imagined intimacy, and virtual doppelgangers.

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An illustration of a person kneeling, looking up at a set of four towering computational servers in glass-fronted cabinets. The scene is in shades of blue, pink, and purple.

Sad Robot

By E.R. Ramzipoor A story about what happens when an AI goes to therapy.

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An illustration of an oil rig in the ocean, with a helicopter flying above it, rendered in shades of blue, white, and grey.

Rigland

By Suyi Davies Okungbowa A story about oil rigs, community, and redemption.

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A human figure running in the distance, away from the viewer, on the surface of a giant bright pink brain.

Void

By Julián Herbert A story about artificial intelligence and addiction.

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Illustration of a person in a long-sleeved shirt with neck-length hair standing in front of a small desk and looking out of a floor-to-ceiling window over the ocean.

No Regrets

By Carter Scholz A story about geoengineering, billionaire hubris, and “altruistic” narcissism.

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A courtroom drawing–style illustration showing a person in a blue suit interrogating a mounted glowing screen on the witness stand, with the judge looking on.

The Big Four v. ORWELL

By Jeff Hewitt A story about a copyright lawsuit against a prolific A.I. author.

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Illustration of several people seated around a round table, looking up startled at a spotlight shining down on the center of the tabletop.

I Know Thy Works

By Tara Isabella Burton A story about a dinner party, an accident, AI, and the slipperiness of ethics.

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