Future Tense

The Vastation

By Paul Theroux
A short story about a pandemic even more devastating than COVID-19.

By Hal Y. Zhang
A new short story about science, startups, and a cultish online community.

By Karl Schroeder
A short story where pollution tries to remove itself from the environment.

By Yudhanjaya Wijeratne
A short story about a government run entirely by machines.

By Holli Mintzer
A short story about AI, thrifting, and aesthetics.

By Tochi Onyebuchi
A new short story about AI, systemic racism, and reparations.

By Joey Siara
A new short story about trying to short-circuit dependence on technology.

By Tobias S. Buckell
A new short story about what it’s like to raise a robot.

By Alyssa Virker
A new short story about reproductive technologies and fandom.

By Juan Villoro
A new short story about China, Mexico, the U.S., and the tangled politics of trash and recycling.