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The Vastation

Posted on January 7, 2021 by Joey Eschrich

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

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Dream Soft, Dream Big

Posted on January 7, 2021 by Joey Eschrich

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

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The Suicide of Our Troubles

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Joey Eschrich

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

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The State Machine

Posted on September 29, 2020 by Joey Eschrich

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

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Legal Salvage

Posted on September 29, 2020 by Joey Eschrich

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

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How to Pay Reparations: a Documentary

Posted on September 8, 2020 by Joey Eschrich

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

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The Last of the Goggled Barskys

Posted on June 30, 2020 by Joey Eschrich

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

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Scar Tissue

Posted on June 1, 2020 by Joey Eschrich

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

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Daffodil’s Baby

Posted on April 30, 2020 by Joey Eschrich

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

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Paciente Cero

Posted on April 15, 2020 by Joey Eschrich

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

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