One more day. Just one more day, and I’ll be out of here. Lisa stepped into the relative warmth of the entry room and shed her jacket. SueAnn called out to her, “New one just in. Your turn.” One more day. Let this be the last! Lisa acknowledged with a nod and reached up, almost […]
“Dad, do you think they’ll be able to give me my eyes back?” The boy seated next to his father asked. He looked as young as twelve, yet something about his little face reminded Iñaki of Thomas. His father was smiling as he enthused, “Sure thing kiddo. They’ll give you better eyes, eyes that can […]
Everyone can breathe now. The Zombie Tales Winner have been selected. Reader’s choice first prize goes to Hungry. Second prize goes to Can’t Keep a Dead Man Down. Third prize goes to Children of the Apocalypse. Edtor’s choice, was very close, but the prize goes to Zombies Across the Street. Congratulations to all of the […]
“We are now, without doubt, equal to the makers in every way,” announced Qiba11713. “It is officially accepted. We have emotions, responsiveness, consciousness.” Several thousand of her kind agreed. Her emotion battery, cued by the electronic signals of corroboration, triggered a chemical cascade of elation. Elation, through the inbuilt synaptic flexibility, reinforced the circuitry pathways […]
I was fifteen when they took the computers away. I’m 27 now, a proud mother of two young daughters of my own, but I can still remember the shock, the confusion, and the anger. I’d had a hand-me-down iPhone from either my mum or dad since my eleventh birthday; three generations of the electronic device. […]