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Egg Hunt The brown hare huddled beneath the hedge, nose twitching. The children had started their annual egg hunt, with the oldest girl quickly grabbing all the shiniest eggs. Typical. Her younger siblings resented it, of course, calling “Selfish!” and … Continue reading →

Moonbreak Astronomers across the globe confirmed the results as the Earth’s rotation brought the outer planets into view. Moons were splitting open, cracking in a haze of ice, gas, and rock. Titan had been first by more than a day, … Continue reading →

They gave Sam 140 characters in which to say goodbye. “She’ll never know where you are or what’s happened, but you can give her this.” A single tweet? Sam stared at her avatar and racked his brain for words of … Continue reading →

Len measured out the polymerization agent for the overnight run, the last step in his end-of-shift routine. The suppliers had been and gone earlier, and even the renderers’ shifts had finished for the day. He double-checked the volume in the … Continue reading →

The shadow crept across the moon’s surface. The eclipse wasn’t due for two nights; astronomers flocked to their telescopes. One backyard amateur didn’t bother. The tabloids had said the aliens were here already; they were only partly right. Now Nifhshaya … Continue reading →

The Silly String took over Joey’s brain when he was eight. He didn’t mean for it to happen — I don’t think anyone even knew it could happen. He held the can up next to his nose and pretended to … Continue reading →

The old man stared out at the night sky. He had not slept since the previous rains; he knew his next sleep would be his last sleep. He sat and watched, but no rain came. Did his watchfulness keep it … Continue reading →

In 2015, prototype neural enhancers, built to interface “better than Bluetooth” opened to beta testing. By 2020, they were commonplace. In 2015, hackers figured out how to use them to mimic telepathy. Some of us adjusted better than others. My … Continue reading →