The boss never mentioned that the fingerprint scanners weren’t tied to the back-up generator. I suppose that made sense. A security flaw that big wasn’t something to advertise. I wouldn’t even have noticed …

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This story contains themes or mentions of physical violence, gore, or abuse. I read somewhere that we’re all a decision away from an entirely different life. Only, we don’t know it, not always, not often, …

This short story is the next chapter after “Welcome Back, Edgar” featuring Miles and Edgar (the AI) where the two dance around an emotionally significant subject— grief and moving forward —without …

Jul 14, 2025 · The story never needed a reader. It needed a witness. I tried to leave. Halfway through a meeting, I stood up. Said I didn’t feel well. No one stopped me. The man in the blazer said only, …

Penny prepares to tell her story again, “It’s kind of a long story but to keep it short, I’ve been having all kinds of reactions to foods and environmental things.

Submitted to: Contest #314 The Embers and the Sea Written in response to: "Write a story that includes the line “I can’t sleep.”"

Everything has a story, whether it be the sun resting in his celestial throne as he oversees the asteroids paying him tribute, or the cicada draining sap from aging trees to nurture its eggs, or an icy river …