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War is extinct. Baseball games are the preferred method to resolve disputes, and Janus Franko is a genetically engineered pitcher for the United States of North America national team. But, one bad pitch cost him his wife, career, and reputation. Eight months later, he is presented an opportunity to prove that he didn't throw the game. To find the persons responsible, he will have to attend a party catering to the ultra-wealthy where the dress code mandates a robot date on his arm.

To what lengths would a person go to heal a dying Earth? Nora graduates from school and is predisposed to an unexpected and unsustainable type of work. Angry at not being able to pursue her dreams, she reaches out to her peers in search of other options and possible meaning. Will she do what is necessary to save the planet?This is a short story of approximately 5,700 words.

The disappearance of Emperor Micah One in a rift in space-time, witnessed by billions, spawned a powerful religion. Now, two hundred years later, the Micahnian Acolytes have taken over the Empire and ushered in a dark age. Rebels in the asteroids are ready to strike back. But a Novice Acolyte and a shard of alien technology complicate the plans. "Through the Rift," a stand-alone science fiction adventure, continues the story of Micah Quispe and the strange shards that he discovered. Approx...

The winter of apocalypse has passed and love is in the air. A woman inexperienced in the ways of romance loses her fiancé and must set out to find another boyfriend. As her biological clock ticks down she hurries to find a tribe of endangered humans and their scarce promise of a suitor. Along the way she discovers at least one other woman has the same agenda. She must camouflage herself to even approach a human male. Hopefully the man of her dreams will not be too distracted by the other w...

In the heart of India, Biju once communed with the gods of old but now his worshipers have fallen to only a few. As the last threatens to leave, he begs to the morning light for a sign that his connection with eternity persists.This is a very short science fiction story.

"Rich in its epic proportions, it transcends the usual science fiction tropes for a refreshing imaginative world." IndieReader.Two centuries from now humanity is facing perilous dangers from Earth to the Mars colony and Earth's survival lies in the balance. A young Bolivian discovers a shard of alien technology that guides him into the center of the action. He searches for answers as he is caught up in political intrigue, mining company greed, and cartel violence. With help from th...

Vincent Wagner is a soldier for the Panthera Corporation. His mind has been chemically and behaviorally altered to make him a more effective soldier. Soldiers for the Panthera Corporation have no memories of what transpired during their duty. For Vincent, his duty leaves him with the impression that he is a lion in a vast meadow, moving and fighting with perfect ferocity and no long-term memory. But then he wakes up.

The war is over. Only the battlefield remains.The last shots left the corporal in a pool of blood, following the creep of death's shadow. Memories of his wife and daughter beckon him to their comfort. Meanwhile, cut off from communication, and with the last copy of the encryption keys buried in the corporal's brain, his squad resuscitates him using spare body parts and enemy technology.Guided by fleeting specters of his family, the corporal leads the squad across the silent...

Darby is kicked out of the house and into a world seemingly dominated by social finance and universal basic income. Torn from the carefree life she knew and ruing opportunities lost to past decisions, she discovers the failure of adults to raise their children are being addressed in a surprisingly stark and tough-love fashion.This is a short story of approximately 5,000 words.

Julian scratches metal flamenco in a dive where humans and synthetics intermix. A man invites him to play a song for his disabled neighbor. Although he plays he is uncomfortable around her and never sees Lee again. Lee, nearing death, finds in Julian a new reason to complete her synthetic research. The song he wrote for her becomes a hit, and Julian learns Lee thinks his public performance of the song reciprocates her feelings for him.

In this retelling of the Buffalo and Field Mouse, a psionicist is employed to find collusion within a tribal casino. Kateri Redfox must walk a fine line between truth and history as AI and quantum processing collide with legend to send her on a journey of self discovery.

Jideon de Rosa is a combat cyber-medic with the Spanish Legion. After his ex-wife takes their daughter, he tracks them to North America. He finds his wife missing and his daughter suffering from a drug. Any neuro chip may activate a computer virus infecting her body, transforming the pharmaceutical into something terrible. Jideon has less than a day to find the cure, and will ignore rules of engagement to save his daughter.