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Reorganization

Last week I lost my job to a tech company merger. I’m sixty years old and I could retire now, so working a regular job is not something I have to do to get by. Instead, I’m using the next… Read More »Reorganization

Silicant Remorse

By Ken McConnell I saw the blaster discharging blindly into the crowded store. Bodies fell and blood spilled onto the wooden floor. There was a little girl standing near her mother, who had been shot dead by the crazed gunman.… Read More »Silicant Remorse

Betweos (Free Sample)

Elysia 1 All that I’ve ever wanted to do was kill bugs. Since I was old enough to carry a toy rifle, I was blasting those nasty creatures in my imagination. Maybe I was just reenacting what I saw in the holograms or pretending… Read More »Betweos (Free Sample)

Hap’n Devon

By Ken McConnell They had built the bank building from wood hauled down from the nearby mountains and cut into boards in a timeless, traditional manner of construction. This was not unusual for all the buildings in the town of… Read More »Hap’n Devon

Tin Star

by Ken McConnell The barrel of the blaster was still smoking as the bandit fell flat on his face in the dusty street. Shot through the heart with a forty-eight Peacemaker, he was dead long before he hit dirt. The… Read More »Tin Star