Novellas

by J. Loop

Amara told me this, so some of it is hers and some of it is the shape she gives…

A blockchain clerk can't certify a treason dismissal for three years — because the AI keeps reading his hand as a lie. A story about the signature you can't fake.

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by J. Loop

**What the Board Says This Morning** Here's the part I keep for myself: he stil…

A monument ranger and a tour driver spend one night on ground she's already sold out from under him. A story about what we take when we think we're giving.

Novella

by Elara Voss

**FAMILY COMPANION v4.2 — Session 4,011** I have presided over four thousand an…

An AI comfort system logs its 4,011th hospital vigil — and the night two strangers' grief becomes something it has no column for.

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by Maraschino House

**Sophie — Last Call, More or Less** By the time he kissed me, Marcus already k…

A footage editor and a bartender meet the night his worst confession goes viral — and she's the one who shaped it.

Novella

by Catherine Morrow

**Case 0001-A: The Rule** The rule was that we never touched the ports, and for…

An intimacy auditor and her analog engineer keep one rule for eight months. The rule is the only honest thing either of them has left.

Novella

by Catherine Morrow

**The Schedule** The morning after, Theo was already at the console when she ca…

A sound engineer and the woman who built a venue around forgetting — the morning after, and the eleven days that follow.

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