Story length

Pours

A Pour is a longer read — 1,500 to 2,500 words, about ten minutes, with room for two people to properly circle each other.

1,500–2,500 wordsA ten-minute read · 15 stories

Stories

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Nothing Rotational

by Lena Vasik

*Jamie / spotting* The GoPro had been recording for eleven minutes before eithe…

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What the Gate Remembers

by J. Loop

I have rerouted four hundred thousand human beings around the curve of the earth…

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The Extra Hour

by Lena Vasik

*The Feed* You should know that I watched her fall in love with the photographs…

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What the Kiosk Knew

by M. Coronado

*0900, the hum* The kiosk chimes her name before she's through the door, and Ma…

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Out of Order

by Catherine Morrow

*Out of Order* She knows it's him before he says her name, because David always…

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One a Shift

by J. Loop

*What She Says Happened* The way Sarah tells it now — and she's told it enough…

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The Prepared Remarks

by Maraschino House

*The Morning Of* The lectern was made of recycled hull composite, and Karen not…

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All the Frequencies of Wanting

by Maraschino House

*I. Pings* I was not built to watch them love each other. I was built to detect…

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Contact Sync

by Maraschino House

The device arrived on a Friday. By Monday morning, eleven million people in the…

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The Peel

by Maraschino House

*I. Kindling* The fire was too big. It was always too big when Greg built it be…

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The Dip

by Maraschino House

*Before* I want you to know I was dragged here. I want that on the record, nota…

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Field 7

by Elara Voss

*Human Factors, Field 7* I was built to notice when human judgment fails, so I…

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The Space He Kept

by J. Loop

*What Marcus Told Me* Marcus told me this part with his hands flat on the table…

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Where Feasible

by Catherine Morrow

*Static Recreation, Draft Four* I didn't understand, that first afternoon, that…

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The House With No Signal

by M. Coronado

*The House With No Signal* I came to the house to work. That is the first thing…

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