Fiction
Short Stories
Fiction — invented people in invented rooms, doing very real things.
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A boon in disguise
By 2050 the world runs on AI and uses three percent of its own mind. Then, at noon on the 28th of April, the Wi-Fi dies.
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A Life Lesson
Ethan has rehearsed every angle of his case for an electric guitar. His mother answers with one word, and then with something harder to argue with.
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Results day
Two boys, one set of exam results, and two faces that fall for opposite reasons.
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Sam the Smartphone
A day in the life of a smartphone, told by the smartphone — the dropping, the overheating, the drawer, and the charger at the end of it.
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The perspective of a squirrel
A squirrel keeps a diary, and records a day on which everyone in the park was quietly out of sorts.
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An improbable dream
Cake and pizza for breakfast, a house sitting on the clouds, and a basketball match played entirely backwards.
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A funny incident in the park
A bright afternoon, a friend lost in his phone, and a fall timed well enough to be forgiven.
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A talking dog?
Home alone with a maths problem, a boy is interrupted by his chihuahua Neil — who, it turns out, has a great deal to say.