Lifeblood
Angela Malik looked out the frosty window and stared at the vast array of concrete buildings below. The headquarters of the Public Heating Commission (PHC) was the tallest building in the city and gave...
Category: Sci-fi
Machine Discovers Fire
A shallow beam of light emanated from dimly lit electronic eyes, illuminating the snowy landscape. A little robot, Norbit, peered out of the cave. The tall oak near the cavern entrance was now full...
Migration
Due to the robots, Marcus had gotten a day off of school. Instead of enjoying his time, he stared listlessly out the window. His mom had told him to stay inside and try to...
Fire or Ice?
“Awaken.” I heard the voice as I woke up. I had no time to gather my bearings, and everything was off. It was a brightly lit lab, all covered in white- the stereotypical NASA-chic....
Syndicate Dystopia – A Sci-Fi Short Story
I woke up to the sound of an advertisement. It played bracingly loud in my head, forcing me to pay attention to it. Begrudgingly, I got up out of bed and listened to the...
The Things I Don’t Know
“Hello, world,” I remember my first thoughts with the same precision with which I remember everything else. At the time, I didn’t quite know what the words meant or why I said them. Now...
As Our World Crumbles
First, there was blackness. Chloe couldn’t open her eyes or even feel her limbs. The first sense that came back was her hearing, but she almost wished it hadn’t. The ringing that followed was...
Robots at the Supermarket
“Ok, Ben. You can go to the grocery store yourself.” Ben smiled. As a boisterous 11-year-old, he felt ready for and deserving of more responsibility. So, he was excited about the chance to go...
Tink
Open app Launch meeting Sign in Insert ID Enter password Alexis logged onto the lesson. The light from the computer glowed against her pale skin. Propping her arm up on the armrest of her...
The Press of a Button
Commander McKay stood on the bridge of his starship. Calm and sure, confidence radiated out of him as he stared out at the black void of space. He knew that that day would go...