In Space No One Can Hear You Fix a Station, but They Can See You
The liquid hydrocarbons were coming down in sheets, but such was the climate on Titan. The dim glow that diffused through the methane fog as if it were…
I am a robot?
The corn is exactly 1.6 meters high with a variance of 12 centimeters. The potatoes will rot if it rains consistently for the next 3.5 weeks.I have exactly…
A Farmer
I looked up at the sky above me, and watched the dark clouds swirl around. At first, they had no pattern, but I knew what was lurking in them. Or I should say…
Artifacts
The silver drone looked like a sleeping porcupine, festooned with bent antennae and cracked satellite dishes. In this eternal night beyond the static of life…
Mercy
The war of humans against machines, the same old story that science fiction authors always loved to write about, the war I fought. Thankfully, in this version…
Rise of the Robots
“Stupid,” whispered Lonheim while hiding behind an overturned table. “Stupid, stupid, stupid.” Clutching his pulse rifle, Lonheim tried to hold his breath and…
Battle Hymn
I don’t know if you know this, our machine overlords, but leaves make a satisfied sound when you walk on them, and most of our reproduction is accidental.
Playing Catch Up
Shortly after that, the exit nearest the parked sports car burst open, and Lisa dashed for Fur, gripping a bookish-looking man with a briefcase by the arm…
Fidgeting
James frowned, trying to figure the odds in his head for whether the new arrivals were robots in disguise or just the random odd vehicles you got every so…
Scooter Girl Scoots
“Anyway, I used your technical expertise to remove all records I made you,” Violet said. “You’ll also not have to worry about the memory dump—and for that…
Electric dolls (the sequel)
Clearly no one had told him. It made me feel upset; upset that people would try to forget my kind. We are no harm, we help. But people don’t seem to notice…
Watching and Waiting
“I hate stakeouts.” Lisa growled over the radio. They had managed to track down the hotel where the guest speaker was staying at, and Aegis agents had met them…
Damage Control
James groaned. “This wasn’t even necessary. We were taking them back to the base. They could have taken care of it there without anyone getting hurt.” “You…
Another Scooter Girl
Rae woke up slowly. She heard the hydraulics and servos whir in her joints and limbs as everything came on-line. Wait…on-line? Rae looked down and gasped…
Off In The Ditch
“What? The plasma cannon is NEVER overkill!” Sera said, looking at her brother like he had grown a third ear on his forehead. “I would, however, be curious as…
Memory Dump
Rae came down to the garage again that evening. “Are you doing okay? I’m sorry…Mom and Dad won’t let me keep you in my room.” “I’m fine now. Especially since…
The Game is Up
It was 10 a.m. that Sunday morning before Rae finally came down to the garage, looking far more pale than Vi had ever seen her. “Good morning,” Violet said…
The Simulacrum
“I love you,” she said, her silicone arms holding me close. I smiled in return and turned her off. It was getting harder and harder to be with her these days…
Driving Home
“Are you off your nut?” Lisa hissed to James as they shared the back seat of the woman’s car. Billy was driving, and the woman was sitting backward on the…
Surrealism
“Okay, libraries. That was something that I thought I could go my entire life without hearing until I heard it, and that’s even after my sister got turned into…