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LUCKY • by Fiona Moore

November 7, 2021Every Day Fiction 1 Comment

If she went back over her logs she might be able to say when Oliver changed, from a hundred and two centimetres and brown hair and big knees, to a hundred and sixty-two centimetres and white hair and wobbly legs.… Continue Reading →

Science Fiction, Stories aging, dogs, Fiona Moore, robots

CLASS WARFARE • by Gustavo Bondoni

September 17, 2021Every Day Fiction 1 Comment

Jean-Pierre Dimarche looked up from his book. His study was perfectly lit in warm yellow light, and his chair pleased the senses: the smell of leather wafted up from it while the soft perfection of its texture caressed the skin.… Continue Reading →

Science Fiction, Stories billionaires, Gustavo Bondoni, robots

A PRESENT FOR DAD • by Monica Wenzel

June 17, 2018Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

“I need to go shopping,” Rose said. Liam mumbled something as he rolled over. His sister stood beside his bed, staring at him. The nightlight in the hallway lit up her outline. At least she hadn’t turned on his light.… Continue Reading →

Inspirational, Science Fiction, Stories Father's Day, gifts, Monica Wenzel, robots, siblings

THE NEW STANDARD • by Joshua Joseph Barella

September 15, 2017Every Day Fiction 20 Comments

Getwright and I were in the DFAC one day — this was before deployment, pre-mob maybe. He looked over and said to me, And every year when the goslings hatch dad lets the hounds after them. Separate mother goose from… Continue Reading →

Science Fiction, Stories Joshua Joseph Barella, psychotherapy, robots, veterans

THE LAST LITTLE JOY • by Joachim Heijndermans

April 6, 2017Every Day Fiction 5 Comments

The crowd went wild. The results were in, with the large majority going for the CD12 party. Every person at the rally looked like they’d gone out of their minds. A million red balloons dropped down from the ceiling. It… Continue Reading →

Science Fiction, Stories dystopia, elections, Joachim Heijndermans, mail carriers, robots

VENT ACT • by Graham Brand

July 21, 2016Every Day Fiction 34 Comments

We’re the best ventriloquist act there’s ever been, and we always will be. It was tough at the start. We came in when vent acts were on the way out. People thought they were old-fashioned, like jugglers and mimics. The… Continue Reading →

Science Fiction, Stories artificial intelligence, Graham Brand, robots

INTERROGATION CUPCAKES • by Alexander Burns

July 7, 2016Every Day Fiction 29 Comments

AR-D6 was first on the scene, bursting through the door to find a little girl and a corpse smeared with blood. The girl looked up with a tear-streaked face and asked if mommy was okay. Her name was Tallulah, age… Continue Reading →

Mystery / Suspense, Science Fiction, Stories Alexander Burns, murder, police, robots

I, ROBERT • by Chris Ovenden

September 4, 2015Every Day Fiction 24 Comments

I protect Isaac. That is my purpose. The blizzard has let up somewhat since I left camp. It is still too heavy for anything organic to risk being outside, but that is no obstacle to me. Ahead, I can see… Continue Reading →

Science Fiction, Stories androids, Chris Ovenden, robots

IDIOT ROBOT • by Shane D. Rhinewald

July 24, 2013Every Day Fiction 14 Comments

Norma had never wanted a robot. At 82, what did she need with that kind of newfangled technology, anyway? They were just toddlers shaped like garbage cans, more nuisance than anything. She couldn’t even step outside her house most of… Continue Reading →

Science Fiction, Stories elder care, robots, Shane D. Rhinewald

KOGGIE AND THE AUTONOMOUS HOUSE • by Mark Wolf

December 14, 2010Every Day Fiction 19 Comments

Koggie, the 10,034th descendant of the original bio-engineered cat-dog prototype, sat on an ornate garden bench in the upstairs arboretum of the autonomous house and yawned as she watched the robs scurrying about like a plague of mice on their… Continue Reading →

Science Fiction, Stories cats, dogs, Mark Wolf, robots

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