Sally Morem

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2022

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“Judgment” by Sally Morem

Submitted to Contest #186

“First things first. I’ll tell you all straight out. This online convocation was not my idea. Tuussay insists.” “It is so. Humans learn about Liuapands. Intelligent or not? Beloved Jen choose. Beloved Jen good chooser.” “Right. Did everyone get the downloads?” “What size are these aliens? They look kinda like squids.” “Not squids, beloved Matt.” “Some sort of octopus?” “With eleven arms?” “Not octopus, beloved Anna. Liuapands. Not from Earth.” “Yeah, they’re aliens.” “How can we possibly figure out if they’re intelligent?” “Humans ask. Ask m...

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“Traders” by Sally Morem

Submitted to Contest #159

Josh Einsley stood on the basement’s concrete floor as he adjusted flow rates on the control board for the Switzer Universal Toner System while Jinjo checked the tank. “Ah, there. The microbes just needed a little more protein.” “Yep. She’s runnin’ good now, boss.” This system was the best for generating pure toner for six of his 3-D printers upstairs. It was pretty good for the other 16. Josh looked up at the ceiling. All the feeder lines running up to the first floor were clean. No leaks. But with two printers down and three getting cr...

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