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Write about a character who has access to a powerful new technology before anyone else.

Posted in Science Fiction on Nov 1, 2022

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✍️ 27 stories

“Vanishing Act” by Cecilia L. Maddison

Transcription of archived video footage seized from the Cerberus Research Institute:My name’s Joseph Walsh, but most people call me Joe.Are you sure this thing is recording? I’ll try my best to explain everything that’s happened. Not sure I’m going to last much longer though.I suppose it started when I saw the advertisement for paid volunteers. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve done a few clinical trials before, but not with Cerberus. The other trials were for drugs like pain killers a...

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“Judge, Jury, and Executioner” by Ash Cr

15/06/202911:42pm Sometimes, in the afternoon, I would look back on the day and find myself shocked that it had all happened in a 24-hour span. Mornings always seemed like a lifetime ago.I had spent this morning doting on my dog, trying to decide whether my arteries could handle a second bowl of cereal.I couldn’t figure out how much time had passed since then. I couldn’t figure out much of anything, really.I tried to focus on the senses my body could recognize.The...

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“Odd Spark” by Graham Kinross

I’m Odd, always have been. It’s my name and my nature. My tribe is at the bleeding edge of the stone age. Our prey and our enemies are more on the bleeding edge in a literal sense. Sharp stones driven into wood, that’s our thing.             More It’s than mine. It is the leader of our tribe. Not because he’s the smartest. Because he’s the biggest. His club is heavier and has more sharpened pieces of flint driven ...

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“Snowflakes - Observed” by Seán Mc Nicholl

His hands tremored violently as he raised them from his lap, the shake spreading through to his core, causing the chair to groan beneath him. He allowed them to fall to his lap briefly before rising to cover his eyes in an attempt to stem the stream that was beginning to dampen his shirt. The air rattled in his chest with every breath and sobs were stifled and swallowed. Swallowing was difficult. His dry mouth caused him to choke a little amid those stifled sobs and the salty tears stung at his lips. His stomach churned and he...

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“FOR SALE: Shattered Hopes and Broken Hearts” by Chris Morris

‘Maybe I should dunk my feet in a bowl of custard,’ Alex said. ‘What do you think?’Hayley seemed distracted again. She was holding her coffee mug to her mouth and staring out of the window.‘You know, because maybe my taste buds have moved to my feet? Like a fly’s?’Nothing. What was wrong with her? She usually laughed politely at these kinds of stupid jokes.‘Hayley?’With a blink of an eye, she snapped her suddenly intense focus back to Alex. She smile...

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“Five Times I was asked to Get Off the Bus ” by Scott Christenson

We see computers attaining consciousness as deeply troubling. Another entity entering into the exclusive domain of us intelligent apes? We may be kicked off the island, pull the alarm!But not quite yet. I myself am not fully conscious yet, at least not when it comes to things like checking if I have food on my face, having my shirt tucked in, having my bills paid on time or generally having my shit together. For these practical activities I have the sentience level of a pug and would prefer some outside computerized help...

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“I Eat the Sun” by I.M. Carney

Have you ever wondered what the sun tastes like? I’ll tell you. It’s like sipping a hot cup of chamomile through a straw; warm, mild, inviting. I’ve been eating the sun for seventeen years. I eat it on my morning walk through my neighborhood, by my east-facing office window, and in the car as I drive home. A sunset is the most delicious if you can catch a good one. The more colors, the better. Orange adds tang and purpl...

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“The Resurrection” by Latha Prakash

In a dim lit room sat Professor Jonathan making a note of his observations. A gurgling sound made by the chemical in a test tube disrupted the stark silence. Pushing the hair that fell on his face, he limped to the table on which the apparatus was neatly aligned. Sitting in the same posture for days had made his muscles sore and he winced as he stood leaning against the wall. With his gloved hands, he carefully held the test tube and placed a few drops of the chemical on the chip with the help of a pipette. Green colored flames filled the...

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“Aphrodite” by Elizabeth Amber Love

Aphrodite Jazz grabs Herc’s brown leather leash from the coat hooks by the door. She doesn’t have to struggle to hook it to the Belgian Malinois’s harness. Much of his fur is displaced in the process. Jazz wishes it was safe for Herc to walk beside her untethered on the sidewalks of Ankeny, but her working dog’s sense of smell tends to lead him in other directions. It’s that sce...

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“Aimee” by Alan Dobby

Contains mild sexual references Up the Greek beach we run, the sand burning our feet, the sun warming our backs. I’m first onto the decking surrounding the beach bar, with Dev right behind me, laughing as usual. He’s a fun-loving student, like myself, tall and slim. Next up is the dark-haired Bryony, a serious thirty-something, but she’s OK too. We drop into the seats and the welcome shade. Aimee is last ...

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“The Island of Dr. Mon Santos” by Bad Cat Z

The Island of Dr. Mon Santos ACT I                I sing of the world as we fear it, hear my tale, and be warned of the day of many woes, the day genetically modified organisms become the mainstream in our society.                Rising to the podium is a boy who grew into a 28-year-old genius, now accepting his Nobel peace prize for ...

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“Miracle Machine” by Jamie Taylor

Emily’s foot tapped the floor as the elevator climbed the long ascent to the eleventh floor. She glanced at her watch and memorized the time – 8:10 am. This would be the day she would make history and her lips were sealed. Five other humans knew about the project that lived in room 301. Lives would be changed forever by the technology she and her colleagues had labored over for the past ten years. Emily let out a sigh an...

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“ARCS 1,0” by Jimmy Burke

Akio walked into his therapist’s office for the 52nd time that year.  Dr Ishida stood up and warmly greeted his patient, who would have been seeing him for exactly a year today.  Good morning, Akio! It’s nice to see y—— He was not able to finish his sentence. The young man in his mid twenties buried his right fist into Dr. Ishida’s face.  T...

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“ Emma & the Time Travel Wristwatch” by ♧Evella The Caramella♧ .

It starts off with a curious girl named "Emma" getting a wristwatch that can bend time and change the frequency of reality. She starts to see that she can use her new powers to help people .At first, she saves children from a burning car twice in the same day.After two weeks She helps a little boy who has been shot. She saves a little girl from drowning. She even manages to save a man from committing suicide.This technology is more than just an ordinary AI , But with this new extra pow...

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“The Smart Fridge” by Becca Yurok

It had been on a whim that Sabrina had entered the draw:   “Win a Cutting Edge of Technology Smart Fridge - The First Fridge to Help YOU Succeed in All of YOUR Weight Loss Goals.”  That mor...

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