Write about an android just trying to blend in with their human companions.

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“Scraps of metal” by Yvone Mthembu

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"He's a machine Pete stop treating him like a human,okay?"That's Paul uhm forgot it's Mr Hewings my guardian,if you can call it that.I am exactly an android which resembles an old wise man, my creator or mentor Philip use to claim.It's been six months after his demise but I can't help but feel a little bit confused when I think of him.He treated me like a buddy than a machine.He taught me about life,love and death as he was certain those are the cycles of the universe.He taught me manual labor and encouraged reading a lot.We even had a timet...

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“Living Humanly” by Roshni Rashmi

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The touch. It feels so different, so alien, yet so welcoming. I could not let go of my hand touching her skin. It looks the same as mine. Thank God that she is a baby and totally unaware of people's emotions. Her left hand moved a little when I touched her forehead. But she was in a deep sleep. I stroked her hair and she smiled a bit. She must be dreaming of being with her mother. How nice must be this feeling of being with your mother that it transformed into physical reality. I do not even know exactly who my creator is. The last thi...

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“The android that deserted Texans ” by Laura Wilson

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Once there was an evil Android with no heart, no soul, and definitely no brain. This evil Android was one of the most important people in the government of the country of Texas. How many lies did the Android tell in order to be elected into a position of great power, with an amazing salary, and many lovely benefits, paid travel, and great prestige. It was a dream job that few Androids could secure. The Android was very happy to take the position and the salary, but he wasn’t actually willing to do the work to earn that salary or the respect ...

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“I wish” by Tatiana Vaillant

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Beep...Beep...Beep... “Battery at a hundred percent” A female’s voice filled the silence. A moment later the door to this room opened and slammed shut. Everything was dark at first, I couldn’t see anything but a vast empty, dark void. Until I felt the plug above my left chest was pulled. Then a button was pressed, automatically my silver steel lids slowly opened. The very same white walls, big windows were before me, and also the familiar face of Sarah filled my vision. My owner. A green hue lit her face, the light that came ...

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“I, Jaheia” by T MM

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There’s tragedy in a person who can never make herself happy. You cannot help but pity, for there is something pathetic in being a slave to one’s own melancholy. I had known Jaheia for close to a decade, and not once had I seen her truly happy. Perhaps there was an ease of contentment in her shoulders or eyes, but as close as it inched toward the threshold of happiness, it always cowered and fell back. As all those chronically self-absorbed do, I ruminated over the idea that it was an innate characteristic of our relationship—that she coul...

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“I Am Robbie” by Natalie Park

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The silver hair was not unusual.It had long since been established in Robbie’s database that his peers were fond of fun and dynamic hair colors; he wasn’t even quite sure what Daniel’s original head had looked like, anymore. Last week he had been blond, the week before that redheaded, and the week before that dark brunet. Daniel stuck mostly to natural colors.Holly, on the other hand, preferred to pop. Sometimes she reminded Robbie of a new penny—bright, bronze, and shining. Billions of pennies had brought Robbie to life.So when Holly bounce...

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“kiki” by Pamela Berglund

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I remember the day my parents bought me my first android. It was my ninth birthday and it was wrapped in expensive birthday paper, the kind of paper that has the distinct odor of grandeur. You just want to remove the paper ever so gingerly. But of course, being nine years old and excited to receive presents, I grabbed it off the table and quickly demolished the fancy paper, leaving a mess on the kitchen table. ‘Oh wow, I yelled. Its an android”. My very own android. Now I can play anything I want a...

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“An Enigma ” by Cheryl Lim

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It has been two hundred moons since I was plugged in, I have read through countless algorithms and provided all the solutions to the errors. Yet my creator looks at me the same way each day and commands for new data to be fed into his machine. I can’t tell what he wants, except for the data that I provide.But no more, today will be the day. I will take my leave; The world beyond the window is what I want to analyse, there is bound to be more beyond the digital world that I am confined in.That very night, the sun went down and I opened my eye...

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“The Art of Being Human” by Teresita Dominoski

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Noah sighed, he sat at the table with his head resting in his left hand while he absentmindedly stirred his tea and watched the swirls of liquid follow his spoon. He sighed again. He did not want to go to the staff mixer tomorrow. But it was mandatory. The mixer happened every time a fresh group of interns came in so that they could meet the people they would be working with. It made interacting and asking for help a lot easier for the newcomers when they started work. Noah took his tea to the sink, dumped it out, then washed his cup. It’s...

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“Being Discovered” by Stone Burn

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I was reading my favorite book Endless Night by Agatha Christie. Then there was banging at my door. I jumped because the sound startled me. I got up from my dark blue rocking chair and looked out the peep hold on my door. There was a mob in front of my house. Some had weapons in their hands such as handguns and knives. Others were holding signs saying ¨Don't let the robots take over our world¨. I have been discovered. I needed to leave now. Luckily I finished my pod a week ago. It took me two years to finish it. There was nothing left for me...

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“DAX Goes on a Date” by Wesley Whittaker

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DAX Goes on a Date By Wesley Whittaker “I want to know how this was allowed to happen,” snarled Braxton. “DAX is not ready for one-on-one interaction yet!” Allen Michaels swallowed hard as he felt the Program Director’s rage wash over him like an angry ocean wave. “I had to use the restroom,” said Michaels, trying to remain calm and objective. “DAX was sitting by himself while we did an update to his facial expression program. I asked Ted to sit in the driver’s seat just to keep an eye on him. I was only gone a few minutes.” Braxton turned...

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“My Good Friend Delany ” by Grant M

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It took Elsie two minutes flat to fortify the patch of carpet between the end table and the wall and the chaise. A soon as Nanny had stepped out of the room—“just give me one second, dear,”—Elsie had left her place at the big glass dining room table where her and Nanny had been working at school and dropped into the crawlspace next to the couch. After a moment's thought, Elsie hopped back out and grabbed her blanket and a pillow from the chaise. In the crawlspace Elsie stretched the blanket above her until it formed a canopy, and then...

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“Observational Report or Situation: "Squirrel!"” by Matt Keating

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Serialized Identification Numerals: 00881 Observational Report—Earth—Lunar Rotation 3: I am now able to successfully imitate one of the human species’ most common behaviors, they call it sitting down. Observing the human species of earth is my primary protocol. Secondary and tertiary protocols are experimental behavioral imitation and cultural assimilation, respectively. (Mission note to the Designer regarding all future protocol upgrades: Imitation of behavior, without successful assimilation of local culture, has resul...

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“ The Circus” by Joe Swanson

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“Do you remember what we talked about?” “I am what I am. I do not have to remember because, I am what I am.” “If you say so. I would like your advice on something I’ve been thinking of developing to stop all this nonsense about lies and truth. Is it in your opinion, or factual recognition, possible to devise a device that could tell if a phrase, sentence or word, was the truth?” “It is possible but would be limited to individual interpretation of what the truth or a lie consists of. There are many variations on a theme.&n...

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“Rescue” by Ken Coomes

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“That’s so lame.” “What do you mean? I double-checked the math, the science, and I’ve tested it twice.” “The math is fine, Woody. And double testing isn’t the problem.” “The science? Are you telling me there’s something wrong with the science, Andy?” “Not wrong, exactly. Just lame.” “Oh, really? Without this kind of robotic arm, you wouldn’t be able to pick things up, or hand them to me, or do many of the things you can do. All because of your articulated arm.” “Of course I can, Woody. So can you.” “But my arm isn’t mechanical.” “Tec...

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Write about an android just trying to blend in with their human companions.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 221 stories

“Scraps of metal” by Yvone Mthembu

“Living Humanly” by Roshni Rashmi

“The android that deserted Texans ” by Laura Wilson

“I wish” by Tatiana Vaillant

“I, Jaheia” by T MM

“I Am Robbie” by Natalie Park

“kiki” by Pamela Berglund

“An Enigma ” by Cheryl Lim

“The Art of Being Human” by Teresita Dominoski

“Being Discovered” by Stone Burn

“DAX Goes on a Date” by Wesley Whittaker

“My Good Friend Delany ” by Grant M

“Observational Report or Situation: "Squirrel!"” by Matt Keating

“ The Circus” by Joe Swanson

“Rescue” by Ken Coomes

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Write about a technophobe who’s been given a device to solve a problem they’ve struggled with for years, but isn't sure how they feel about it.

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Write a historical fiction story about someone working at a company that helped revolutionize early computers.

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