ShortStory

Final Launch Approval

Travelers rely on prayer as much as they do proper engineering. Some more than others.

Jan 7 •

Environmental testing is important . . . but sometimes rough on the test subjects.

Dec 10, 2024 •

Create a medicine which lets people enjoy vigorous exercise. What could go wrong?

Nov 7, 2024 •

When a lunar miner goes outside the system, he finds his customers are even more outside the law.

Oct 8, 2024 •

Experimental Error

Students often surprise professors. One student is hiding a secret Prof. Archambault never imagined.

Sep 11, 2024 •

The Cornucopia Trap

A machine which can make everything for you might be paradise, until it starts choosing what to make.

Aug 7, 2024 •

All the Lonely People

An aging society will have to make hard choices.

Jul 9, 2024 •

Rose Across the Sky

A beautiful sculpture in space might be wonderful . . . but the working stiffs building it have their own opinions.

Jun 11, 2024 •

Would reading minds make you hate people more, or empathize with them?

May 7, 2024 •

Small problems, left unfixed, become big problems. You don't want small problems in a space station.

Apr 9, 2024 •

Some guys are possessive of their cars. How will they handle a car being possessive of them?

Mar 12, 2024 •

Lots of people will volunteer to test a new gadget. Fewer will volunteer their children.

Feb 12, 2024 •

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