Karl K. Gallagher's Stories

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Automating corporations & licensing activities
8 hrs ago • Karl Gallagher
Farmhands
Uploaded people can be clumsy in the real world.
Sep 8 • Karl Gallagher
Sabotage
On the frontier, small damage can be lethal.
Aug 12 • Karl Gallagher
Ecology
No matter how nasty the predator, it keeps other species in balance.
Jul 7 • Karl Gallagher
Placebo Virus
Promising a cure-even hinting at a cure-will inflame the desperate.
Jun 9 • Karl Gallagher
Free Sample
Leaving a piece of yourself behind can lead to unexpected results.
May 12 • Karl Gallagher
Deterrence
A victory is only intimidating if the enemy believes you can do it again.
Apr 9 • Karl Gallagher
Deputized
With no cops on the Moon, a murder must be investigated by the only people who couldn't have done it.
Mar 10 • Karl Gallagher
Coffeehouse
People embracing a new freedom must fear it being taken away again.
Feb 11 • Karl Gallagher
Recontact
In a war of humans and computers, can you trust someone to really be human?
Jan 8 • Karl Gallagher
Neighbor
The Amish are having many more babies than our mainstream culture. Eventually they'll be the only ones left.
Dec 12, 2025 • Karl Gallagher
Zombie
The problem with burial in space is anything orbiting comes back.
Nov 11, 2025 • Karl Gallagher
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