Little Assistance
From the Future Tense Fiction archives: Stephen Harrison’s story follows the first judge on the Moon as he tries to solve a complex liability dispute between NASA and a contractor.
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Collateral Damage
From the Future Tense Fiction archives: A short story from Justina Ireland about what happens when a robot is sent into combat alongside human soldiers.
Domestic Violence
From the Future Tense Fiction archives: When an employee tells Kristen she can’t clock-in on time because her house is locking her inside, Kristen begins to suspect the problem runs deeper than a malfunctioning smart lock.
Patrons
Cassidy McFadzean imagines extraterrestrials who selectively lift humans from Earth and transport them to a deep-space artists colony. As they do, the distant visitors, known as Patrons, dramatically shift the terrestrial communities where they touch down.
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Empathy Hour
From the Future Tense Fiction archives: A story about the aftermath of massive climate migration, and the use of deepfake technology to manufacture complacence.
Parasocial
Monica Byrne envisions a future where celebrities can license their image—and their bodies—to an ambitious hologram start-up. The story dissects a novel legal and technological space, raising questions about what it means to sign away one’s image to the highest bidder.
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