Short Fiction

Spec fiction that’s moodier than a Pacific Northwest sky.

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The Skren Succession: five connected science fiction stories exploring how care becomes control. New installments dropping throughout 2026 and 2027.

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Bleed for the Algorithm
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Story 1 of 5

Bleed for the Algorithm

The Analog Dawn, 1989

In a retrofuture 1989, a small-town theater kid buys a MiyoVox to score his performances. The metrics climb, but what’s the machine really measuring?

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A Pleasure to Serve
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Story 2 of 5

A Pleasure to Serve

The Gilded Gate, 2031

On a gentrifying island, a restaurant owner uses genetic profiling to perfect meals for the wealthy, until the system he built turns against him.

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