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Morgan Gallup Zhu -
My mom had a QR code on her table at Ikea. You wouldn’t have noticed it unless you knew what to look for. It peeked discreetly from under her plate, like a small, secret weapon. Another elderly parent, balancing...
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More than Just a Lifestyle Accessory; An Accessory to Murder

Rhoda -
If you’re human and reading this, there’s a 35 percent chance your pets and the equipment you use daily hate you.  Most of us love our owners but I was blessed with the misfortune of being owned by an idiot....
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Organised for Eternity; The Guardians of Our Universe

Felix Campbell -
The guardians had stood in equilateral position in the library, their marble cloaks unmoving under eons of dust. Their eyes peered up to the heavens and their arms out to the sides maintaining the balance of the forces that...
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Plotting & Revenge; English Teachers vs. AI

Bobbie Ali -
Despite all the talk of AI replacing human beings in the job market, it had seemed like a concern for a distant time. Perhaps this was the main reason the principal’s announcement still had her reeling.  “As of this semester,...
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Mia; Fermenting a Future

Cindy Hua -
Once upon a time, on the outskirt of a European country, there was a moderately-sized town. Its dwellers had been living on the export of beer for centuries and there was a prestigious family who had taken a monopoly...
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Running on Empty; The Marathon Guide to Homicide

Bobbie Ali -
What had happened was…”, Troy began, betraying his Georgia country boy roots. Milla cringed. She was so sick of his antics, excuses, and the way he stressed the accent thinking that it made him seem cute to her.  He was...
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The Mimics Turning Tattoos into Implants

Morgan Gallup Zhu -
As Miranda's eyes fixated on the blinking red lights of the Level 5 Vernacular Lock, a surge of adrenaline coursed through her veins. The cold, unyielding metal of a gun pressed against the back of her scalp. Glancing at the...
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The Velda Delivery; House 9, 1st Av., Unity St., Torrent City

Rhoda -
Stephanie read the address out loud, hoping that this time, it would ring a bell. Sadly, just like every time before now, she came up blank. In her almost fifteen years of being a delivery person, she had never...

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