Category Archives: fiction

AI: Tele-Uncommuted

Posted on March 18, 2020 by Amoeba

A work of fiction. Standard disclaimers. Cort stepped out of the shower, grumbling, weighing his options. At least the approaching equinox meant that, at his waking hour, he could get into and out of the bathroom without turning on every … Continue reading →

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Amoeba’s Lorica: Quarantine

Posted on March 15, 2020 by Amoeba

A multi-part work of fiction. Standard disclaimers. Jason – twelve years old, slender but short for his age, close-cropped blonde hair, blue eyes – stared out the living-room window of his cottage at the end of his village’s Main Street, … Continue reading →

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Amoeba’s Lorica: The News That Cried “Plague!”

Posted on March 8, 2020 by Amoeba

There once was a broadcast news executive who was bored as he sat in his penthouse at the top of the skyscraper, watching the world go by. Bored, and a little nervous – for the people down below were ignoring … Continue reading →

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