Category Archives: fiction

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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AI: Election Results

Posted on January 19, 2020 by Amoeba

A work of fiction. Standard disclaimers – especially about ‘resemblances to real people or entities for satirical purposes, or coincidental’. Why should we abandon a system that satisfies our people in order to introduce a system [elected democracy] that seems … Continue reading →

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