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Friday flash fiction – What are Wardogs Good For?

Posted on March 1, 2019 by Lexifab

Did you know the first artificially intelligent systems to gain sentience were the ones we put in combat robots? You know the ones I mean? The light autonomous mobile suppression platforms. Yeah, that’s them. Wardogs. It all started with them. … Continue reading →

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Friday flash fiction – Another Arm for Gemini

Posted on February 1, 2019 by Lexifab

Gemini called on Doc Farrah in late January, looking for a new arm before the storm season blew in. If she missed the last flight from the port of Barnacle back out to the mines of the Scrape, the lightning, … Continue reading →

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Friday flash fiction – The Antlion’s Nest and the Magpie Stratagem

Posted on January 11, 2019 by Lexifab

The official cartographic record of the SPF Destroyer Queen Ranavalona referred to the thick band of icy, dusty rocks as Asteroid Belt KFPK-9, but when someone dubbed it “The Antlion’s Nest”, the name stuck. It was, decided Captain Herrea Talakhamani, … Continue reading →

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Friday flash fiction – Raku’s Dawn

Posted on December 7, 2018 by Lexifab

When Princess Raku woke from her slumber, the world had changed. Where were the courtiers who should bring her uniform? Where was the barber who must harvest her wild tresses? Where, above all, was her mother, who was supposed to … Continue reading →

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Friday flash fiction – Commander Cello and the Myth of Terran Neutrality

Posted on November 16, 2018 by Lexifab

Days of tedious deliberations on behalf of all human life finally provoked Commander Adeline Cello to consider alternatives to diplomacy. Faced with the unacceptable prospect of peaceful coexistence with alien invaders, she decided her best negotiating tactic would be to … Continue reading →

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