#fiction

#fiction

The tech industry is often inspired by movies, with many gadgets resembling those from iconic films like Ready Player One, Her, and Minority Report.

Snails weren't pandas - those oversize bumbling toddlers that sucked up national conservation budgets - or any of the other charismatic megafauna, like orcas or gorillas.

Old Skies deftly explores the themes of stagnation and the emotional weight of being forgotten in a life dedicated to serving others' nostalgia.

When I was setting out to write this one, I didn't have a sense of it being a big idea at all: it was just the thing that, when I was faced with quite a lot of rejection, I kept coming back to.

Murata's characters often engage in perverse behaviors to appear normal, showcasing the extremes of human effort to conform to societal expectations.

The Doctor and Belinda navigate a high-stakes adventure on a radiation-saturated planet while questioning humanity's future, touching on themes of exploration and survival.

I could picture her in my head, sort of trudging around with...cleaning supplies...taking such care to never let anybody see her, never have to talk to anybody. Who is this woman and what happened to her?

In Stag Dance, Peters uses a logging backdrop to explore gender and identity, showcasing the experiences of the lumberjacks who embrace alternative expressions of gender roles.

The key to overcoming the sandfish puzzle is coordination, using distractions effectively while one player makes their way across dangerous terrain to safety.