Short Stories by Thomas R. Eggenberger

Writers of the Future
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A stable of unique Sci-Fi stories are still looking for a good home

• The Cactus and The Ocean: A coordinator for an all-hearing AI deals with trauma after experiencing privacy for the first time—and must decide whether she wants more

• Red/Lines: An ad man’s life is turned upside-down by rogue face-massaging nanites (Not a comedy, oddly enough)

• Thanks for Everything, Arthur Liu: Putting together a plan from stolen memories, Gemma tries to take down a space station to save her son. (Writers of the Future silver honorable mention)

• Full Share: In a world where children are scarce, Gerald wants Iris all to himself—and now he has his chance. (Writers of the Future silver honorable mention)

• This Time Will Be Better: A handyman learns the wrong lesson from his encounter with a 2,000-year-old woman.

• As Below, So Above: If your ceiling fan ever talks to you, ignore it. Trust me.

• CACA: Say hello to the Company Against Corporate Aggression. They’re here to help. They really are.

• The Dragons Awoke: The young dragons want to pay the humans to make more goats. The elders are having none of it.

“Brother Cedric” at Fiction on the Web

The reverent peace of a monastery is disturbed when a resurrected monk decides to indulge in the pleasures of the flesh.