Summer Experimental Short Stories - Page 3

Kyle bails water out of his shop while a sentient coil of copper wire mimics his frantic heartbeat.

A water tanker crashes into a summer sinkhole, threatening a northern town's survival as the permafrost turns to mud.

The metal detector whined, a sharp spike of sound cutting through the humid air of the crowded beach.

Chad drank the glowing blue beer. His skin turned the color of wet cigarette ash almost immediately.

The sprinkler ticked against the fence. Hayes watched the water freeze mid-air, realizing the sun was a lie.

The ice bird refused to melt in the sweltering heat, its frozen beak locked on the concrete skyline.

A technician and an artist fight to keep human memory alive as automated tanks erase the digital world.

My phone vibrated twice. The payload was secure, but our server was actively burning to the ground.

Jared wakes up in a sweltering Winnipeg micro-suite to find his digital wife's physical touch is running low.