The Valens Program

A story written for Tales from the CyberSalon — #3 A Sense of Community by Jesse Rowell

Shale oil extraction below the Sangre de Cristo Mountains unearthed imaginary people in July 2069. People preserved on paper, mostly villains, that never existed. Details of their…


Accept All Cookies

A story written for Tales from the CyberSalon — #3 A Sense of Community by Liam Hogan

Elaine’s finger hovered over the green button. She’d always been data-wary, part of a generation who went through tediously unclicking sections rather than blindly accepting all —…


Gathering Power

A story written for Tales from the CyberSalon — #3 A Sense of Community

Her cluster of friends had been hushed. Her connection implants dialled down as close to zero as possible. Her panel displays blurred. She glanced at the fridge, switched off in her determination to…


Disconnect

A story written for Tales from the CyberSalon — #3 A Sense of Community by Wendy M. Grossman

“What are you doing?”

“I need a new community,” I said, and then wished I hadn’t.


Tales #2 — A New High Street

Join us for our second event on Tuesday, 8th June when we will be interrogating near-future and post-retail visions of the high street and reimagining the centres of our towns and cities.


The Little Shop That Could

A story written for Tales from the CyberSalon — #2 A New High Street by Vaughan Stanger

Milena stared at the flashing sign hovering above the exhibition’s entrance, then glanced over her shoulder.


The Crunch

A story written for Tales from the CyberSalon — #2 A New High Street

Jake’s mouth is full of toothpaste when his Gran calls. He quickly rinses, pops his toothbrush in its holder and his oral health is broadcast to his fan base.


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A story written for Tales from the CyberSalon — #2 A New High Street by George Jacobs

The CityConnect train breathed to a stop at Central Station. All the passengers got off, Ren included. This was the innermost stop — the train would now head back the way it had come…