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Short fiction about people at the frayed end of their ropes
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The Ultimate Weapon
The Ultimate Weapon
“We’ve lost all communications and you say we’re not under attack? What do you call it then?” — ” Well, it appears to be a prank, sir.”
Antoine Valot
Nov 11, 2022
On Arrival, A Bouquet.
On Arrival, A Bouquet.
I, robot Robert, pick my way through the tangle toward the house of the only human. Along the way I plant seeds for Monk’s Hood, Goldenrod,
Antoine Valot
Jul 19, 2019
Boats
Boats
If we could tell our time is nigh, That onwards one alone is bound, I’d want to sail with you my love, Until the tide runs us aground.
Antoine Valot
Jun 30, 2019
The Emperor Of Pants
The Emperor Of Pants
Whipple T. Pants was not the most obnoxious artist the world had seen. In the late twenty-twenties, a wave of weird was sweeping the world…
Antoine Valot
Jun 30, 2019
Now We Wait
Now We Wait
With hindsight, I can say with certainty that immortality actually is all that it’s cracked up to be.
Antoine Valot
Jun 29, 2019
Butterflies
Butterflies
At dawn’s first radiant ribbons Of rising rays are set aloft Of butterflies a flicking flow Off feather tips of dandelions.
Antoine Valot
Jun 27, 2019
Blight At The Museum
Blight At The Museum
Take this shovel, and go bury that thing where you found it. But deeper. I don’t want any of your brothers or sisters or cousins stumbling…
Antoine Valot
Jun 27, 2019
Nothing New On The Moon
Nothing New On The Moon
When I was a kid, to everyone apart from a few billionaire geeks, the moon was boring. All the cool stuff had happened in my parents’ gen…
Antoine Valot
Jun 26, 2019
The Last Emperor of Pop
The Last Emperor of Pop
2.7 million people stood in silence in New York last Sunday, while 4.3 billion more around the world watched the livestream, as was laid…
Antoine Valot
Jun 24, 2019
The Last Night of my Life
The Last Night of my Life
Until the last minute I didn’t know what to do with the last night.
Antoine Valot
Jun 23, 2019
Sunday Deadline
Sunday Deadline
Getting up early, that’s your first problem. We were up late all week, not getting enough sleep, and by wednesday the drain was getting to…
Antoine Valot
Jun 22, 2019
The Fifth Dream
The Fifth Dream
In the first dream I was running headlong in a tunnel, lights streaming white and red, so fast that cars seemed to stand still. Whipping…
Antoine Valot
Jun 21, 2019
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