Burst Fiction
An active e-zine of one shot short stories, around 1000 characters in length, set in near contemporary times preferably, with scifi tendencies.
Curated by Erik Chevalier.
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An active e-zine of one shot short stories, around 1000 characters in length, set in near contemporary times preferably, with scifi tendencies.
Curated by Erik Chevalier.
Visit the new main site!.
Mobile?
The first incoming torpedo destroyed Cruiser Chanuk’s main engine. Inertial dampers went down seconds later. The second hit slammed everyone who wasn’t strapped down into a wall. 90% casualties, including all bridge officers. The Chanuk would likely sit out the battle. Ensign Sook took command. She didn’t have to like it.
“Private Rod, why haven’t you reported to sick bay?” asked acting Captain Sook.
“I’m fine, uhm, Captain. Sir! And I have no biological parts.”
“You’re an android? Your dossier says human.”
“Yes, but my body rejects transplants. So as bits fail, they’re replaced by prosthetics.”
“Not everything can be replaced, can it?”
“I suffered brain death two months before signing up for Earth Defense Fleet. No big deal. Most of it had been replaced already.”
“Cyborg, then. Why doesn’t it say Cyborg?”
“There’s been no enhancement. Certified prothestics.”
“Well, when did you first start getting replacements.”
“At about seven, my dentist put in two fillings.”