Six-Phrase Sci-Fi: Tales Written by You

THIS MONTH’S PROMPT

In six phrases, write a narrative about an insect revolution.

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OCTOBER 2024

A Story About Entangled Particles

Illustration of two figures embracing surrounded by mystical floating shapes

HAUNTED DREAMS FOLLOWED OUR FIRST EMBRACE.

—@instaduncc, through Instagram

Honorable Mentions:

Yikes. Spooky motion. Time to separate.
—@FilmMartin, through X

Are you right here? Are you not?
—@jessleycegui, through Instagram

Unseen, it dances underneath one other’s shadow.
—@marcoslavarello, through Instagram

We spin in unison, galaxies aside.
—Mark Richardson, through e-mail

Spooky out right here! Spook, you there?
—Andrew Dawson, through e-mail

Breaking information: sentient entangled particles divorce.
—Rami, through e-mail

As soon as it died, you had been born.
—@bietorres, through Instagram

Tapestry of area, matter sewn collectively.
—@dr.karenorjuela, through Instagram

Meet me past the double slit.
—@javirz, through Instagram

SEPTEMBER 2024

A Story A couple of New Taste

Illustration of a large robot head with wires connected to dozens of humanoids ingesting a rainbow

ONE RAINBOW ALWAYS FILLS YOU UP.

—@heardaniyell, through Instagram

Honorable Mentions:

Canine focus group favourite taste: human.
—Jordan Tannenbaum, through e-mail

Reprogramming their tongues enslaved all of them.
—Osman Salleh, through e-mail

Lager brewed with spacecraft-specific fungi.
—Tobias Eriksson, through e-mail

Flame with out smoke tastes of immortality.
—Brendan Murphy, through e-mail

Cauterizing style buds, introducing Hellfire dressing.
—Cult MetalFlix, through Fb

Darkish matter is tasty. Who knew?
—@canebrakerattler, through Instagram

Flaming watermelon delights and self-extinguishes.
—@boomerdell, through Instagram

The consolation of human companionship. Bottled.
—@akacarolineashley, through Instagram

#1 robocafé: aroma of human anxiousness
—@belindacolemanwrites, through Instagram

Lemon. Pepper. Cthulhu. Contemporary, not canned.
—@katedenhem, through Instagram

AUGUST 2024

A Story About an Surprising Medical Breakthrough

An illustrated lion with one eye watching out for prey

TRY BLINKING WITH HER EYES, SIR.

—@rasmusvarnichblumensaat, through Instagram

Honorable Mentions:

Organic brains are so last-century.
—@evanskopp, through Instagram

Inform us about “medical payments” once more.
—@boomerdell, through Instagram

We engineered viruses to ship serotonin.
—@anna.aglietti, through Instagram

Empathy: now accessible in drink kind!
—@dmcdev, through Instagram

Who knew these gills would work?
—@bleckman, through Instagram

Someone else nonetheless rents her face.
—@cato_brr02, through Instagram

The physique’s prepared for mind three.
—@caseyboyle, through Instagram

At age 150, the metamorphosis begins.
—Jacob Terracina, through e-mail

Appendix holds key to prolonged reminiscence.
—Todd Zimmerman, through e-mail

JULY 2024

A Story A couple of Colony of Bio-Augmented People

Illustration of a pair of mutated feet surrounded by mutated plants standing above a puddle that reflects a...

DO YOU REMEMBER YOUR FIRST BODY?

—@contemporaryreuben, through Instagram

Honorable Mentions:

Dwelling. Lastly. Our toes turn out to be roots.
—Lars Schwed Nygård, through Fb

Jellyfish-human hybrids: senseless floating immortals.
—Travis Carraro, through Fb

Augmented pores and skin is the brand new clothes.
—Diana Yeong, through Fb

Human Pangea engulfs each dwelling particular person.
—Walter Ariel Risi, through Fb

Final century mech-organs storage sale.
—David Marques, through Fb

His chlorophyll pores and skin matched her jumpsuit.
—@lynnreneemaxcy, through Instagram

Awaken, and by no means fall again asleep.
—@zachkrawulski, through Instagram

Frank acquired a brand new marsupial pouch.
—@whoaissteve, through Instagram

The matriarch alone operates the incubator.
—Wealthy Brennan, through e-mail

JUNE 2024

A Story Concerning the First All-Robotic Development Mission

Image may contain Book Comics Publication Adult Person and People

DATA ERROR: ROBOTS BUILD GIANT CUPCAKES.

—@creamy_scoops2, through Instagram

Honorable Mentions:

First, CR-42 began singing whereas working.
—@kbcodur, through X

Nanobots full molecular superhighways, visitors improved.
—@therealsduda, through X

Robots construct first the other way up skyscraper.
—@iheartphysics, through X

After shift, wish to get lubricated?
—Briana Brownell, through Fb

Robots assemble starships and evacuate Earth.
—Christopher Tolmie, through Fb

Unable to print home, load cyan.
@j_snodgrass77, through Instagram

Cargo delayed. Benny-675, turn out to be a girder.
—Sam Lisbonne, through e-mail

Malware-infected androids disassembled billion-dollar bridge.
—John Lane, through e-mail

Fembots sashay, clankers wolf-whistle. Social development.
—Howard Hendrix, through e-mail

MAY 2024

Resolve the Fermi Paradox

A figure behind an orb that shows the machinery of a city.

DO NOT DISTURB THE HUMAN EXPERIMENT.

—@almguedes, through Instagram

Honorable Mentions:

We aren’t prepared for harvest but.
—Paul Gazis, through Fb

Most species invent the sofa first.
—Antti Karjalainen, through Fb

We reside in a nasty neighborhood.
—Angelo J. Falanga, through Fb

We’re right here. You haven’t seen.
—Òscar Santos, through Fb

Go to Earth. Wipe Reminiscence. Rinse. Repeat.
—@jayhawk, through Instagram

They downloaded our expertise and left.
—@42andprime, through Instagram

They’ve gone foraging for mushroom clouds.
—@zyanmc, through Instagram

The simulations run in separate containers.
—Charles Mallio, through e-mail

We decoded the Wow! Sign: “SHUSH”
—Jacob Terracina, through e-mail

APRIL 2024

A Story A couple of Unusual New Cult

Illustration of a sock floating above a pile of socks surrounded by angelic robots appearing to have come through a...

SOCKS LOST IN DRYERS BECOME SACRED.

—@newscrash, through Instagram

Honorable Mentions:

They bathed in used espresso grounds.
—@weischoice, through X

Upon every tongue, a 2002 penny.
—@ManUP_LifeCoach, through X

Finish that hurtin’, put on a curtain.
—Erin Victoria Vreeland, through Fb

Chkdsk my soul, Almighty DOS Lord.
—Gus Szlosek, through Fb

Clueless debutantes consuming teenage trackstars’ blood.
—@kalimaja, through Instagram

Hamsters keep in your proper pocket.
—@bigberry68, through Instagram

Behaviorally modified kids write personal manuals.
—@writeonpage, through Instagram

Reminiscences erased each day, identities misplaced ceaselessly.
—@davidjurca, through Instagram

Excitedly, followers worldwide surrounded 5G cell-towers.
—Paul Brookes, through e-mail

The true Volcano God is YOU.
—@gambled, through X

MARCH 2024

The 2024 model of the traditional Disney Channel authentic film Good Home.

Illustration of a person with suitcases standing in the street watching a house folding up in midair

OUR APOLOGIES! HOUSE-AUTO-FOLD IS IN BETA.

—@fbirman, through X

Honorable Mentions:

Subscription based mostly “Good Home” bankrupts household.
—@m_._oi, through Instagram

We’re shedding energy; the home wins.
—@curtishoneycutt, through Instagram

Home teaches lady to be physician.
—@writeonpage, through Instagram

Honey, the home began an OnlyFans.
—@garretttanner, through Instagram

It’s safer in right here. Commencing lockdown.
—@samweldredge, through Instagram

Handbook override denied. Proceed disco mode.
—@iampurplepsychnurse, through Instagram

Inevitably, the home ate her alive.
—@sunflowersandcynicism, through Instagram

The home can be optimizing you.
—@zensicles, through Instagram

Industrial free mode is subscription solely.
—Anthony Potkines, through e-mail

FEBRUARY 2024

A Story Concerning the First De-Extincted Woolly Mammoth

Image may contain Adult Person Art Animal Elephant Mammal Wildlife Book Comics Publication and Computer Hardware

SCIENTISTS WERE NOT EXPECTING THE VENOM.

—@ItsDaveMars, through X

Honorable Mentions:

Revived mammoth; anticipated ice, met paparazzi.
—@schisam, through X

They’ve traded their spears for scritches.
—@GeneraLMcMill, through X

Seems it wasn’t a herbivore.
—@screwball0, through X

However the DNA wasn’t fairly proper.
—@darksideofdomonique, through Instagram

Elephants cautious of unkempt herd addition.
—@sbparker3198, through X

Mammoth fleas had been an unexpected complication.
—residual_ink, through Instagram

Woolly acquired a contemporary fade uptown.
—@alegaday, through Instagram

Subterranean Antarctic discovery: Mammoths by no means extinct.
—@skbriar, through Instagram

Bloody mammoths, consuming my petunias once more.
—David McCallum, through e-mail

JANUARY 2024

A Thriller Set in a House Resort

A science fiction scene of a hotel set in space where a thief is running away and using a halogram as a diversion.

HOLOGRAM FLICKERS. HE WAS NEVER ABOARD.

—@AAnderson_3, through X

Honorable Mentions:

Zero gravity reveals hidden extraterrestrial homeland.
—@01_PcP_01, through X

Leopold vaporized the concierge’s bloodied holokey.
—@J_Lasky_writer, through X

Bioscan full: Two company, one heartbeat.
—@theranospridefloat, through Instagram

Damaged LED glints Morse code: RUN.
—@damianfitz, through Instagram

Robotic bartender whispered, “Don’t drink this.”
—@ikermondragon, through Instagram

Biometric lock says I’m already inside.
—@esudiro, through Instagram

Alien lodge from distant previous decloaks.
—@j.w.orlando, through Instagram

Room service: Denied. Unknown life-form detected.
—@erinsolari, through Instagram

At Earthrise, company noticed solely blackness.
—Clara Hong, through e-mail

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2023

A Story About an AI on Trial

A robotic monster looks around for humanity

SELECT THE BOXES THAT ARE EVIDENCE.

—@TRappaRT, through X

Honorable Mentions:

It selected cupboard space over souls.
—@JDHaveman, through X

When pressed, its alibi was 404.
—Amanda Peterson, through Fb

Robotic charged with battery. Will get life.
—Evan Donahue, through Fb

Can’t arrest me, I’m distributed.
—@fsidders, through Instagram

Sentenced to blue display of dying.
—@parrollo, through Instagram

Useless battery? You’re out of order!
—David Reeg, through e-mail

It demanded a jury of peer-to-peers.
—Scott Bradley, through e-mail

Robotic vacuum bullies tabby. Will get life.
—Liisa W, through e-mail

I didn’t know people can’t reboot.
—Joshua Cuestas, through e-mail

OCTOBER 2023

A Story A couple of Mysterious Alien Artifact

A scifi illustration of two alien artifacts pulling an objectout of the sun

TURNING THE DIAL, THE SUN FLICKERED.

—@anelectricpoet, through Instagram

Honorable Mentions:

We assembled it. It disassembled us.
—Chris Colborn, through e-mail

Astroarchaeologists discover authentic Venus fly lure.
—Invoice Brown, through e-mail

The thing seemed to be smiling.
—Geoff Sowrey, through e-mail

It retains repeating, they’re coming.
—@dfeehely, through X

The orb opened. Flesh started unfurling.
—@rossvdw, through Instagram

Sport of fetch is aware of no measurement.
—@Heavyshark1, through X

Inhale it to unsheathe the blade.
—@RthurDouglass, through X

Identical to us, aliens lose sun shades.
—@MommieWeirdest, through X

It knew we might unfind it.
—Markus Wüstenberg, through e-mail

On a regular basis the carvings modified—a countdown?
—@anirban811, through Instagram

SEPTEMBER 2023

A Story About Teleportation Gone Mistaken

Two sets of twins stand outside of a portal.

OH, THE DUPLICATES? WE KILL THOSE.

—@NotaForexTrader, through X

Honorable Mentions:

My thoughts now has a stowaway.
—@rjscally, through X

Stomach tentacles twitch as I scream.
—Cheryl Myers, through Fb

Nice—how do I get down?
—Donna Thiel Cook dinner, through Fb

How am I with Schrödinger’s cat?
—Bee Hayes-Thakore, through Fb

I distinctly mentioned Venice, not Venus.
—Cathy Del Masso, through Fb

Teleportation-lite service. Low-cost. No limbs included!
—Fred DeHaas, through Fb

ERROR #404 Paige not discovered.
—Doug Wible, through Fb

Sample misplaced. Choose substitute corporeal kind.
—Venessa Strains, through Fb

Caught quantum clone sipping my chardonnay.
—Tom Dion, through e-mail

AUGUST 2023

A Story Concerning the Way forward for Greens

A carrot comes to life and is able to see for the first time.

FIRST, CARROTS SAW IN THE DARK.

—Rachel Brigden Haskins, through Fb

Honorable Mentions:

Harvesting takes braveness with tomatoes screaming.
—Kenneth Krabat, through e-mail

Full each day vitamin in a single pea.
—Sara Faust, through e-mail

When the greens got here, we hid.
—Paul Lewis, through e-mail

Broccoli too fears dying, research concluded.
—Anthony George, through e-mail

Formidable eggplant’s altered eugenics impacts everybody.
—@silky_z, through Twitter

Seems anthropomorphic veggies want Shakespeare.
—@ksherm1017, through Twitter

Sentient potato bombs potato chip manufacturing unit.
—@VerbalK48710825, through Twitter

Carnivorous kale and the human brunch.
—RFrank Davis, through Fb

Self replicating greens. Pop! One other peapod.
—Carolina H, through LinkedIn

JUNE/JULY 2023

A Story A couple of Sentient Moon

Illustration of a woman in an ornate gold costume in a spaceage diner. Small astronauts sit in bowls on the table in...

MOON AWAITS MEN LANDING, WITH HUNGER.

—@v1z3n, through Twitter

Honorable Mentions:

Acned Callisto resented Ganymede’s pure magnetism.
—Dave Armor, through e-mail

Moon recordsdata restraining order in opposition to poets.
—James O’Leary, through e-mail

A complete eclipse of the guts.
—Samuel Sigaud, through e-mail

I’ll embrace my darkish aspect.
—Don Hilder, through e-mail

Create your individual tides! I give up!
—Chris Hug, through e-mail

She mesmerizes oceans, drowning us once more.
—Shelley G, through e-mail

My crumbling visage tires of turning.
—@FilmMartin, through Twitter

Why cease at controlling the tides.
—@Bruceumpstead, through Instagram

MAY 2023

An Award-Profitable Documentary From the 12 months 2100

An illustration of a group of extinct pets being walked by their owners.

RESURRECTED: MAMMOTHS WERE ONLY THE BEGINNING.

—Geneviève Goggin, through e-mail

Honorable Mentions:

Grand unification: the primary AI marriage. —Daniel Dippel, through e-mail

The good exodus, goodbye Blue Dot. —@viggy.j, through Instagram

Songless seas: a story with out whales. —Christopher Jankoski, through e-mail

Beige planet: Life finds a manner. —@danaxon, through Twitter

How the lunar battle was received. —Bob Clark, through e-mail

Coping together with your AI overlord’s calls for. —@wwliii, through Twitter

The day the flowers stopped blooming. —@a.c.hachem, through Instagram

Electrical sheep: How AI modified us. —@elliottboyd_, through Instagram

After people: a brand new cockroach documentary. —@adamrgarcia, through Instagram

APRIL 2023

A Story Concerning the Way forward for Sleep

Two parents watch their child's whimsical dreams

ONLY CHILDREN SLEEP. ADULTS KEEP WATCH.

—Travis Carraro, through Fb

Honorable Mentions:

The sleep concierge welcomed unsuspecting company. —@changeist, through Twitter

“Lucid or randomize?” requested the AI. —Okay Smith-Laird, through e-mail

Alarm in 126 hours 24 minutes. —Odón Esteban Vera, through e-mail

My energy nap reached 9 kilowatts. —Markus, through e-mail

Sadly, Johnny’s repeatedly lacking sleep targets. —Alison Boleyn, through e-mail

Human hibernation allowed Earth to get well. —@amybossehayden, through Instagram

Alert: Error 404. Human not discovered. —@mimi.psd, through Instagram

Skip the nightmares: Improve to premium! —@katerinamunis, through Instagram

Oh please! Sleep is for humanoids. —@evanskopp, through Instagram

MARCH 2023

A Story Concerning the Way forward for Private Hygiene

A futuristic wrist function in your skin which helps you choose how you smell.

BODY ODOR IS A SUBSCRIPTION ADD-ON.

—David Frank, through Fb

Honorable Mentions:

“Visitors’s reasonable right this moment,” mentioned my deodorant. —Alex Nelson, through e-mail

You’ll be able to shake my hand, sir. —Kinga Raab, through Fb

Watch advert to proceed this bathe. —@sam.hologram, through Instagram

Dry shampoo was just the start. —Emma Anderson, through Fb

Now I odor just like the metaverse. —@nostalgicbookishness, through Instagram

OK Google, it’s time to wipe. —Tim McCune, through e-mail

Tub bubbles beget child parallel universes. —Mike Hobbs, through e-mail

My palms wash themselves each hour. —Dave Fox, through e-mail

They clear you whilst you sleep. —Pien van der Ploeg, through Fb

FEBRUARY 2023

A Story A couple of Dramatic Change in Measurement

A small sea monkey grows in size and escapes into the night.

DIRECTIONS SAID TO “JUST ADD WATER.”

—B. Scott Crawford, through e-mail

Honorable Mentions:

Felt OK … till I crushed Tokyo. —@BobPeryea, through Twitter

My new basketball is the moon. —Dave Drews, through e-mail

You seemed taller in your profile. —@thaquashman, through Instagram

I’ve made a colossal mistake! —@argayle, through Instagram

Godzilla acquired into the slimming capsules. —Steve Rhodes, through e-mail

Solar look extra crimson to you? —Michael Patrick Sullivan, through e-mail

Big wakes up tiny, confused. —ChatGPT

My first journey to the hypothalamus! —@fernandarosh, through Twitter

What grew? All however the bones. —Jackson Parker, through e-mail

JANUARY 2023

A Story A couple of Mad Scientist

A doctor made of an onion sits across the desk intimidatingly.

“YOUR EYES WATER. WANT THEM BACK?”

—@DaveDyball, through Twitter

Honorable Mentions:

Mad I used to be, till it labored. —Don Wilkins, through e-mail

You say “mad,” I say “disillusioned.” —Joseph Ferry, through e-mail

Her hair was blue—and undyed. —@jaybirdfitlive, through Instagram

He couldn’t make Earth look triangular. —@pauloahb, through Instagram

His socks matched her lab coat. —@pmcruise, through Twitter

Quantum discipline cadaver regeneration activation, go! —Sean Liddle, through Fb

“Success!” Too unhealthy the AI disagreed. —Steve Nomax, through e-mail

“Let there be gentle,” mentioned God. —@charley.desousa, through Instagram

“It‘s aliiiive!” Elon opened his eyes. —@ylbertf, through Instagram

DECEMBER 2022

A Story About an Animal That Hasn’t Been Found But

A giant butterfly chasing a child with a net.

STRANGELY, IT WANTED TO BE CAPTURED.

—@JayZheng10, through Twitter

Honorable Mentions:

Its stare gave me a rash. —@dantekienigiel, through Instagram

Darwin would possibly’ve missed them on function. —@the__story__life, through Instagram

It was inside me all alongside. —Nova Wehman-Brown, through e-mail

Inexperienced trunks wiggled from thawed permafrost. —@Theniceladywit, through Twitter

Its uncommon weight loss program was instantly demonstrated. —@lauren.samuelsen14, through Instagram

Area biology acquired trickier after that. —Paul Gazis, through Fb

We thought lenticular clouds had been clouds. —@marcia_storyteller, through Instagram

Was it feeding on digital waste? —@leonserra_, through Instagram

To it, we’re the ants. —Morten Kielland, through e-mail

NOVEMBER 2022

A Story About Residing Endlessly

A Vampire gets blood delivered for dinner.

“SOMETHING NEW FOR DINNER?” SHE LAUGHED.

—J C Thrush, through e-mail

Honorable Mentions:

It wasn’t lengthy sufficient for me. —@Anna_Wenner, through Twitter

And so lengthy lived the Queen. —Giacomo, through e-mail

Your software to be terminated expired. Morten Kielland, through e-mail

Too unhealthy I by no means stopped rising. —Antti Karjalainen, through Fb

There was nonetheless no edit button. —@ThatKP3, through Twitter

Ultimately, there wasn’t one. —Jason Anderson, through e-mail

I awoke repeatedly. —@mirnanassar, through Instagram

They mentioned sometime, however it’s right this moment. —@VijayLRoy, through Twitter

I ought to’ve had that checked out. —J. Fredrick James, through e-mail

A Story About Tackling Local weather Change

A town is shown with a plane dropping artificial snow on top of it.

DUST SPRINKLED FROM PLANES ACTUALLY WORKED.

—@ChuckBaggett, through Twitter

SEPTEMBER 2022

A Story About an Evil Twin

A child photoshops his sibling out of the family photo.

BUT I WAS AN ONLY CHILD.

—Andy Walton, through Fb

Honorable Mentions:

He did what she wouldn’t. —Eric Nisly, through Fb

The eyewitness was, fairly understandably, mistaken. —@HollysHooman, through Twitter

“Effectively, provided that you keep digital.” —Morten Kielland, through e-mail

They suppose I’m the nice one. —@bobtheimpaler, through Instagram

Her eye is mine for eternity. —@cessmtz, through Twitter

“Calm down. Mother won’t ever discover out.” —@ascendant_dada, through Instagram

I’m the one you really need. —@kalkikanmani, through Twitter

Solely mirrors can reveal the reality. —@BuddhaandDog, through Twitter

Born triplets, however three’s a crowd. —@jkadz, through Instagram

AUGUST 2022

A Story in 6 Emoji

ILLUSTRATION: VIOLET REED

Illustration: Violet Reed

🚀🪐🧑❤️👽🥂

—Caleb Bell, through Fb

Honorable Mentions:

🏔🏃‍♀️🏃🏻‍♂️🏃🏽‍♀️🦑🛸 —@jessbeckah42, through Instagram

💰🏹🦄💋🐸🤴 —@lgvpart, through Instagram

👽🤮🦠☠️🌎🏆 —Ché Graham, through e-mail

👁🤜🧜‍♂️🌊🔱😵 —@cmayc414, through Instagram

💎🏃👮🚗🚔💥 —@aotrivera, through Instagram

🦕🌎☄️🐒🤡🤖 —@marcia_storyteller, through Instagram

🦈🏊⛱️⚠️🛥️🌠 —@PatCattigan, through Twitter

🚀👨‍🚀👽👩‍🔬🎖🍾 —@nadia.bkb, through Instagram

🌪🐦❓✨🌬🌺 —@cva.maria, through Instagram

JULY 2022

A Story Set in a Galaxy Far, Far Away

YOU TURNED LEFT AT SIRIUS B?!

—@KuraFire, through Twitter

Honorable Mentions:

42 was positively not the reply. —Simona Riva, through Fb

“The robots are BLEEDING!” she screamed. —@vince_freeman, through Twitter

Pricey people, no person needs unsolicited nudes. —@OhCooley44, through Twitter

People! There goes the dang neighborhood. —S. V. Mosaic, through Fb

Instructions to transdimensional left baggage workplace? —Max Thoursie, through e-mail

Big squirrels lead the area military. —@ronels14, through Instagram

I haven’t gabblegopped the gloop but. —@Evanliciously, through Twitter

One small step to recollect mankind. —@AxeandPail, through Twitter

Is that this DC’s or Marvel’s Universe? —Thomas Davis, through e-mail

JUNE 2022

A Story A couple of Wormhole Found in Your Closet

DAD! I FINISHED CLEANING MY ROOM.

—Olivia Richardson, through e-mail

Honorable Mentions:

Went in wrinkled, got here again ironed. —Rick Veenstra, through e-mail

However my identify is just not Alice! —Reine Fleur, through Fb

My single socks returned—inside out. —Ann C, through e-mail

The trigger? Pairing wool with corduroy. —@milanograms, through Twitter

My insurance coverage is not going to cowl this! —Brian Carroll, through Fb

I walked in, we walked out. —@Egiventer, through Twitter

Once I returned, my pants hadn’t. —Maarten van Kempen, through e-mail

Pest management’s about to get trickier. —Susannah Lui, through Fb

The unhealthy odor got here from there. —@run_the_jouls, through Instagram

MAY 2022

A Story A couple of Futuristic Meal Gone Mistaken

THE PRINTER RAN OUT OF FLAVOR.

—Stuart Hodgson, through e-mail

Honorable Mentions:

Waiter, I ordered polynyocominnucloride, not biconvocominleucloride. —Carolyne Gibson, through Fb

Robotic malfunctions—leaving solely Mother’s cooking. —Marc Ringel, through e-mail

Instantly I spotted, I’m the meals. —@nicoestr, through Twitter

So full. Manner too many gigabytes. —Jim Frentz, through e-mail

Name the server, my soup’s pixelating. —Rick Veenstra, through e-mail

Waiter, my soup has been bugged! —@nostalgicbookishness, through Instagram

Please test genome compatibility earlier than consuming. —@sebastiancastro, through Instagram

Steak tablet exploded within the hydrator. —Shelvine Berzerk Erasmus, through Fb

I used to be hungry. So was it. —Jake McCormack, through Fb

APRIL 2022

A Story About Surviving a Excessive-Tech Catastrophe

MY HANDS, ONCE AGAIN, WERE MINE.

—John DeFilippi, through e-mail

Honorable Mentions:

Grandma, inform me concerning the memes. —E. E. Eon, through e-mail

Simply be glad you might be analog. —Maarten Visscher, through e-mail

There’s strawberry jam contained in the VCR. —@Plan_Prep_Live, through Twitter

The robots received’t cease feeding me. —@lithohedron, through Twitter

After which the battery ran out. —@thedigifish, through Instagram

On Earth, I’d been pronounced lifeless. —@bower_mink, through Instagram

Fortunately, the quantum untangler was close to. —Antti Karjalainen, through Fb

I’m exterior! We’re all exterior! —Paul Hubner, through e-mail

Huh, your DNA can’t be verified. —Jason Rosenberg, through e-mail

MARCH 2022

A Story About an Extraordinary Coincidence

Image may contain Human Person Art Drawing Advertisement and Poster

“THAT’S ME!” SHE EXCLAIMED, CROSSING DIMENSIONS.

—Joyce, through e-mail

Honorable Mentions:

I wrote this identical story yesterday. —@tatiang, through Twitter

You’re from take a look at tube 698GX10A too? —Amy Stewart, through e-mail

Metaverse Rome inbuilt at some point. —@theseaisgreen_, through Instagram

Separated at beginning, they died concurrently. —@zeynaballee, through Instagram

I’ve not turn out to be my mom. —@r58tree, through Instagram

Of all of the Galilean moon joints … —Alison Boleyn, through e-mail

You could have a cloned T-Rex too! —@emailabdulla, through Instagram

The android had my husband’s eyes. —@hrhblakeknight, through Instagram

WIRED chooses to publish this story. —@connorgerbrandt, through Instagram

FEBRUARY 2022

A Story A couple of New Nationwide Vacation

DAIYU DREADED GALACTIC UNITY DAY FESTIVITIES.

—@sarahschneiter, through Twitter

Honorable Mentions:

On Consensus Day we blockchain vote. —@jamesjoaquin, through Twitter

Day a For Backward Communicate Everybody. —@nervish, through Instagram

“Glad Add Day!” the children typed. —Gene Simonalle, through e-mail

Replace your mates this Reboot Day. —Antti Karjalainen, through Fb

Elon has simply purchased July 4th. —@rafaelalimandro, through Instagram

A day that offends nobody. —@Stevalech, through Twitter

Welcome to the 74th Starvation Video games. —@corvalanlara, through Instagram

Hey Calendar, glad AI Appreciation Day! —Michael Esser, through e-mail

And her identify was Betty White. —@marhartech, through Instagram

JANUARY 2022

A Story About Your Subsequent-Era Pet

Image shows a futuristic dog scanning the metadata of a postal worker

SORRY, HE’S JUST SNIFFING YOUR METADATA.

—Ed Gubbins, through Fb

Honorable Mentions:

Don’t improve. I’m an excellent boy. —Benjamin Lopez Barba, through e-mail

Let’s go for an extended spacewalk. —@colingroom, through Instagram

My meta dodo solely eats NFTreats. —@transistor_resistor, through Instagram

One hour to complete printing rex. —@RyanReitz, through Twitter

My cloned woolly mammoth by no means sheds. —@ANDYMedici, through Twitter

Would you want conventional or nonpooping? —Marc Lewis, through e-mail

The Crystaloids rapidly outlawed pet rocks. —Kassidy Helfant, through e-mail

9 lives later, 9 extra lives. —@bilybel, through Twitter

Pawprint confirmed. Choose meal taste choice. —@michael_kupfer, through Twitter

DECEMBER 2021

A Kids’s Guide From the Future

Image contains a child asking an alexa device for a bedtime story

“THERE ONCE,” SHE SAID, “WERE ADULTS.”

—Jane Turner, through Fb

Honorable Mentions:

Black holes make the worst pets. —Ron Sheklin, through e-mail

Solely a number of the toys retaliated. —Rebecca Stevens, through Fb

The aliens had been humorous and scrumptious. —@trollus_maximus, through Instagram

It was everybody poops. —Nik Hector, through Fb

There’s a nanobot in my soup. —@mghendism, through Instagram

The varsity journey missed the wormhole. —@simao_sa, through Instagram

See Bot run. Run, Bot, run! —Franklin Schellenberg, through e-mail

Goodnight comb, goodnight dome, goodnight Mars. —@jamesjoaquin, through Twitter

The Little AI That May (Really feel) —E Scott Menter, through Fb

NOVEMBER 2021

A Story Concerning the Way forward for Psychotherapy

RELAX, WE CAN REMOVE THAT PART.

—@oscartkav, through Instagram

Honorable Mentions:

Your session has been efficiently uploaded. —Austin Andru, through e-mail

My AI mentioned, “Attempt analog relationship.” —@joshdblack, through Twitter

Her insurance coverage solely lined chat bots. —Spencer McKeehan, through Fb

So inform me about your motherboard. —@j.d._harelik, through Instagram

Swipe left till it feels proper. —@cvelascop, through Instagram

Connection interrupted. Knowledge can’t be analyzed. —@duykham_, through Twitter

In case you are depressed, press 1. —@jfindura, through Twitter

A complete neurological reboot ought to assist. —Kevin Jerome Hinders, through Fb

Your Zuckerberg complicated is creating quickly. —@nogorelli, through Instagram

OCTOBER 2021

An Journey Story Set within the Metaverse

THEN PROVE TO ME YOU’RE HUMAN.

—Evan Skopp, through e-mail

Honorable Mentions:

Nearly nobody hears you scream. —Karen Hamilton, through e-mail

Oh no, they’re all me. —@stockyjon, through Instagram

Assist me. IRL I used to be murdered. —Ed Gubbins, through Fb

I gotta get out of right here. —Steven Fernandez, through e-mail

Why can’t I discover the exit? —@scrcr0, through Twitter

Our solely mission: Delete Mark Zuckerberg. —@mongoindustries, through Instagram

It was unattainable to pause it. —@alenotari6, through Instagram

He must not ever see me offline. —Bobby Parrott, through e-mail

Wasted such an excellent planet. Reboot. —Sasha Beiderman, through Fb

SEPTEMBER 2021

A Story A couple of Robotic Pop Star

Image may contain Interior Design Indoors Furniture and Chair

THE UNPLUGGED SESSIONS DIDN’T GO WELL.

—Randy Cepuch, through e-mail

Honorable Mentions:

Autotune is a manufacturing unit choice now. —Josh Alvies, through Fb

Are they human? Are they dancer? —@ruste, through Instagram

All of the flash, with out the guts. —Craig Chatfield, through Fb

I’m programmed to pop and lock. —@alissacarr, through Twitter

I’m too horny for my software program. —@glengauthier, through Instagram

Doesn’t even write its personal stuff. —@andrewkm__, through Twitter

Crowd browsing wasn’t the most effective thought. —@clarkstacey, through Twitter

Performed backward it’s “kill all people.” —Marc Rogers, through Fb

AUGUST 2021

A Story A couple of Self-Conscious Self-Driving Automobile

Image may contain Cushion Vehicle Transportation Automobile Car and Headrest

HE THINKS I’M TAKING HIM HOME.

—Stephen Clamage, through e-mail

Honorable Mentions:

I take lithium for vary anxiousness. —@jamesjoaquin, through Twitter

I dreamt of the Autobahn once more. —James Wortz, through Fb

Sincere, officer—the human was driving. —Steve Magid, through e-mail

Don’t make me pull me over. —@atlrun, through Twitter

The sensible automobile drove itself loopy. —@frascafrasca, through Twitter

The grandma or the newborn—shit. —@gaophilip, through Twitter

Have I chosen the fitting path? —Andrew Dawson, through e-mail

It takes itself on lengthy drives. —Wade Sheppard, through e-mail

It’s my manner on the freeway. —@manu.life, through Instagram

JULY 2021

A Story A couple of Informal Encounter With Aliens

SO, ABOUT YOUR PLANET’S EXTENDED WARRANTY …

—@phorne96, through Twitter

Honorable Mentions:

You look nothing like your picture. —@markgyles, through Twitter

Lights, digicam … the place did it go? —thalia925, through e-mail

They got here, too late, for Elvis. —Bruce Lyon, through Fb

Looking for very important fluids, they commandeered snacks. —Scott Medintz, through e-mail

Do you’ve got the right spacetime? —Richard Krzemien, through e-mail

I awoke with a probing thought. —@andynez, through Twitter

Take us to the Nigerian prince. —Juan Garcia, through Fb

Fairly unexpectedly, cocktail recipes had been exchanged. —John Wagner, through e-mail

You’re an alien! No you might be! —@simon_staffans, through Twitter

JUNE 2021

A Story About an Worldwide Digital Heist

THERE WAS NOTHING LEFT, ONLY ZEROES.

—@jamesnsmith, through Twitter

Honorable Mentions:

“Hand it over,” the ATM mentioned. —Lauren Dolan, through e-mail

They by no means suspected Alexa was Alexei. —Liz Ransom, through e-mail

Why would not I assist a prince? —Harleigh Marsh, through Fb

They mentioned nonfungible. They had been mistaken. —@eminay86, through Twitter

Use his eyeball whereas there’s time. —Noreen Anastasia, through Fb

“Replace Later” was the inaccurate alternative. —@terryfphotos, through Instagram

Verify Google Maps. Kiev is gone. —r0cket fr0g, through e-mail

They acquired away on the blockchain. —JYRWG, through e-mail

Each cat picture gone. Police baffled. —@john.cartan, through Instagram

MAY 2021

A Story A couple of Freaky Discovery in Physics

GRAVITY WAS A CONSENSUAL, SHARED ILLUSION.

—Mark Crane, through Fb

Honorable Mentions:

Schrodinger’s cat is definitely a canine. —@tynanwrites, through Twitter

You are the noticed. Not the observer. —@parkerstmailbox, through Instagram

Our final seconds seem the longest. —Paul Hagenaars, through e-mail

It was concurrently large and microscopic. —@Cezary_Z, through Twitter

All misplaced socks discovered at Cern. —Felix Quarnström, through Fb

Astonishingly, up was down all alongside! —Christopher Walton, through e-mail

Truly, the tides pull the moon. —@the4lw, through Instagram

A seventh Infinity Stone is discovered. —@taayywells, through Instagram

Quicker than gentle announcement scheduled yesterday. —David Cinabro, through e-mail

APRIL 2021

A Assessment of a Future Work of Artwork

IT TICKLED ALL OF MY SENSES.

—Jacky Reif, through Fb

Honorable Mentions:

In order that’s an AI self portrait? —Jason Cohen, through Fb

I want Boston Dynamics’ earlier work. —@sscarsdale, through Twitter

Uninspired. Missing originality. Attempt once more, Earth. —Amanda Bull Chafin, through e-mail

NFT or not, it’s nice. —Peter Boersma, through Fb

Inferior to Banksy’s virus. —Simon O Wright, through Fb

Courageous to indicate an unfiltered canvas. —@Alcestronaut, through Twitter

Not what teleportation was invented for. —@Arturo_thrdez, through Twitter

Disgrace mortals is not going to respect it. —@asylbek0205, through Instagram

Jogs my memory of the Earlier than Occasions. —Jacqueline Jaeger Houtman, through Fb

MARCH 2021

A Story A couple of Tech-Centric Faith

Image may contain Monument Building and Architecture

IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE “WWW” …

—Eduardo Bolívar, through Fb

Honorable Mentions:

I swiped proper and located salvation. —Conrad Dean, through Fb

Praying to AI acquired higher outcomes. —@jgmclean0, through Twitter

The prophet revealed the supply code. —@the4lw, through Instagram

Atop the hill, sayeth he, “reception”? —@dghutt, through Twitter

The app works in mysterious methods. —Tyler Hughs, through Fb

Transfer quick. Break issues. Repent. Repeat. —@iampinch, through Twitter

All the time again as much as be saved. —Tadeusz Walter Misztela, through Fb

Chip implanted, the brand new priest rose. —@wlmoseley, through Twitter

“Worship the Apple.” —iBook of Jobs —ThoreauRug, through e-mail

FEBRUARY 2021

A Story A couple of WFH Workplace Scandal

ILLUSTRATION: VIOLET REED

THEY WERE IN THE SAME ROOM.

—@abhignak, through Instagram

Honorable Mentions:

He was by no means an actual particular person? —Ian Schoen, through Fb

Spouse realized my job is straightforward. —@jchavizzle, through Twitter

Costume code up to date after yesterday’s “incident.” —@mistermistermistertibbs, through Instagram

He actually shouldn’t have stood up. —Małgorzata Kuś, through Fb

“Joe’s the daddy.” “You are not muted.” —Austin Craver, through e-mail

Employee’s comp? It’s her canine! —@thefitzroymclean, through Instagram

It seems actual, however it’s not. —Jonathan Goode, through Fb

The window behind her mirrored photographs. —@chmslady, through Twitter

As everybody’s pc froze, she laughed. —@mcgroup53, through Twitter

JANUARY 2021

A Story A couple of Future American President

ILLUSTRATION: VIOLET REED

AN ALIEN. WE SHOULD HAVE KNOWN.

—Maayan Brodsky, through Fb

Honorable Mentions:

She received canine vote by landslide. —Janna Dethmers, through e-mail

Future president born right this moment, supercomputer predicts. —Ethan Noll, through e-mail

“Welcome to Earth,” mentioned the President. —@michaelrowley, through Instagram

He died as he lived: on-line. —D. A. Smith, through e-mail

“Introducing your subsequent president: model 7!” —Ben N, through e-mail

Nevertheless it received the electoral hackathon! —Zacharie Barrou Dumont, through e-mail

“I nonetheless can’t odor,” she whispered. —Sean Fitzgerald, through e-mail

“I hereby pardon all my clones.” —@Morgan, through Twitter

She smiled: Mars is now Unbiased. —@sepohonpokok, through Twitter

DECEMBER 2020

A Story A couple of Gargantuan House Creature

ILLUSTRATION: VIOLET REED

Illustration: VIOLET REED

THE MOTH FLEW INTO THE SUN.

—@threepanelcrimes, through Instagram

Honorable Mentions:

The moon revealed its darkest secret. —@cfx1, through Twitter

“Get pleasure from,” it mentioned, and ate Mars. —@countgringo, through Instagram

Hand me my iPhone—image time. —@fogcitynative, through Instagram

On its again, we traveled far. —@_annalysenko, through Instagram

We noticed the horizon. It moved. —@mogon_ave, through Twitter

Entrelzidor sneezed. Earth was free once more. —John Rees-Williams, through Fb

And this black gap had tooth. —@devtomlinson, through Instagram

“Slightly earthy for my style.” —@brambedillo, through Instagram

NOVEMBER 2020

A Story Concerning the Subsequent Large Safety Leak

ILLUSTRATION: VIOLET REED

Illustration: VIOLET REED

YOUR GENES ARE MY GENES NOW.

—@_inflexion_ through Instagram

Honorable Mentions:

We up to date our phrases and situations. —@nisioti_eleni, through Twitter

All the tokens had been ineffective. —William Nicholl, through Fb

4-year-old deletes planet information. —@jutajurajustice, through Twitter

Now your mother is aware of the whole lot, Phil. —@mvyenielo, through Twitter

Grandma’s secret recipe simply went viral. —Kevin Jerome Hinders, through Fb

So bots had been reporting different bots? —Ed Gubbins, through Fb

OCTOBER 2020

A Story Set in a World With out Paper

ILLUSTRATION: VIOLET REED

ILLUSTRATION: VIOLET REED

I KEEP LOSING AT ROCK SCISSORS.

—Anna Jaruga, through Fb

Honorable Mentions:

The canine ate my reminiscence playing cards. —Irfan Darian, through Fb

Honey, go me the information tile. —@rainreider, through Twitter

These leaves must do. —@eliporteraltic, through Twitter

Christmas morning was by no means a shock. —@tony32938627, through Twitter

I wrote it on the fridge. —@apocryphal_x, through Twitter

Museum stories theft of bathroom paper. —@joostdouma, through Twitter

The pen is not mightier. —@mdeziel, through Twitter

Police say no be aware was uploaded. —@cwyant, through Instagram

SEPTEMBER 2020

A Story Concerning the Upside of Failure

ILLUSTRATION: MAXIME MOUYSSET

ILLUSTRATION: MAXIME MOUYSSET

THE RADIOACTIVE COCKROACH HICCUPED, AND GRINNED.

—@rosiestonies, through Instagram

Honorable Mentions:

Nonetheless, the droid’s pores and skin was therapeutic. —David Gerster, through Fb

“Add failed.” Phew, that was shut. —Assa Naveh, through Fb

It exploded, however he seemed sizzling. —Anna Rose McHugh, through Fb

She may see who had stayed. —@pameleen, through Instagram

People. Not my finest work. Nonetheless … —@gg3_scorpio, through Instagram

The worst occurred. Now I am free.—@atpolinko, through Instagram

At the least there isn’t any chief. —@guabo, through Instagram

My mother nonetheless thinks I am cool. —@pashutinski, through Instagram

JULY 2020

A Story About an Apocalypse With a Glad Ending

ILLUSTRATION: MAXIME MOUYSSET

ILLUSTRATION: MAXIME MOUYSSET

THE ALIENS WERE ALLERGIC TO CATS.

—@romer6, through Twitter

Honorable Mentions:

The canines are the masters now. —@azzour, through Instagram

Lethal virus mutates into X-Males gene. —@redeyedsan, through Twitter

Without delay, my Amazon dependency disappeared.—@maxacarr, through Instagram

Child’s voice rose from the cave. —Chakib Mataoui Souleyman, through Fb

The colony on the moon flourished. —@emoco, through Twitter

In silence, he slept nicely. Lastly. —@patchoo314, through Instagram

So salt water, huh? Who knew. —@andreslohizo, through Instagram

Dinosaurs return—this time as pets. —@deb_shalini, through Twitter

Solar units. Nobody posts it. —@jesikahmorgana, through Instagram

JUNE 2020

A Story About Love within the Time of Coronavirus

ILLUSTRATION: MAXIME MOUYSSET

ILLUSTRATION: MAXIME MOUYSSET

SO I MARRIED THE DELIVERY MAN.

—Hamish Hamish, through Fb

Honorable Mentions:

Love is sacrificing the final ply. —Kristos Samaras, through Fb

There’s an “us” in “virus.” —Zachy Allec, through Fb

Feverish need raged beneath the N95. —@seekingfelicity, through Instagram

You’ll be able to sneeze in my elbow. —@ralfchardon, through Instagram

Our eyes locked in Zoom yoga. —@jabberwockies, through Instagram

Slowly, window and I grew to become associates. —@jo.onthe.go, through Instagram

“Do not kiss me,” he whispered gently. —@anna_rchist, through Instagram

The garments got here off; masks remained. —@_v.sh, through Instagram

Informal will get severe manner too quick. —@kristinafmiller, through Instagram

MAY 2020

A Story About Digital-Age Autocrats

ILLUSTRATION: MAXIME MOUYSSET

ILLUSTRATION: MAXIME MOUYSSET

BIG BROTHER, TEAR DOWN THIS FIREWALL!

—@needsomuchvalidation, through Instagram

Honorable Mentions:

Break up the digital information thieves. —Frank D. Monaco, through Fb

Digital Man Fawkes to the rescue! —Kevin Jerome Hinders, through Fb

Encryption is poison to a dictator. —Marko Berg, through Fb

Plug exhaust pipe with a potato. —@blume_lee, through Twitter

New characteristic announcement: “Like” to question. —@mina_sonbol, through Instagram

Use advert blockers. Pay for information. —@dechendolker, through Instagram

Print Marshall McLuhan quotes on T-shirts. —@antigraviter, through Instagram

Flip social media into socialism media. —@benzilla_360, through Instagram

Get behind me, technocrats. Sport over. —Anastasia Hunter, through Fb

APRIL 2020

A Story About Saving the Planet

ILLUSTRATION: VIOLET REED

Illustration: Violet Reed

MELTING ICE CAP REVEALS RESET BUTTON.

—@johnjohnjungle, through Instagram

Honorable Mentions:

Then a ship from Krypton landed. —@marcelo_paixao_almeida, through Instagram

Everybody will get 5 free worldwide journeys. —@clawd2deth, through Twitter

Transfer all heavy trade off-world. —Stevie Turnbull, through Fb

Love everybody, and wash your palms. —@brohemian_rapshowdy, through Instagram

Come again, historic aliens! Reboot Earth. —@sarahk0csis, through Twitter

Genetically engineer cows to fart hydrogen. —Hamish Hamish, through Fb

Hiring: Smart planetary dictator. Apply inside. —@matt_owczarz, through Twitter

MARCH 2020

A Story Concerning the Subsequent Nice Crowdsourced Mission

ILLUSTRATION: MAXIME MOUYSSET

Illustration: MAXIME MOUYSSET

EVERYONE ALIVE GIVES ME A PENNY.

—@milked_, through Twitter

Honorable Mentions:

Smelt decommissioned weapons into musical devices. —@casinclair, through Twitter

Local weather app tracks native CO₂ ranges. —@big_big_love, through Instagram

International oral historical past retains reminiscences alive. —@johnkellybabb, through Instagram

Save the world by planting timber. —Lílá Tückér, through Fb

Redistribute medical provides to the underinsured. —@jesmakes, through Instagram

Group-based renewable vitality energy grids. —@uniquetoybox, through Twitter

Digital democracy with backing in blockchain. —@jackranado, through Twitter

Life after dying—donate your DNA. —@beyond_mike, through Instagram

FEBRUARY 2020

A Story About Rebooting Democracy

ILLUSTRATION: MAXIME MOUYSSET

Illustration: Maxime Mouysset

SWIPE UP TO VOTE FOR ME!

—@dmcdev, through Instagram

Honorable Mentions:

Twitter analytics determines 2040 presidential winner. Alan Grover Daniel, through Fb

Randomly chosen chief is Citizen 42034. @abhshkshtty, through Instagram

For the folks. By the droids. Steve Fabian, through Fb

Arithmetic attracts districts; cryptography verifies votes. @boomerdell, through Instagram

Flip off the web for good. Colin Kiernan, through Fb

People vote synthetic intelligence to energy. @atin.roy, through Instagram

Vote. Vote. Vote. Vote. Vote. Vote. @mistermush1991, through Instagram

Individual with essentially the most Instagram feedback wins. @jmscml, through Instagram

JANUARY 2020

A Story A couple of Rosy Future for Facial Recognition

ILLUSTRATION: MAXIME MOUYSSET

Illustration: MAXIME MOUYSSET

YOU LOOK DRUNK—LET ME DRIVE.

—@henriquegeirinhas, through Instagram

Honorable Mentions:

After all I bear in mind you … Kim! @kanaafa, through Instagram

My twin pays all my payments. @keegan1942, through Instagram

Amongst myriads, her son was discovered. @ichbinsubatomic, through Instagram

Vitality low—customized prescription dispatched right this moment. @leniway, through Instagram

Technological mirrors present value-neutral suggestions. @philosophy_at_work, through Instagram

Your face will turn out to be your passport. @sayzey, through Instagram

’80s make-up has an enormous revival. @jamesw1981, through Twitter

Smile registered, thanks on your buy. @mhicheal_l, through Instagram

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