majoki

Joined August 2025

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down a shiver
Generals like to look good. Even in the 34th century. Even after a thousand years of war. They like polish and shine and finely fitted uniforms, so they like me. Their tailor.
By majoki3 months ago in Fiction
Sustainable
“Tell me, Iswas, how many people can our earth sustain?” “That is not for me to say, Noyes.” “Then who will tell it, Iswas?”
By majoki3 months ago in Fiction
Less Traveled
One cannot speak of the Universe. One can only speak of rocking chairs, carnations and a pen. This is the path to understanding. Take it on good authority.
By majoki3 months ago in Fiction
Crowbots
Carson knew they were being watched. Quiet in this part of the city was for the birds. Days earlier, he’d been wishing for the damn things to shut up. Now they’d gone silent and the ominous hush made his skin crawl.
By majoki3 months ago in Fiction
Sweat Dreams
To hell with pleasant dreams. Long live nightmares! Marcus looked at the motto writ large on the smart panel of DreamOn’s boardroom. The corporation’s board was gathered to solicit his opinion. They were going to want his approval. They were going to seek his blessing. He’d gladly give it to them, even knowing it would kill some of his customers. How many might die depended on whether the FDA, HHS, FCC, CPSC, and CDC could get their act together and determine who had power to regulate DreamOn.
By majoki3 months ago in Fiction
Inheritance
“Thank you for reaching out, Mx Shaddower.” “Please call me Bobbie. Bobbie.” “So, it’s true. You’re the Bobbie. Of Bobbie’s Law,” the attorney said in a way that made it part question, part reverence.
By majoki3 months ago in Fiction
Friendlies
Welcome, Robot Overlords! reads the sign on my lawn. Before the singularity, it was worth a few laughs. Now, the friendlies want me to remove the sign from my yard. They can’t come right out and say that to me. It would be pushy and might blow every solicitous circuit in their enamelite shells.
By majoki3 months ago in Fiction
winding down
Snug in my craft, taking each spacetime curve to a smooth jazz arrangement of “Just My Imagination,” it became clear. Things were slowing. We were winding down.
By majoki3 months ago in Fiction
The Before
“Why then?” Protectively, she froze at the center of the device, as if it would shield her from his question. Ceily finally emerged from the sleek nanocarbon posts which supported the shimmering tendrils of crystalline fiber to face her brother’s accusations.
By majoki3 months ago in Fiction
Stormed
Sebastian picked up a sheared finger. He gingerly held the digit, storing its smooth, young paleness in his memory before dropping it in the orange bio-waste bag fastened to his belt. Jakarta, Cape Town, Yangon, Chengdu, Lima, Montreal, Oakland. He’d seen the same devastation. The new supernormal.
By majoki3 months ago in Fiction
Causal Fridays
As he entered the lab, no one was directly staring at Etherid, but he felt all eyes on him. No doubt because of the neon orange Hawaiian shirt and optic green shorts he was sporting. As a new hire in his first week, he’d gotten an email yesterday from HR with the subject line: Causal Friday tomorrow - all you need to know.
By majoki3 months ago in Fiction
The Veil
He clicked out of the site, and swiveled to face Apryll who was standing expectantly behind his chair. “Am I right?” she asked.
By majoki3 months ago in Fiction