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Setting: Future
The Hunt
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Genre: Science FictionSetting: FutureNew Vocabulary: Baptise, Belly, Cave in (willpower), Crush, Curl up, Epiphany, Holy water, Hunter-gatherer, Intended recipient, Rock bottom, Transition, Whiskers, WombWord Count: 2568Original Author: Ariel GoodbodyYou have nowhere else to go. Beth left. Kai attacked. Faruq crashed. You hid. So one day, you go to that place you’ve heard about, where you can buy a certain drug. It’s a crazy idea, but maybe you’ll feel less lonely. Your cat is your only friend left, after all.
I Bet I Could Taste It
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Genre: Science FictionSetting: FutureNew Vocabulary: ADHD, Association, Beetroot, Conjure, Diagnosis, Fidget, Genetic disorder, Glittery, Gooseberries, Gravy, Howl, Hum, Low-frequency, Magician, Medication, Mould, Poetic, Radiation, Rice pudding, Stereotype, Turkish delight, Whipped creamWord Count: 331Original Author: Ariel GoodbodyIn this episode, I present the story I won second prize with in the 2022 Summer Reflex Fiction flash fiction competition, and I also talk about my recent ADHD diagnosis.
The Digital Fugitive
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Genre: Science FictionSetting: FutureNew Vocabulary: Accessibility, Bodybuilder, Cog, Fugitive, Merge, Middle management, Nerve endings, Painkiller, Physiotherapy, Powerchair, Prosthetic, Puff, Scrap, UnderclassWord Count: 1170Original Author: Ariel GoodbodyThe war is raging on, and the government needs a part from her wheelchair. The only problem is, her wheelchair is now a part of her body. And she’s illegally modified it.
It’s a Small World
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Genre: Science FictionSetting: FutureNew Vocabulary: Apocalypse, Beehive, Cure, Gut instinct, Nuclear weapon, Seed, Shrink, Squirrel, Sting, ThroneWord Count: 1811Original Author: Ariel Goodbody‘You know, for an apocalypse, we live quite well.’ The soldier was eating seeds with honey. Normally, the food would have been very small, but he was small, too. So each seed was the size of his head. They were sitting in a small house made of dried grass. ‘You know I hate that word,’ said his friend.
The Last Question
The last question was asked many times. The first time was on the twenty-first of May, 2061. It was asked as a joke. This is how it happened.