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Near Future
Near-future science fiction takes place in the present day or in the next few decades. Elements of the setting should be familiar to the reader, and the technology may be current or in development. Stories about nanotechnology or genetics often fall into this category.
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There was a time when one didn't attend a wedding, unless they were invited.
In the near future, attending funerals will adopt the same policy.
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Designer Baby -
You lay on the exam table, warm jelly on your stomach. The nurse's eyes crinkle at the corners. "Are we deciding the sex today?"
Allen grins. "Yes, a boy!"
You groan. "Do we have to choose? Can't we at least leave this to fate?
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Every January, there is a literary seminar in Key West, Florida. Wonderful authors are invited. …more
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Two days ago, astronomers found Gliese 832c, what is probably the first discovered Second Earth.…more
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