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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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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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― One Hundred: Words / Days / Stories
― One Hundred: Words / Days / Stories
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I never thought I would choose a place like this. That I would even consider giving up my existence, to lie in a bed of lies. I never expected a lot of things to happen in my life. I try not to think about anything at all. Especially not how I become this; a man without hope. A man without dreams.
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― I Dream in Color
― I Dream in Color
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