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CB Droege is an author and voice actor from the Queen City living in the Millionendorf. His writing influences include Philip K. Dick, Bill Bryson, Isaac Asimov, David Sedaris, and Roger Zelazny. He loves wizards and time-travel, but has an irrational distaste for time-traveling wizards. His latest books are Peacemaker and Other Stories and Quantum Age Adventures. He also produces a weekly podcast, in which he reads other people's stories: Manawaker Studio's Flash Fiction Podcast.
Other recent publications include work in Nature, Daily Science Fiction, Fantasia Divinity, Corvus Review, Indestructible, Visitant, Dark Mountain, Farther Stars than These, Archaeopteryx, Broadswords and Blasters, and The Centropic Oracle.
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Published Mar 3, 2021 · 315 words (2 minutes) · 36 views
Classic Literary Fiction Science Fiction aliens Robots first contact
"They are gone now, as you can see."
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Published Feb 6, 2021 · 305 words (2 minutes) · 74 views
Classic Literary Fiction suicide celebrity
"Sometimes they’re good at not letting on.”
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Published Jan 25, 2021 · 936 words (4 minutes) · 119 views
Literary Fiction Science Fiction apocalypse engineering stellar construction
A final farewell.
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Published Dec 21, 2020 · 378 words (2 minutes) · 125 views
Classic Literary Fiction apocalypse library solstice
On the day when the light is meant to, finally, begin to overtake the darkness, a pair of scholars seeks the answers that will save us all from a terrible fate.
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Published Dec 9, 2020 · 810 words (3 minutes) · 1 like · 139 views
Literary Fiction Science Fiction time travel science ethics
Dr. Ferenczi's attempts to manufacture a special kind of super nitrate in the lab continue to fail. Is it sabotage? Yes, actually. It's definitely sabotage, and it is essential that she not ever succeed.
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Published Nov 4, 2020 · 822 words (3 minutes) · 163 views
Classic Humor Literary Fiction Science Fiction gardening
The Ladies Intergalactic Gardening Club tours the latest entry.
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Published Oct 26, 2020 · 1,288 words (5 minutes) · 164 views
Humor Literary Fiction food religion salad duty
Brother Larry struggles with his place in the salad world.
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Published Oct 18, 2020 · 1,183 words (5 minutes) · 1 like · 176 views
Fantasy Literary Fiction antiques faunus
Henri sees women like this every day at her antiques booth, and she knows just what they're looking for.
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Published Oct 11, 2020 · 547 words (2 minutes) · 171 views
Fantasy Literary Fiction magic Dragons magic items
A dragon chats with an ax about what has gone wrong.
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Published Sep 15, 2020 · 1,097 words (4 minutes) · 201 views
Fantasy Literary Fiction ghosts change coming-of-age
The world moved on without Gerald while he was hanging out in his old haunt.