Found 162 works tagged 'Satire'.
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The Nixon Wrangler's Tale
Published Jan 10, 2021 · 3,089 words (12 minutes) · 39 views
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A warning: This story contains many things that might offend some readers, including semi-explicit sex, "sci-fi violence," four-letter words that somehow retain a certain power, and a general spirit of meanness. Ellen Datlow said she liked it in spite of herself, and published it in 1998 on EventHorizon.com, a site you need the Wayback Machine to find today. The theme park name in this story was stolen from Judith Berman, who I hope forgives me.
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A Regular, Normal Christmas
Published Dec 23, 2020 · 4,998 words (19 minutes) · 117 views
Horror Humor Satire Romance Hallmark Monsters black comedy puns
DIE HARD meets Hallmark (kinda) in this crazy, tongue-in-cheek holiday mashup.
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Quixote Ugly
Updated Dec 8, 2020 · 53,730 words (196 minutes) · 1 like · 367 views
Fantasy Humor Satire urban fantasy
Marcy's neighbor asks her to be her "sassy best friend." Jasmine has been reading urban fantasy for her thesis and thinks she's a paranormal investigator. At first, Marcy humors her because it beats what's on TV, but then they meet a were-beaver, battle some drones (or fairies?), and Marcy starts to worry about "aiding and abetting." Can this modern Sancho save the town and her Quixote from each other? Note: This novel is a complete draft, but I'm revising chapters before posting them.
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Singularity Day
Published Oct 11, 2020 · 1,179 words (5 minutes) · 3 likes · 1864 views
Satire artificial intelligence A.I. Singularity Superintelligence Op-Ed Opinion Piece
In the future, humans commemorate the 100-year anniversary of Singularity Day, the point at which technology accelerated beyond our control and made mortality and global warming quaint relics of the past. But some historians question whether we truly understood what we were giving up when we ceded our fate to faceless algorithms.
Hugo and Locus Award finalist Alec Nevala-Lee is a frequent contributor to the New York Times, Analog, Lightspeed, and more. He’s published several novels with Penguin Books, including THE ICON THIEF, and a nonfiction history of the Golden Age of Science Fiction called ASTOUNDING with Dey Street Books/HarperCollins. His forthcoming biography of Buckminster Fuller will be available in 2021.
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Tolya's Twabbles
Published Sep 21, 2020 · 168 words (1 minute) · 157 views
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10 Civilization-Ending Calamities I've Caused (And One Is A Lie)
Published Jul 18, 2020 · 442 words (2 minutes) · 1 like · 2 views
Fantasy Humor Satire Facebook meme elder gods of chaos and destruction
When gods meme. This one will be free in my newsletter and un-paywalled here eventually.
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Lowest Common Denominator
Published Jul 9, 2020 · 3,141 words (12 minutes) · 349 views
Classic Humor Literary Fiction Satire Science Fiction
This one is an original! You'll see why in a moment. To say that it's in poor taste is to praise it above its station.
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The Virus Dreams
Published Jun 29, 2020 · 1,743 words (7 minutes) · 5 likes · 731 views
Satire Science Fiction starship
In retrospect, it was a little odd that all these alien cultures were so similar to humans, with just a face ridge here or a brightly-colored skin tone there to distinguish them as different. To be fair to the hapless humans though, the real explanation could be considered quite far-fetched.
Daniel Roy is a Canadian video game narrative writer and SF author currently living in Sofia, Bulgaria. His game credits include A Total War Saga: TROY, Need For Speed Payback, and Eon Altar.
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Hither and Yon
Published May 4, 2020 · 2,486 words (10 minutes) · 251 views
Horror Humor Literary Fiction Satire Science Fiction Historical Romance alternate history star trek homage
What really happens in the Bermuda Triangle...
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