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Fiction

Stephen Dedman

Coup de Grace

Published Mar 28, 2021 · 4,198 words (16 minutes) · 73 views

Humor Satire Science Fiction nanotechnology guns Alternative history Beatles parallel world body modification religion

Maybe electing a young Pope with a sense of humour was a mistake. Then again, maybe not.

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Stephen Dedman

The Lady Macbeth Blues

Published Jul 4, 2019 · 6,890 words (26 minutes) · 6 likes · 919 views

Science Fiction BSFA nominee dystopia nanotechnology

As jobs are automated away, a rising tide of “traditional values” groups erodes the rights of women to hold jobs or leave marriages. But as they’re poised to cement their control with longevity-increasing nanotechnology, just one woman stands in their way. This BSFA Award-nominated story was originally published in Interzone.

Author Stephen Dedman has been publishing short stories and novels for more than twenty years. He’s been nominated for the Bram Stoker Award, the British Science Fiction Association Award, and many more. Content warning: racism, misogyny.

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Fiction

Edward Willett

Waterlilies

Published Oct 27, 2018 · 4,956 words (19 minutes) · 386 views

Humor Science Fiction nanotechnology visual arts near future

An artist gets more than he bargained for when he uses nanotechnology to create his artwork. After all, why does "grey goo" have to be grey?