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Jason Franks

Into the Adlight

Published Apr 16, 2019 · 3,378 words (13 minutes) · 3 likes · 485 views

Satire Science Fiction cyberpunk documentary punk advertising

Published in 2012, this is a cyberpunk satire about guerilla documentary-making, advertising, and data security. I have republished it here because I saw this article today, which makes it look as though the central conceit of the story might soon be a reality: https://futurism.com/startrocket-giant-ads-night-sky-cubesats Sigh.

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KJ Kabza

Gnarly Times at Nana'ite Beach

Published Jan 10, 2019 · 7,434 words (28 minutes) · 2 views

Satire Science Fiction cyberpunk absurd retro beachpunk surfing

Dirk Rider and the Coast Gang are the biggest jerks on the beach, and Dusty Yokoyama is determined to beat them in the Malihini Junior Surf-Off contest. Luckily, maverick surfboard-maker and local legend Zhaoping Ho wants none other than Dusty, “the Mayor of Loserville,” to use one of his mysterious prototypes in the competition. What makes the prototype so special? Will Dusty catch a totally tubular wave and the attention of all—or even any—okay, just one—hot girl?

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Holly Heisey

>SYS REBOOT

Published Jul 11, 2018 · 737 words (3 minutes) · 1 like · 230 views

Science Fiction Literary Fiction Strange glitch cyberpunk numbers

"The bar is full of violet smoke which shakes to the green of rave light."

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Karl Dandenell

The Motel 6 Fugue

Published Mar 21, 2018 · 5,144 words (19 minutes) · 233 views

Science Fiction cyberpunk redemption desert

This was my first professional sale, *way* back in 1993 (and appeared under my former byline, Karl Schlosser). I was deep in my cyberpunk phase.

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Vanessa Fogg

The Wave

Published Dec 3, 2017 · 6,342 words (24 minutes) · 1 like · 350 views

Science Fiction cyberpunk adventure extreme big-wave surfing

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Vanessa Fogg

Disconnected

Published Dec 3, 2017 · 3,847 words (14 minutes) · 7 likes · 437 views

Science Fiction cyberpunk biopunk protein folding