The Era of Wreckoning

The Era of Wreckoning

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Orange Sunshine
The Knowledge and Conversation
 • Garrett Vanlandingham
Altitude
Stacy watched her numbers climb.
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Lesson Plan
The story I’m releasing today is a direct sequel to “Yesterday’s Work.” If you haven’t read the revised version of that story yet, start there.Three…
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The Good One
The woman enters the tent and Sena recognizes the script.
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Statement
No, I get it.
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The Dictionary
The word for child changes on a Tuesday. Yael notices it during the morning session, when the woman from the eastern district uses the old…
 • Garrett Vanlandingham
The Static
The static began behind her sternum before sunrise.
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Fatigue Failures
The job market was brutal and everyone knew it, the news ran segments about it nightly, economists wringing their hands over automation and outsourcing…
 • Garrett Vanlandingham
The Observation Room
Lisa has been watching the wall for seventeen months when she first notices the pattern. It’s 3:47 AM, the hour when the building breathes differently…
 • Garrett Vanlandingham
The Apartment
Oliver replaces the garbage disposal in 7C while Mrs.
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Engagement
She’s crying in the bathroom, and her first thought is: the lighting in here is actually pretty good. Late afternoon sun through frosted glass.
 • Garrett Vanlandingham
Queue
You clock in at 7:58 AM.
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