Ighnot's published ficlets
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How could we possibly run out?
“Today’s lesson, then,” Boro announced. He took his place behind the control podium. The class fell silent, recent drama forg…
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Hot potato
Canton decided to step around Dr. Ingres and warn the tech at the next station. Mira loved secrets, anyway.
“Martin’s coming…
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Typical classroom BS, no matter what age you live in...
Boro was the typical first-gen, with no sympathy for gen3s. He made up for his physical frailty with vitriol. Alice was about…
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Give me a break.
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I get hit, NOT, and not like Borat says it...
I’m Ighnot, pronounced “ig’-not,” and I’ve found this name to be very, very not taken everywhere I go. It’s sheer convenience…
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A new pet
Claire tried to control herself. Her breathing was rapid. Her heart rate had to be close to redline. The rapid beats seemed t…
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The glass shoe fits
Doctor Ingres leaned forward, keying the com with his finger while moving his lips close to the mic. “Exit.”
Martin, on auto…
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A day in the life of a robot surgeon
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Carrying out Father's wishes
With a flick of his wrist, the young god Aman toppled the tallest building in the city. Great clouds went up from the collaps…
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Death of a graphic
Through the open office door, a conversation could be heard. The murmuring got louder quite suddenly.
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Take Back
“Who are you talking to?”
“What?” He noticed he was lying down. He sat up. The cap was loose on his bottle, and a few preciou… -
Push back
Do you stop to think of me the way I stop to think of you? Do you lose your ability to concentrate, get that thousand-yard st…
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Sans Terif
This was unprecedented. The things that used to frighten Martin no longer had an effect on him. Success? The doctors couldn’t…
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Event horizon
The seed was huge, roughly the length and breadth of Manhattan Island, and in it rested the future of the quest for energy. T…
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