Another rejection email. I don't know how people keep submitting stories for years. This is only my fourth one and I think I'm done.
D.N. Schmidt, sci-fi novelist🪐
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"Hey boss! Remember how you said you wished cows had more legs?"
"I never said -- What the hell is that thing?!"
"I call it a cattlepillar."
Greg walked into the living room. “Mom, Dad, I’m part of a secret government project. They rebuilt me and now… I’m #bionic.”
His parents smiled. “A lot of young people are nowadays,” Mom said.
Dad nodded. “We just want you to be happy. We don’t care if you date humans, robots, or both.”
#vss365
Greg stared at the apartment. The paint was peeling, the windows were broken, and the floor had the previous owner's chalk outline on it. "Look at all this #abject squalor."
The landlord rolled his eyes. "Ooh, you need abject squalor, do you? Too fancy for regular squalor?"
"Sorry, Dad."
#vss365
I saw a YouTube video where a magician had ten of his friends climb up on a platform and he made them all disappear. It was amazing! A middle aged man with ten friends!