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Thursday, September 24, 2026

Human-Lite: a story of two halves by GF Willmetts (fiction).

No man is an island until you count how many atoms they contain and find that they divide you from

Something we’ve kept out of the public eye is knowing that there are alien sentients watching us out there. Not

The one thing that the Earthers have a reputation for above all others is to gamble. They’d bet which foot

‘Now, fine people, we have here the latest state of the art weapon. A prototype gun, capable of acting as

It’s very hard to make human comparisons with an AI whose thoughts could be deeper than any organic sentient. He

The legal department said I had to have a title name change. Originally, it was going to be called ‘This

People say things often happen in pairs. Looking at the bland sky overhead and thinking it couldn’t come at a

I blame Al Capone. For all the alleged crimes he did while in old Chicago and got away with, the

The drone, one of many, surveyed the first alien city. Unlike the ruins on Earth where nature ravaged its anger

‘Happy birthdie to you, happy birthdie to you, you have sixteen hours to live or die.’ I raised my eye