A catalog of the tools different alien species use to read and write, leading to fundamental questions about what it means to make patterns of knowledge against the noise of the universe.

A writing critic reviews the construction of Charles Chesnutt’s stories and how to write surfiction.

Following a messy breakup, an MIT graduate and a PhD student at Indiana University separately talk about the problems in their former relationship in two spliced-together conversations, exploring conflicts surrounding language, intimacy, commitment, and intellectualism.

Is it better to have a human civilization devoid of art and culture than to have none at all? Three Earth ambassadors must whether to annihilate a space colony that has traded away human consciousness for a hive mind that feels nothing but the need for survival. In the distant future, three humans in possession of nuclear warheads must decide whether to allow a remarkable human variant species without consciousness to dominate the galaxy or destroy them forever.

Come winter, a girl discovers the horrific truth behind her friend's dreams.

Denied from countless jobs due to accommodations requests, a neurodivergent person finally lands upon the right job for them.

When a man tries teleportation for the first time for a work trip, he discovers the truth about how it works.

After the robot revolution, a man salvaging materials from an abandoned city runs into its mastermind.

A woman who can see the deaths of others struggles to cope with her power amidst her loved ones.