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A woman hired to be a caretaker for two Airbnb properties finds herself in charge of an eerie newly constructed condo

Short bursts of inexplicable silence envelope an unnamed city and its residents, inspiring self-reflection and—much to their surprise—contentment.

When a guitar-wielding teenage girl moves into the house next door, a boy suddenly finds his world of stellar debate performance and strict Nigerian parentage at odds with his newfound love of heavy metal.

In the far future, a woman is selected to undergo a Great Becoming. As she is forced to choose what she will become, she realizes that someone people do not have to choose at all.

An orchestra tries to pull off an impossible feat: summoning a god.

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

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

When their housekeeper robot breaks down, a family contemplates the nature of her sentience.

Several human beings contemplate the case of a boy handed over to aliens.