Beston Barnett Strange Horizons 2023 ShortStory Science Fiction 4,714 words details

"i am a memory. i am an METI carrying a memory. i am an METI (Message to Extraterrestrial Intelligence) carrying a memory beaming through the vacuum of space. Because i am an METI, i presume my purpose is to communicate with extraterrestrials, should i find them."

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Beston Barnett Asimov's 2025 ShortStory Science Fiction 5,308 words details

"I request a poison pill, in case I decide to kill myself today.” “It is your right to do so,” says the interrogator, “Here is your pill.” This is the scripted question and the standard answer. Both the interrogator and the captive scientist have recited...