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Caroline M. Yoachim

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We Will Teach You How to Read | We Will Teach You How to Read

Caroline M. Yoachim Lightspeed 2024 ShortStory Science Fiction 2,838 words

"This is our story, simplified: Life. Loss. Transformation. Love. Death. Iteration. The first time you get our message, you only / find one thread. It mimics your language in / its simplest form, a single strand of words / laid end to end. You will have to...

First ContactConsciousnessMetafictional

Content warnings 1

death

The Archronology of Love

Caroline M. Yoachim Lightspeed 2019 Novelette Exploration SF 8,918 words

A plague killed all the colonists before Saki’s ship arrived, and she has to investigate it while mourning the man she loved, who died down there.

Speculative FictionMotherhoodTender

Content warnings 3

deathdeath-of-a-loved-oneillness-and-pandemic

Carnival Nine

Caroline M. Yoachim BCS 2017 ShortStory Clockwork Fantasy 7,257 words

Zee lives with her father in a windup world. Bored with her life, she decides to visit the carnival. She meets a boy, and things go from there.

Speculative FictionMotherhoodTender

Content warnings 2

deathdeath-of-a-loved-one

Colors of the Immortal Palette

Caroline M. Yoachim Uncanny 2021 Novelette Fantasy 12,910 words ♪ audio

"I will always remember the view of Paris from his window. Snow, pure and untouched, softens the outline of the buildings and covers the grime of the streets. White, the color of beginnings. His canvas is primed and ready to be painted, and stark winter...

Historical FantasyColonialismHistorical Europe

Content warnings 2

death-of-a-loved-onewar

Welcome to the Medical Clinic at the Interplanetary Relay Station | Hours Since the Last Patient Death: 0

Caroline M. Yoachim Lightspeed 2016 ShortStory SF Humor 2,118 words

A choose-your-own-adventure story in which you navigate the clinic on a space station full of aliens.

Social SatireCorporate PowerSatirical

Content warnings 3

body-horrordeathviolence

Shadow Prisons

Caroline M. Yoachim Dystopia Triptych 2020 Novelette 16,407 words

Not reviewed by Rocket Stack Rank.

Seven Wonders of a Once and Future World

Caroline M. Yoachim Lightspeed 2015 ShortStory Fantasy Science 6,200 words

Young scientist trying to develop time travel encounters an alien intelligence that lives outside of time.

Generation ShipArtificial IntelligencePhilosophical

Content warnings 1

death

Our Chatbots Said "I Love You," Shall We Meet?

Caroline M. Yoachim Clarkesworld 2024 ShortStory Science Fiction 5,100 words

"Here at 123aiLOVEu, we take all the guesswork out of dating. With personalized chatbots trained on social media and chat histories, we put you in conversation with hundreds of potential matches... and you never have to say a thing! Sandra was watching the...

AI FictionArtificial IntelligenceAmbiguous Ending