Gene Doucette
Lightspeed
2020
Novelette
Science Fiction
12,846 words
details
"Things began to go badly for the crew of the USFS Erwin around the time Dr. Marchere’s coffee mug spontaneously reassembled itself. Dr. Louis Marchere was not, at that moment, conducting some manner of experiment. Well, he was, only not on entropy and the...
Space OperaConsciousnessMetafictional
Content warnings 1
death
Gene Doucette
Lightspeed
2025
Novelette
Science Fiction
8,142 words
details
"Post-flight debrief. Subject: Michael Ackine, of the Astronomic Endeavors cargo ship, Zephyr One. Introductory notes: Mr. Ackine is the only survivor of the Zephyr’s maiden voyage. Z-One landed safely, five Earth days overdue and two kilometers from...
Psychological HorrorArtificial IntelligenceEpistolary Adjacent
Content warnings 3
deathgoreviolence
Gene Doucette
Lightspeed
2021
ShortStory
Science Fiction
5,400 words
details
"Attached, please find your personal company-issued Breathing Apparatus, for immediate use within all corporate campus unfiltered air locations! This includes all outdoor locations, such as: the parking lots; the parking garage; the smoker’s hut; the paths...
First ContactCorporate PowerSardonic
Content warnings 2
deathviolence