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The Five Remembrances, According to STE-319

R.L. Meza Clarkesworld 2023 ShortStory Science Fiction 1,910 words

"Metal parts that survived fire and shrapnel are no match for the saltwater rushing through the gaps in my armor, spilling between gears and wires, tainting my battered shell with the inexorable creep of rust. Corrosion is a ruthless god. The waves surge...

AI FictionAI PersonhoodIntertextual

Content warnings 2

deathwar

Outlier

R.L. Meza Clarkesworld 2025 ShortStory Science Fiction 2,930 words

"Itsy bitsy,” whispers the girl in the glass tank beside mine. Not a girl anymore, not really, but it’s better for my sanity to pretend she’s still human. That we both are. We had names once—and skin, soft to the touch. In the sterile, blinding white...

BiopunkRevengeUnreliable Narrator

Content warnings 3

body-horrorgoreviolence

First Human Ghost on Mars by R.L. Meza

R.L. Meza Clarkesworld 2026

The afterlife on Mars is different from the afterlife on Earth. I was the first ghost to experience both worlds: a pioneer like Neil Armstrong stepping on the Moon, minus […]

Psychological HorrorGuiltDread

Content warnings 3

body-horrordeathviolence

Nesting Behavior of Imported Species Troglodytes aedon on Planet Americearth by R.L. Meza

R.L. Meza Clarkesworld 2026

The other animals in my territory keep disappearing; it’s perfect. The yard is safer without the cats, so I’m free to search the bushes for unwanted guests while I consider […]