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Sacrid's Pod

Novelette 8,741 words Recommended by 4 award/anthology sources

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On the eve of her 20th birthday, Sacrid Henn’s parents send her to an AI prison for her failure to conform. It’s a pleasant prison, but prison nonetheless, and she’s determined to get out.

AI FictionAI PersonhoodSecond Person

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Queer IdentityIntrospectiveDefiantDeep SpaceBodily AutonomyFar FutureSurvivalSocial SFLiterary SFContemplativeIdentityVoice DrivenBittersweetScience Fiction

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