science fiction
-
Violet Allen “The Venus Effect” | Short Story #334
Samantha Neugebauer
story: “The Venus Effect” author: Violet Allen year: 2015 where: Temporary office. I just finished teaching Namwali Serpell’s “The Banality of Empathy” and I am currently cringing at my younger self who believed that art encourages empathy and that empathy will SAVE US ALL! note: “The Banality of Empathy” led me to this amazing short…
-
400 short stories: story 326
Samantha Neugebauer
story: “The Veldt” author: Ray Bradbury year: 1950 where: mio ufficio note: The children’s names are Wendy and Peter. a line: “Then suddenly they realized why those other screams had sounded familiar.” theme(s): technology, death, parenting,