Science Fiction

In a dystopian future where human art has been banned to spare society the pain of unfulfilled creative dreams, only machines are permitted to create. But Michael, Earth’s last defiant artist, has found sanctuary in an illegal computer simulation where he sculpts in freedom. When authorities discover they cannot collapse his digital refuge, they deploy their most dangerous weapon: Leila, a beautiful operative tasked with seducing Michael and luring him out of his virtual paradise.

If we know everything that has ever happened, can we also know what will happen?

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A flash fiction piece published by Daily Science Fiction in January 2018.