“He'd end up back in his room again, moodily smoking whatever he could get his hands on, the sole source of light in the room the faint radioactive glow coming from the commemorative chunk of Earth in its crystal cube,… — Michael Rubens Copy Share Image
“At some level, Cole knew that Runk would kill his own grandmother if she looked at him wrong. He knew that because Runk HAD… — Michael Rubens Copy Share Image
“Left, was it?" "Right," said Cole. "Or, correct. You know what I mean." He and Kenneth shared the sort of wry chuckle that might… — Michael Rubens Copy Share Image
“Any computer that developed real consciousness was immediately identified by the Genesis subroutine and destroyed. It had been that way since the WikiWars a… — Michael Rubens Copy Share Image
“When Cole entered his darkened room on the Benedict, he said, "Hello, Kenneth." There was a rich chuckle from the corner of the room… — Michael Rubens Copy Share Image
“Cole envisioned the next few weeks passing as a sort of painless montage: there'd be music, and different moments of the townspeople hard at… — Michael Rubens Copy Share Image
“He'd end up back in his room again, moodily smoking whatever he could get his hands on, the sole source of light in the… — Michael Rubens Copy Share Image