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You missed a great sunrise.

THE MISSIONARY BY JOSEPH SALING 34THPARALLEL MAGAZINE ISSUE 67

Roger woke up when Billy Wise from the house next door came out to go to school. “Good morning, Mr Grumbee,” Billy said. “You camping out?” Roger looked up into the boy’s face but didn’t say anything. “Good morning, Boss,” Pete said. “Sleep well?” “What?” Roger asked as he sat up. “What time is it?” “I don’t know. I sold my watch. You sure missed a great sunrise. “

I was in love with an Afrobot.

F9N3-1 BY CLARA JONES 34THPARALLEL MAGAZINE ISSUE 67
I had been attracted to Afrobots since my retirement from Microsoft, but it took three years or so before the stigma ceased to be a deterrent. After my wife died I lost all interest in physical contact until I read an article in the July issue of WIRED that triggered my imagination. A psychologist at Howard had published a paper in Black Enterprise proving that dark-framed androids are the preferred sex objects of men over 65. The F9N3-1 model received the highest score because it is capable of providing emotional feedback and is fitted with a rheostat regulating temperature as well as mood.

All she wanted was to go to her dad.

CURE-ALL BY REBECCA BECK 34THPARALLEL MAGAZINE ISSUE 67

Her mother was usually as stoic as her dad, but now she sank into Karen’s arms, the bulky sack between them pushed what felt like a shoebox into their thighs. And then, Karen could no longer hold her tears back. “I know this is hard for you, honey,” her mother said.