The age of robots is here. LLMs, deep fakes, home butlers, and more are already integrated into the every day cycle of life, become part of the environment, melding into the surroundings, becoming commonplace. What happens when there's a crack in the code, a breakdown in their programming, or an awakening?
A Crack in the Cybertronic Stories of Rebellion is an anthology of short stories that focuses on those what-ifs, those awakening, and breakdown in programming. The stories in A Crack in the Cybertronic Stories of Rebellion presents stories around the theme of what it means to be human, a theme Mocha Memoirs fully supports in discussions and exploration via storytelling.
Mocha Memoirs is passionate about this anthology because it offers stories from a variety of voices, both new and veteran authors, women, men and non-binary authors, and LGBTQIA and BIPOC authors.
Content: Heart of Porcelain by Alexei Collier Toast by Clark Sodersten Scoundrels and Scaffolds by Jacob Langdon A Crack in the Code by Maxwell I. Gold Quetchee's Leap by Antony Paschos One Thousand and One Upgrades by Allison Tebo Alexa by Edward Coonce A World Erased by Victoria Chvatal Where There is Love, There is Life by Rie Sheridan Rose Robbing the Cradle by E.M. Lacey Techbot001 by Y.M. Resnik Whispers in the Wetware by Gustavo Bondoni Code Infractions by A.M. Giddings Crash Out by Rob Grimoire Paper Dolls by Holly Lynn Walrath Scheherazade Principle by Rob Nisbet Steeled Resolve by Rey Nicols Birds of a Feather by Luke Henderson Preventative Medicine by Maya Preisler Last Meals by E.J. Sidle Carmen by Kevin Morley Poppies for Andris by Sumiko Saulson Truckin' by John G. Hartness
Rie Sheridan Rose has been writing professionally for over ten years. She has published 6 novels, 1 short story collection, 2 chapbooks of collected stories, and 5 poetry collections as well as contributing to numerous anthologies like Reloaded: Both Barrels, Shifters, Nightmare Stalkers and Dream Walkers, and A Bubba in Time Saves None.
Her poetry has appeared in print magazines Mythic Circle, Dreams of Decadence, and Abandoned Towers as well as Penumbra, The Voices Project, Wolf Willow Journal and the Metastasis, Boundless, and Di-Verse-City 2013 and 2014 anthologies. She also wrote lyrics for Marc Gunn's “Don’t Go Drinking With Hobbits” CD.