From Wonder Valley to Nowhere

Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories by Vern Hume

Aug 4, 202536:31Fiction

Forced into Wonder Valley, a holding facility for seniors needing care, 83-year-old Ellie resists her cheerful AI handlers and their synthetic paradise. She finds solace in the company of Aura, an aging, fuzzy robot dog...

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