review
Review is a science fiction short story about an android trying to make sense of a traumatic, human experience. You can read it on Vocal, where I publish sci-fi short stories.
The cool, clear liquid encapsulates my body like a lover’s embrace, caressing my every contour with a gentle and soothing touch. At least, I estimate that is what a lover’s embrace feels like. I assimilate the data, and believe it to be true.
I luxuriate in the sensation of the liquid bubbling and churning. The light of the stars outside is muted and distorted as it makes its way through the thick, viscous liquid. I feel as though I am suspended in a timeless and endless void, surrounded by a million twinkling points of light.
EXCERPT FROM REVIEW BY JENNA COSGROVE