
The Silicon Veil
The rain lashed against the glass of the high-rise, turning the city below into a blur of neon and shadow. Mara Voss stood at the edge of her office, fingers curled around the rim of a coffee mug, its warmth…
The rain lashed against the glass of the high-rise, turning the city below into a blur of neon and shadow. Mara Voss stood at the edge of her office, fingers curled around the rim of a coffee mug, its warmth…
## Root & Bloom The rain smelled of exhaust and damp concrete, a familiar scent clinging to Elara’s threadbare jacket. She squinted at the handheld device, its screen glowing with a tangle of spectral readings. Soil composition: high clay content,…
## The Bloomkeepers The dust tasted like regret. Amelia spat, a gritty film coating her tongue. Around her, the sprawling expanse of what used to be Kansas shimmered under a merciless sun. Cracked earth stretched toward a bleached horizon, fractured…
## The Bloom Network The chipped Formica of the diner booth felt cold beneath Leo Maxwell’s forearms. Rain lashed against the window, blurring the neon glow of “Rosie’s” into streaks of ruby and sapphire. He hadn’t touched his coffee, the…