LQQK Science Fiction Digest #1

23 short stories from the next generation of science fiction authors. LQQK takes pride in focusing on the future of contemporary technology and phenomena, not on tired, Cold War/WW2-era themes like space conquest, nuclear war, and alien invasion.Discover the bitter end of social networking in "Red Light," an autocomplete auto-da-fé in "My-app," youth subjugation in "Seniorocracy," a fruit-less future in "For a Few Mandarin Oranges," limitless horizons in "On the Metaphysics of Walmart," the comic alchemy of labor unions and search engines in "SEO," a Disney-style escape from suburbia in "EX-LAFF," and just about everything else in "WTF."LQQK is also proud to include a portion of the first-ever "Spanglish" science fiction novella, "Uprising in Aztlan," a stunningly vivid and original conception by V. Lazaro Zamora.Full list of included stories:My-app by Thomas MarlowDirect Link by Kevin VorshakEX-LAFF by Ulrike RylanceRed Light by Stephanie MannSeniorocracy by Michael MasomiSEO by Eric WestinDon't Look a Gift Horse in the I/O Device by Martin SpenserInstant of Darkness by Christine KriegerKick the Can by KateMarie CollinsThe Cosmic Constant by John CharismoFor a Few Mandarin Oranges by Eric WestinRecalculation by Laurel McLaughlinOn the Metaphysics of Walmart by George SaadHow Many Pets Do You Think Homer Owned? by Nolan AllanOffspring by Frederick LangheimFor Sale: Baby Shoes, Virtually Worn by Ben FittionDaylight by Noah KatzFace Plant(ed) by Laurel McLaughlinPayback's a Bitch by J.M. VogelMr. Webber Calls for Help by Alexander WeinsteinUprising in Aztlan IV by V. Lazaro ZamoraThe War on Hugs by George SaadWTF by Justin M. Lesniewski