A family is woken up at night by their TV switching on. ~ HASTE by Kaitlin Broadfoot “Are you a witch, or are you a fairy /  or are you the wife of Michael Cleary?”– Irish nursery rhyme INT. THE CLEARY HOME, RURAL IRELAND - NIGHT A dark living room. Crosses and effigies of the Virgin Mary line the mantelpiece. Silence except for a clock ticking past 3AM.  Suddenly, LOUD STATIC as the boxy TV in the corner comes to life. Artificial light fills the room, reflecting off the fami

Max product tests his tech company's newest invention. ~ Office for Android History: Archives Item A: Recovered progress report on the product testing of Lucid Robotics’ ‘Lyra’ doll, dated 7th April 2042. Lucid Robotics Ltd. Project Name Model ‘Lyra’ Product Testing Report Compiled By Max Goddard, Junior Engineer Project Supervised By Peter Webbe, Head of Android Testing A very positive first week with ‘Lyra’. Configuration is much easier than previous models. New chestplate

A young woman sees the future through physical touch. ~ “What do you see?” My friends think I can do it on command, but really I’ve seen it all already. To make them happy, I hold their hands, roll my eyes back a little for dramatic emphasis, and recall my memories of the future. I’m doing it right now. “Well?” A bed. It’s narrow, too narrow even for a single. A white room with washed-out blue curtains and the steady beeping of a monitor. I remember seeing it all flash behind