Makeshift Stories Original Science Fiction

Bonus Episode Live at Calgary Expo

This bonus episode of Makeshift Stories was performed by Mitchell Tew in front of a live audience at the Calgary Expo Comics & Entertainment con on April 21, 2022. The story being read originally appeared in our feed on April 17th, 2020,

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The Stand-in

A rogue android, hiding from capture in Tokyo by posing as a stand-in, begins to feel the need to develop friendships. Risking detection, it lets its guard down only to find what it initially thinks is betrayal turns out to be the help of a future frie…

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Erasure

After reading his rediscovered diary Emilio, an indentured farm labourer, begins to suspect an entire year is missing from the world’s collective memory. When he tries to reach out to see if this is true, he meets resistance and is tagged by management…

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Ken Likelely, Supreme Ruler

While taking time away from a protest he and Mrs. Green started to prevent Boardwalk Estates from adopting a new landscaping bylaw, Ken finds a mysterious pendant lying on the sidewalk. In picking it up, he unwittingly becomes the supreme ruler of an a…

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Simulation

After a successful operation to regain her sight, Annisa starts to suspect people around her are lying. When she catches her reflection in a window and doesn’t recognize herself, her doctor reveals that she has been living in a simulation since birth.

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The House of Veracity

After trying to upgrade his memory to compete with colleagues at work, Matteo discovers the alteration to his DNA is causing him to go blind. Desperate, he turns to the House of Veracity for help, an organization his parents joined when he was born.

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The 5th World – Chapter 4

Lighting forces the artificial intelligence which brought Ex Caelo to the fifth world to use Opertarius as a temporary host. It is not until Ex Caelo is forced to flee after being turned over to the authorities by a technician that Opertarius becomes a…

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Lifeblood

A billionaire wants to live until the technological singularity appears so that he can upload his consciousness to it. He plans to extend his life by using the blood of a young boy to repair his body and reverse the ageing process. The boy,

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The 5th World – Chapter 3

While working in the fields, Ex Caelo and Opertarius are caught in a freak storm. The deluge causes a flood that traps them as they run for safety. Meanwhile, the energy of the lightning begins to awaken Ship. –

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The 5th World – Chapter 2

After recovering from the crash landing, the visitor is indentured to the landowner who discovered them and named them Ex Caelo. Ex Caelo finds Ship’s container while working at the crash site with another indentured worker, only to have it stolen.

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