“I knew better to swear because we didn’t do that and there were no other words for what I was seeing. Long, feathered warbonnets adorned each girl’s bobbing head.”

“He knew he should feel relief or maybe even satisfaction as the animal fell. Instead, he felt uneasy. All morning he had been repressing the feeling that he was being watched, but now he was certain.”

“Ellis meanders to a kitchen. It’s pure chaos. Dirty dishes fill the sink. Food clutters the counters. Likely more dog shit in a corner. The smell makes him gag…”

“She found herself watching him more and at times he would catch her. Instantly, she looked away in shame.”

“Lying on his backside, comfortable and relaxed, all Mill could do was blink. He imagined what the Lamborghini drawing would have looked like and tears began to well behind the eyes.”

“A new law was enacted that all school-aged children were to have an A.I. implant. Schools were now fully virtual and highly immersible.”