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Kris Larson works as a journalist and music critic in San Francisco. She has a degree in English Literature from San Francisco State University, yet somehow has managed to remain out of the food service industry. This is her first robot fiction. You can visit her portfolio at http://krislarson.cementhorizon.com. Read more

Occasionally, a science fiction artist comes along who creates work that is both iconic and distinctive. For example, consider the work of Stanislaw Fernandes. Mr. Fernadandes use of color and chrome is simple, elegant and expertly crafted. Perhaps his most recognizable work is the cover art for Arthur C. Clarke’s “Childhood’s End.” Please take a look at his site for some fantastic pieces including: Read more

The folks over at Tips Tech have a story about robot wind fan named Daisy. Robot in the Woods recently published Michael Ugulini’s Days on the Wind about giant robot wind fans.

Sarah Castle, a self-described “consumate welsh-woman” graduated from Medical School in 1996 and then spent six years in the Royal Navy. She now works as a Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist. In her free time, she writes science fiction, fantasy, and fiction about mind control. Today, she presents us with an edgey piece of robot fiction about a neural pattern of shutting down once the robot’s mission is accomplished.

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A Cryptozoological Behavioral Specialist, Virgil Smackey, captured a series of blurry, but unmistakable, photographs of a bigfoot, near Buffalo, NY. According to a nonchalant Smackey, “I don’t think I have ever seen a robot fight a bigfoot. Wow! A rare treat.” Scientists from the National Cryptozoological Service and The International Society of Roboticists are examining these photos for authenticity but are otherwise detecting clues into the socio-dynamics and history of the robot and Bigfoot feud. Territoriality is the most widely assumed cause for these decades long battles for supremacy.

 
To those just joining in. Robot in the Woods Publishing runs original short fiction about Robots every friday at 7:59am. We are deeply interested in quality content, with matters of intellectual property and with making friends. We are also interested in your robots! Written or drawn! Robot-o-philes and robot-o-phobes please participate.

In the meantime, we are in the review process of the April themed stories, The Robot’s Point of View. Thank you to everyone who participated. We can announce the following:

• One is definite if she’ll consider changing the title to “Hardwired Imperative.”
• We are reviewing some titles for only two 7:59 Stories timeslots on April 11 and April 18.
• The fourth piece of the month, penned by our editor, is titled “Nanite of the Starship Tumbleweed” and will appear on April 25, 2008 at 7:59am.

Also, we are gearing up for May’s round of weekly short robot fiction. We are interested in hearing from people who enjoy the notions of a robot and who enjoy crisp, edgy, cute, but well-written science fiction about robots. Please consider this a call for submissions. We are still considering the theme for the month. Anyone want to toss a theme idea into the hat? Please comment.

This is a piece of robot fiction from 1962. It is stored at the Project Gutenberg website. The story starts after all the Project Gutenberg licensing information. Please see their website for more information about this fascinating project and for more stories in the public domain.

Its a fun story that combines a spaceship with a robot. What could be better? And it is illustrated by a person named Douglas. “The basic trouble with McGuire was that, though “he” was a robot spaceship, nevertheless “he” had a definite weakness that a man might understand….” Read more