Tag: fiction

Attack of the Corporate Overlords: Chapter 5

A queer sci-fi story set in near-future Toronto, when corporations have gained control of the people. Read previous chapters here Her senses were heightened, cueing in to the rhythmic beat of the workers’ footsteps as they routinely made their ways to their respective workstations. One by one, lines peeled off from the crowd, beelining to […]

Attack of the Corporate Overlords: Chapter 3

A queer sci-fi story set in near-future Toronto, when corporations have gained control of the people. Read previous chapters here “Hey mama,” she called softly, placing a hand on her mother’s shoulder. It was late and predictably, her mother was asleep. Violet dropped the contented expression from her face, grateful that she wouldn’t have to […]

Attack of the Corporate Overlords: Chapter 2

A queer sci-fi story set in near-future Toronto, when corporations have gained control of the people. Read previous chapter here As the dust began to settle, Violet took in her surroundings. It seemed she had tripped into a fracture in what had once been a restaurant patio. Just as she started to inventory her body’s […]

Attack of the Corporate Overlords: Chapter 1

A queer sci-fi story set in near-future Toronto, when corporations have gained control of the people. Yonge and Dundas was one of the busiest intersections in the city, known for its blinding fluorescent billboards and the mishmash of shanties that had begun cropping up after the Great Fuel Crisis of 2025. As non-renewables became scarcer […]