Tag: Toronto

Attack of the Corporate Overlords: Chapter 10

A queer sci-fi story set in near-future Toronto, when corporations have gained control of the people. Read previous chapters Violet slept deeper than she had in years, waking up refreshed in spite of the scant four hours of rest. Work plodded by at an even pace as her mind flipped between dreamily replaying the events […]

Attack of the Corporate Overlords: Chapter 8

A queer sci-fi story set in near-future Toronto, when corporations have gained control of the people. Read previous chapters here Violet’s feet hit the dust-covered concrete with a muted thud, marking her third foray into the Defiance headquarters. RJ kept an even four paces ahead as the duo made their way through the abandoned space, […]

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 […]

Queer Sci-Fi Novel: Attack of the Corporate Overlords

Attack of the Corporate Overlords is a queer sci-fi novel set in near-future Toronto, when corporations have gained control of the people. Synopsis The FPC (Free People’s Corporation) has total global rule, imposing their capitalist principles on everything from employment to production to the flow of information. With the remainder of the world’s wealth funnelled […]