The Automatic Prime Ministers, by Kate Heartfield

The Automatic Prime Ministers, by Kate Heartfield

Flora embraced Maryam under the gaze of their respective security details. The alien spacecraft was on the wrong side of the Earth to be watching, but somehow Flora felt its gaze upon them too, from 48,000 kilometres beneath her feet. "A shame about the delay," Maryam whispered.

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Lackington's, Issue 10 – Spring 2016 (stories available online after current issue on sale)