"It Came From Cruden Farm" (sci fi with a political twist)
A short story about humanitys first encounter with a very disturbing alien.
by Max Barry
Each month, Future Tense Fictiona series of short stories from Future Tense and Arizona State Universitys Center for Science and the Imagination about how technology and science will change our livespublishes a story on a theme. The theme for JanuaryMarch 2020: politics.
Illustration by Lisa Larson-Walker. Photo by Danique Dohmen/Unsplash.
After the inauguration, the speeches, and the four-jet flyover, the new president walked back toward the Capitol building, clasping his wifes hand. That was good, yes? he said.
They love you, said the first lady.
He smiled modestly, but it was true; they did love him. All the way to the National Statuary Hall, where he would mingle with dignitaries for a few minutes before heading to the White House, people stood and applauded.
Huge crowd, said Damon, his campaign adviser. Almost 2013 Obama.
Bigger, said Clara, his press secretary. Almost 2009 Obama.
Almost as big as Trump said his was, said Damon.
Read more:
https://slate.com/technology/2020/02/it-came-from-cruden-farm-max-barry-short-story.html