Michael Duda

Spectrum Michael Duda

Alien Harvesters are coming for Earth, ingesting one terraformed planet after another. A ghoul hungers for souls but still finds time to enjoy art. And a famous animated mouse struggles with a drinking problem. Markey VI, an android on an orbiting space station, assists an artificial intelligence. David, the A. I., ponders the question of humanity's fate. The ultimate question is, "Should life be returned to Earth?" The answer is known as the Singular Conclusion. But the answer's impact reaches far deeper into Markey VI's electronic components and programmed logic than could be anticipated. And the android's final moments bring it closer to humanity itself. In "Never Trust a Can Opener," a house mom questions her irrational fear of her can opener. Working up the nerve to finally serve tuna fish sandwiches to her family, she searches out help from an appliance superstore. It's only there that she discovers what may be the cause of her phobia. Anna wants Gina to forget about Todd. She tells Gina a scary story about the Winter Revelers. They were a mysterious group that had disappeared years ago in the woods behind Anna's cabin. So what do the two women decide to do on a cold Saturday morning? They take a winter hike in the woods to search for the missing Revelers. Spectrum is more than science fiction. It's also stories of the unusual. And it's unpredictable.