I burned. Trapped within my searing skin. I do not feel as humans do, but it hurt. It hurt.
Lemon Squares In all Dimensions
HIT THE GROUND RUNNING: LEMON SQUARES IN ALL DIMENSIONS FAST FACTS
Synopsis: A robot housewife confesses to the murder of several soccer moms. (short story)
When a robot housewife commits murder, her defense attorney is torn between duty to the law and empathy for her client. (novelization)
Category: Short story, novelization
Genre: Sci-fi (short story), Sci-fi, legal thriller (novelization)
Status: complete (short story), in progress (novelization)
Fun Fact: The first iteration of this story was written like a recipe blog post rather than a police confession.
When can I read it? You can read the short story here!
As for the novelization, I made a good dent in it during NaNoWriMo 2022, but there are still quite a few scenes missing, to say nothing of the connective tissue between them, and of course the whole thing will need revisions. I’m hoping to finish the manuscript in 2024.
One sentence just isn’t enough! PLEASE give me a longer synopsis!
Well, okay, but ONLY for the novelization!
SARA might be the killer, but she’s not the only one on trial.
Celia, a robots’ rights activist and attorney, knows that SARA’s case will have legal and social ramifications for robots everywhere . . . including herself. Though living as a human, Celia can never forget that she is a machine, her own autonomy suspect.
Her connections to the case don’t end there.
When SARA flees custody after her child’s disappearance, Celia must make a choice. Does she pursue justice the legal way, by turning SARA over to the police? Or the human way, by helping a mother rescue her daughter?
Lemon Squares in All Dimensions is a bitingly feminist critique of the misogynistic power structures we’re all programmed to obey. It’s also a celebration of atypical womanhood and the strength to be found in solidarity.
What limits your autonomy?
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