Zeta-Epsilon by Isabel J. Kim (science fiction short story, 2023)
"Zed didn’t say that you were the ones that called her my sister, and it’s too late, now I have always loved her and she has always loved me, and I cannot imagine thinking without her."
Blurb: A man brainshares with the spaceship he lives on... and does everything in his power to get her back.
Why is it worth your time?: This has pretty explicit parallels to multiplicity- to the point that the narrative itself asks the question of whether Epsilon is an alter and/or tulpa at one point. It's also one of those rare narratives where separation is presented as a negative, where the system wants to share brainspace- and where being plural is the happy ending.
Plural/1+ Tags: abuse not mentioned, nonhumans, family, teamwork, setting-specific, switching, cofronting, on purpose
Content Warnings: Main character fakes own death by suicide, conscious surgery without pain
Accessibility Notes: Audio and text freely available at https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/kim_03_23/ . You can also purchase a print edition or ebook of the magazine this is hosted in from a bunch of sources linked on that page if you'd like.
Is it long, medium, or short?: short
It is for kids, teens, adults, or everybody? Adults and teens.
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Date: 2025-05-26 02:38 am (UTC)"Zed didn’t say that you were the ones that called her my sister, and it’s too late, now I have always loved her and she has always loved me, and I cannot imagine thinking without her."
Blurb: A man brainshares with the spaceship he lives on... and does everything in his power to get her back.
Why is it worth your time?: This has pretty explicit parallels to multiplicity- to the point that the narrative itself asks the question of whether Epsilon is an alter and/or tulpa at one point. It's also one of those rare narratives where separation is presented as a negative, where the system wants to share brainspace- and where being plural is the happy ending.
Plural/1+ Tags: abuse not mentioned, nonhumans, family, teamwork, setting-specific, switching, cofronting, on purpose
Content Warnings: Main character fakes own death by suicide, conscious surgery without pain
Accessibility Notes: Audio and text freely available at https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/kim_03_23/ . You can also purchase a print edition or ebook of the magazine this is hosted in from a bunch of sources linked on that page if you'd like.
Is it long, medium, or short?: short
It is for kids, teens, adults, or everybody? Adults and teens.