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About the Author: Cecily Winter writes in the world of adult and juvenile fiction ranging from mystery to fantasy and beyond. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband, standard poodles, and biting cat.
I whistled for Dixie out in visitor parking, but nada. I stomped my needle-heeled boots into the snow, shivering inside the shell of my form-fitting, so-called temp-regulating, Lycra. No avoiding the bounty hunter uniform, but not exactly my fault if my face didn’t match the job. Implants, hydrogen peroxide, and melanin enhancements saddled me with a teen surfer vibe. Not optimal for chasing skips.
Except for the pay-off, so high up there it made my ears ache, I wasn’t thrilled about the new contract—perp to be terminated with extreme prejudice. With my smart-Glock, I banged on Dixie’s windshield. Her engine purred and the operator’s door shot open. Could’ve fingerprinted my way inside if I’d wanted frostbite from glove removal, but no way she was idling—meditating she called it—on my dime. My seat swiveled out, and I glided inside to let the various sensors identify me.
The door closed; the green light came on. “Set your nav for Blue Bluffs, Dixie. Perp’s been spotted up there.”
She’d accessed all the data I’d gleaned before I met with the client, and in her usual staccato said, “Let me put it out there. It’s not his fault.”
“We’re not the prosecutor. We’re collaring a perp.”
No need to spill the real deal ’til she was too juiced to process it. My notebook in her USB port plugged up her opinionating, but she drove out of that parking lot like a tot on a tricycle.
“Move it,” I said.
Terrific story! Thanks.
Thanks for the lunchtime read, I enjoyed it.
I thoroughly enjoyed the mix of hard boiled with science fiction - good job - thanks for sharing
Loved it. Unique! Twisted cars like people, and no one had learned. Brilliant.
It was a great story, I enjoyed it.
Interesting take on an aspect of the future. The Law of UIC (unintentional consequences) as applied to technology and human use of same.
Very cleverly done! What a unique twist of what the future will hold. Fun, on the edge of my seat, kind of story...
It was an interesting story, confused me a bit at times. Well-written, but it took me awhile to realize Dixie was a smart-car. Very entertaining.
Good story with a nice pace.
I had no idea what a zombie dongle was until I read this story. Learn something new every day! Snappy language and a thinker.
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