Stet (short story)
"Stet" (stylized STET) is a science fiction short story by Sarah Gailey, about self-driving cars. It was first published in Fireside Magazine in October 2018.
| "STET" | |
|---|---|
| Author | Sarah Gailey |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Short story, science fiction, literary fiction |
| Publisher | Fireside Magazine |
| Publication date | October 2018 |
Synopsis
Rather than being a narrative, "Stet" is presented as a scientific paper analyzing the principles by which self-driving cars make decisions. The paper is interspersed with suggestions to remove or change content which the journal editor finds inappropriate, to each of which the paper's author responds "stet".
Reception
"Stet" was a finalist for the 2019 Hugo Award for Best Short Story[1] and the 2019 Locus Award for Best Short Story[2].
At BoingBoing, Cory Doctorow described it as "a beautiful piece of innovative storytelling" and "a wonderful gem".[3]
gollark: I wanted to automate presentations with a language model and a bunch of formatting templates but never got round to actually doing it.
gollark: It *would* be very funny, though.
gollark: Or appear ambiguously dead by not appearing in the video except enshrouded in shadow.
gollark: I see.
gollark: I don't think more general vaccinations are likely to be available that soon.
References
- 2019 Hugo Award & 1944 Retro Hugo Award Finalists, by Cheryl Morgan, at TheHugoAwards.org; published April 2, 2019; retrieved April 6, 2019
- "2019 Locus Awards Winners". Locus Online. 2019-06-29. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
- "Stet, a gorgeous, intricate, tiny story of sociopathic automotive vehicles", by Cory Doctorow, at BoingBoing; published October 17, 2018; retrieved April 6, 2019
External links
- Text of the story, at Fireside Fiction
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