An original Idea

A story

Dear Anat,

Thank you for your submission.

Unfortunately, we cannot include “Supernova” in our upcoming edition of “Surprising Futures Magazine”. While this piece is well written, it is not futuristic enough.

High-resolution 3D facial modeling has been with us for quite some time now, and there are already several examples of actors who star in new movies despite being dead.

We look forward to your future submissions.

Sincerely,

Clark M. Herbert

Editor

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Dear Anat,

Thank you for your submission.

“The Human Gecko” was interesting, but it didn’t reach the level of innovation that we seek in “Surprising Futures Magazine”.

The story tells of a Kung-Fu warrior whose exceptional courage comes from a printer that grants her the ability to regrow organs whenever her enemies cut them off. This idea is amusing, but lacks innovation.

The In-situ printing technology already exists, and experiments performed on rabbits show great promise.

Try to come up with truly original ideas that will surprise our readers and inspire them…

We look forward to future submissions from you.

Best of Luck!

Clark M. Herbert

Editor

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Dear Anat,

Thank you for your submission.

However, yet again, you failed to come up with an original idea.

The story “A Beautiful Fur Coat” is solely focused on a drug that people consume in order to cover their bodies with body hair instead of clothes. The story delves into the advantages of this drug and the mechanism that enables its manufacturers to control the color, texture, length, and location of the hair growth, adapting them to the fashion requirements of the time.

Since several major fashion brands are currently cooperating with Capillex Industries Ltd. on developing this exact technology, I find your story severely lacking in imagination. Perhaps you might find a career in tech journalism more suitable.

BR,
Clark M. Herbert

Editor

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Dear Anat,

Thank you for your submission.

We are pleased to inform you that we have decided to include the story “True Innovation” in the upcoming edition of “Surprising Futures Magazine”.

We loved the idea of an “AI plagiarist”, an advanced literary editing software that extracts innovative technologies from the early drafts of science fiction stories and submits patents on them.

Finally, a genuinely original idea!

Sincerely,

Clark M. Herbert

Editor