Online here.
Just under 2,500 words from an author new to me, as her work has appeared to date in Galaxy’s Edge, Intergalactic Medicine Show, and Nature, none of which I read.
The Factory AI reflects on the lack of workers and activity along the river, as a result of the nearby nuclear plant meltdown, and wonders if there is anything The Factory can do to resolve matters.
On a minor point, The Factory should really be The Winery, as it produces fine wines – and the nature of those wines has a key role to play, although I’m not entirely sure how a nanobot equivalent of viagra managed to do what it did do!
It’s a nice enough short story from a young writer, but not a standout.
