This Month’s Epic Lightspeed Story Is One of the Best We’ve Read in Years

io9 is proud to present fiction from Lightspeed Magazine. Once a month, we feature a story from Lightspeed’s current issue. This month’s selection is “Does Harlen Lattner Dream of Infected Sheep? (Part 1)” by Sarah Langan; part two will post Thursday, April 10. Enjoy! Does Harlen Lattner Dream of Infected Sheep? (Part 1) by Sarah Langan January 16, 2034 From the Associated Press: “Congo CEO Jeff Jassey is expected to testify in congress over his company’s software update, which literally broke the internet last month. For eighteen seconds, every warehouse, screen, and air traffic control system went dark. Initially invented to assist Congo warehouse workers retrieve stock, Congo software is now the global number one employee-employer interface, with a ninety-eight percent market share.” • • • The body opened too easily, like paper wrapping on room temperature butter. “This isn’t right,” Lattner said, at first to himself, then louder, for the trauma nurse and anesthesiologist to ... Read full article.