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Darcy Takes Over

By: May Cobb
Narrated by: Stephanie Einstein
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An exhausted mother decides to take part in a pilot program where a robot takes care of her children after school—cooking, cleaning, and helping with homework. The only problem? The robot just might be too good at her job.

May Cobb is the author of the thriller My Summer Darlings, which was a Today show “perfect beach read.”

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This is a flash fiction about the fear of being replaced by a robot housekeeper and forgotten by your family with an extremely explicit 'be careful what you wish for'.

The writing and performance are charming, and this area which, while well-trod, is rife with opportunities to tell interesting stories. But unfortunately, I didn't see anything new or done exquisitely, which are kinda the expectations when approaching a well-established narrative and/ or trope. I suppose it could be argued that stripping it down to the bones in a roughly ten minute micro story, presented almost like a blueprint or standard rules document for others to rework, is something new. But that doesn't appear to be the point of this, which is a standalone story on its own.

I do enjoy the writing style and would still be interested to read more of this author.

Charming, But Insubstantial

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A bit too much like an episode of ‘Black Mirror’ and very short but quite interesting.

Quite interesting

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Predictable but a very short easy read well read by Stephanie Einstein
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"Bliss."

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