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Pinned

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The Robot and the Burglar

A short story about free will

3 min readJan 25, 2019

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Pinned

James Banta
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The Robot and the Video Game

A short story about purpose

5 min readSep 1, 2019

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The Robot and the Video Game

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James Banta
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The First Martians III: Family Stories

A Solarian in a bar Around another star, “…and then Rover knocked up Mars.”

1 min readApr 18, 2019

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The First Martians III: Family Stories

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James Banta
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The Robot and the Wheelchair

A short story about will to power

4 min readApr 14, 2019

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The Robot and the Wheelchair

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James Banta
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The First Martians I: Freedom

It’s Complicated: Lit Up & The Writing Cooperative Contest

4 min readMar 11, 2019

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The First Martians I: Freedom

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James Banta
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The First Martians II: A Song of Mars

Free Verse — It’s Complicated: Lit Up & The Writing Cooperative Contest

3 min readMar 11, 2019

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The First Martians II: A Song of Mars

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James Banta

A Universe of Possibility but No Bedrock of Certainty.

Can we retrain our intuitive worldview to see a reality of collective probabilities?

2 min readFeb 16, 2019

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A Universe of Possibility but No Bedrock of Certainty.

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James Banta
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The Robot and the Child

A short story about artificial intelligence

3 min readDec 28, 2018

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The Robot and the Child

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James Banta
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The Return of 249516 Aretha

A science fiction tribute

8 min readNov 2, 2018

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The Return of 249516 Aretha

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James Banta
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The Robot and the Cat

A short story of the future

3 min readOct 5, 2018

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James Banta

James Banta

Interested in the past and future while living now. Driven to write by existential angst and fear of missing out. https://medium.com/@jfbanta

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