Building and Burning Bridges

The Faithful Channel

A translator maintaining a shadow bridge between superpowers discovers something she cannot unsee.

Mar 27 • Nishit and Protocolized

American Skyway

The 1st place story in our Building and Burning Bridges contest shows that normal statecraft can only achieve so much when its central arteries become…

Feb 23 • Cameron Russell Armstrong and Protocolized

Desire Machines

The second place story in our Bridges contest holds a mirror to one of the world's favorite hobbies. A tale of gambling, fandom, and mechanical…

Feb 15 • Sachin and Protocolized

Something metamorphic lurks beneath this dark bridge. Elizabeth Maher’s inventive story placed third in our Building and Burning Bridges protocol…

Feb 6 • Thing Party and Protocolized

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