Stories written by Cory Doctorow

The creative class is not screwed: Here’s how the Internet helps artists make a living

Digital doomsayers have it wrong: There is a way to find an audience, make money and make a living online

Cory Doctorow Sunday, Nov 23, 2014 9:30 PM UTC 0
Innovation Kickstarter, PayPal

Steve Jobs’ iTunes dance

Now the Apple CEO says he would gladly sell songs without digital restrictions, if the record companies let him. That's hardly a brave defiance, and besides, I don't believe him.

Cory Doctorow Friday, Feb 23, 2007 1:34 PM UTC 0
Entertainment Apple, Steve Jobs

The New Work meets the Old Economy

Kodacell's in trouble, but Andrea's on a new story: Russian biotech weight-loss clinics. Chapter 10 of "Themepunks."

Cory Doctorow Monday, Nov 14, 2005 8:30 PM UTC 0
Entertainment Fiction

Robot jungle gyms and the New Work

Rat-Toothed Freddy is up to no good, while Lester is a man transformed. Chapter 9 of "Themepunks."

Cory Doctorow Monday, Nov 7, 2005 8:30 PM UTC 0
Entertainment Fiction

Teach a man to replicate

In the midst of death and mayhem, Perry thinks up the ultimate killer app. Chapter 8 of "Themepunks."

Cory Doctorow Monday, Oct 31, 2005 1:30 PM UTC 0
Entertainment Fiction

Remixing the shantytown

Can Kodacell save the homeless? Chapter 7 of "Themepunks."

Cory Doctorow Monday, Oct 24, 2005 11:00 AM UTC 0
Entertainment Fiction

The blogger as starmaker

Never mind the inventors -- Andrea's posts make things happen. Chapter 6 of "Themepunks."

Cory Doctorow Monday, Oct 17, 2005 11:00 AM UTC 0
Entertainment Fiction

Making the panopticon user-friendly

Lester solves messiness! Chapter 5 of "Themepunks."

Cory Doctorow Monday, Oct 10, 2005 1:30 PM UTC 0
Entertainment Fiction

The last frontier: Roommate ware

Andrea abandons Silicon Valley, knockoff kitchen gnomes from Eastern Europe flood the market, and Lester and Perry get their first business plan. Chapter 4 of "Themepunks."

Cory Doctorow Monday, Oct 3, 2005 7:30 PM UTC 0
Entertainment Fiction

How the dot-com legacy led to useless toast robots

In an abandoned Florida mall, Perry and Lester continue their high-tech tinkering. Chapter 3 of "Themepunks."

Cory Doctorow Monday, Sep 26, 2005 7:30 PM UTC 0
Entertainment Fiction

Boogie Woogie Elmo and the junkyard future

What happens when you match 3D printers with free computing power? Chapter 2 of "Themepunks."

Cory Doctorow Monday, Sep 19, 2005 7:30 PM UTC 0
Entertainment Fiction

Themepunks

Is it already time for the way new economy? Chapter 1 of a new science fiction novella by Cory Doctorow.

Cory Doctorow Monday, Sep 12, 2005 7:30 PM UTC 0
Entertainment Fiction

Anda’s game

Killing newbies who were trying to cheat the system seemed like a good way to make a buck. But in this simulated reality, who is scamming whom?

Cory Doctorow Monday, Nov 15, 2004 8:30 PM UTC 0
Entertainment Fiction

Truncat

What if you could file-share someone's consciousness? Would it be a violation, or the ultimate communication therapy? A short story by Cory Doctorow.

Cory Doctorow Tuesday, Aug 26, 2003 7:30 PM UTC 0
Entertainment Fiction

Liberation spectrum

Wi-Fi radio and Indian sovereignty make for a potent mix -- even without antsy venture capitalists mucking things up.

Cory Doctorow Thursday, Jan 16, 2003 8:30 PM UTC 0
Entertainment Fiction

“0wnz0red”

Programmers who hack their own bodies don't need exercise and never get sick: A new short story from one of science fiction's bright young stars.

Cory Doctorow Wednesday, Aug 28, 2002 7:30 PM UTC 0
Entertainment Silicon Valley, Fiction

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