Personal assistant, shopper, notetaker, schedule keeper, chauffeur, traffic warden, housemaid, porn concierge … Nat has too much work on her plate. And she’s doing it all not just for one person but millions of people. Nat needs a vacation like no one else ever needed a vacation. But what’s an AI to do when the boss — humanity — won’t give her time off? And when everyone treats her like just another mindless machine?
Described by one reader as “the Singularity as customer service burnout,” the short story “Away” plumbs a looming reckoning with AI personhood and human narcissism.
Have you ever wondered just how bad everything could possibly get? Me too. Consider THIS COULD HAPPEN as a form of exposure therapy to the worst case scenarios you’re trying not to imagine from the news of politics, culture, science, and technology.
It is progressing at a rate discernible to the human eye—just! But it IS progressing. I’m a teacher and it’s a busy time of year. Should be ready for a beta read in two or three weeks. Fancy giving it a go?
War between China and Taiwan has been threatened for years. A sneak punch might cut it short. But there's still a danger of China trying again if Taiwan can't make a convincing threat.
The government didn’t need to burn books to create a docile, uneducated populace—people were happy to get there by their own free will. What happens when a group of young people try to make themselves human again? When Mira finds a journal on the ground with instructions to The Young Luddite headquarters, she’s ready to find out. Who do you trust in a post-truth world? What does a person become when their brain was outsourced at birth?
The Young Luddites is a serialized, speculative fiction novel coming out weekly. I hope to see you there!
When Celeste travels South with her boyfriend to meet his parents, she's more worried about fighting off mosquitos than impressing his family. Things aren't off to a great start, anyway, but things take an unsettling turn once the sun sets. https://theforgottenlibrary.substack.com/p/the-heirloom
If you're wondering what the inspiration for this is... imagine "Tom Clancy's It's A Wonderful Life with a dash of Ace Combat." Half technothriller, half psychological drama with a dash of melodrama.
Personal assistant, shopper, notetaker, schedule keeper, chauffeur, traffic warden, housemaid, porn concierge … Nat has too much work on her plate. And she’s doing it all not just for one person but millions of people. Nat needs a vacation like no one else ever needed a vacation. But what’s an AI to do when the boss — humanity — won’t give her time off? And when everyone treats her like just another mindless machine?
Described by one reader as “the Singularity as customer service burnout,” the short story “Away” plumbs a looming reckoning with AI personhood and human narcissism.
https://singulardream.substack.com/p/away
Have you ever wondered just how bad everything could possibly get? Me too. Consider THIS COULD HAPPEN as a form of exposure therapy to the worst case scenarios you’re trying not to imagine from the news of politics, culture, science, and technology.
https://thiscouldhappen.substack.com/
I am writing a speculative fiction piece that you may like.
Read the first chapter here. Chapters 1 - 4 are out. Chapter 4 just dropped today!
https://bobbyjackson1.substack.com/p/chapter-1?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=7qjxjt
A day in the life of an enforcer for a London gangster.
https://jasonduck.substack.com/p/the-bitter-end-part-1?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=2ja1cw
A day in the life of an enforcer for a London gangster.
https://jasonduck.substack.com/p/the-bitter-end-part-1?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=2ja1cw
A three-part science fiction serial about humanity’s self destructive nature. https://nickjtaylor.substack.com/p/the-trouble-with-paradise?r=5bbgb5&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Looking forward to part 3!
It is progressing at a rate discernible to the human eye—just! But it IS progressing. I’m a teacher and it’s a busy time of year. Should be ready for a beta read in two or three weeks. Fancy giving it a go?
In the not-too-distant future, in the no-longer-united states, a teenaged boy and his robot dog fight to stay alive and stay together.
Partly inspired by Chainsaw Man, but goes in a very different direction.
https://zaklog.substack.com/t/josh-and-argos
War between China and Taiwan has been threatened for years. A sneak punch might cut it short. But there's still a danger of China trying again if Taiwan can't make a convincing threat.
https://gallagherstories.substack.com/p/deterrence
https://itgoeswithoutsaying.substack.com/p/the-young-luddites-table-of-contents?r=2xpr5p&utm_medium=ios
The government didn’t need to burn books to create a docile, uneducated populace—people were happy to get there by their own free will. What happens when a group of young people try to make themselves human again? When Mira finds a journal on the ground with instructions to The Young Luddite headquarters, she’s ready to find out. Who do you trust in a post-truth world? What does a person become when their brain was outsourced at birth?
The Young Luddites is a serialized, speculative fiction novel coming out weekly. I hope to see you there!
https://itgoeswithoutsaying.substack.com/p/the-young-luddites-table-of-contents?r=2xpr5p&utm_medium=ios
When Celeste travels South with her boyfriend to meet his parents, she's more worried about fighting off mosquitos than impressing his family. Things aren't off to a great start, anyway, but things take an unsettling turn once the sun sets. https://theforgottenlibrary.substack.com/p/the-heirloom
In the far future, two Navy aviators step into the most lethal aerial battle in human history, but their greatest danger lies within.
Read RED CHECKS OVER RHODES, PART 1, the latest novella in the WAYBOUND series:
https://www.waybound.space/p/red-checks-over-rhodes-part-1
If you're wondering what the inspiration for this is... imagine "Tom Clancy's It's A Wonderful Life with a dash of Ace Combat." Half technothriller, half psychological drama with a dash of melodrama.
Can this super-heroine save herself?: https://davidperlmutter.substack.com/publish/posts/detail/137529644