My Work
H.A.I.R.U: Homebound Artificial Intelligence Reciprocity Unit
Science Fiction Novella
An employee at a struggling artificial intelligence startup watches his company fail to gain market share against corporate giants. While others panic, he sees opportunity. His company needs to meet an unmet need – and he knows exactly what that is.
As AI anxiety spreads and critics warn of mass unemployment, politicians threaten regulation and taxation of artificial intelligence. Government control of innovation. Redistribution of wealth. Everything that stifles the free market principles he holds sacred. He sees another way.
If artificial intelligence will destroy jobs and eliminate customers, then AI can solve that problem too. Enter H.A.I.R.U.s – Homebound Artificial Intelligence Reciprocity Units – an AI creation that automates both jobs and consumers to maintain economic demand as human workers become obsolete.
His innovation brings everything he's ever dreamed of: wealth, power, and the satisfaction of being the savior of the free market. As H.A.I.R.U.s spread across the nation, he becomes the architect of a new economic order.
But preserving this new prosperity is challenging. Millions join nomadic clans of the displaced and society must be reshaped in order to prevent popular rebellion. The world stratifies into the essential and the expendable, the powerful and the powerless. As he leads the effort to remake civilization around his creation, he discovers that nobody is immune from the consequences of his innovation.
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VOYAGE OF THE HARMONY
Science Fiction Novel
Amber Lewis, resident of the northern side of the planet Janus, boards the Harmony of the Skies for a trip to celebrate her marriage to renowned scientist Caroline Lewis. The cruise through their solar system, designed to mimic the ancient cruise liners of Earth, seems like an idyllic vacation until the couple finds themselves pulled into an ongoing labor dispute between the ship’s workers, all of whom are orange-eared residents of southern Janus, and the Captain. The conflict tests Amber’s nascent marriage as Caroline attempts to aid the protesting crew members, inflaming old wounds as she does so. The stakes are raised when an accident puts the lives of the passengers and the crew at risk. Amber navigates race, class, and heartache, doing what she believes she must in order to survive.
THE PASSING FRACTURE
Science Fiction Novella
The Passing Fracture is a gripping science fiction novella that delves into a world where an inexplicable phenomenon has divided humanity into two temporal groups—those who live at normal speed and those who accelerate through life at a heightened pace. Emily and Ulysses Weber, part of the "Slows," find themselves trapped in a society where the "Quicks" hold all the power, controlling the government, economy, and even the fate of their loved ones. As their young son is taken from them due to their inability to keep up, they struggle with the emotional and existential challenges of living in a world where time itself has become a tool of oppression.
Through its heart-wrenching narrative, The Passing Fracture offers a powerful commentary on the growing divides in modern society and the ways in which the powerful often marginalize those deemed less valuable. The Webers’ story highlights the emotional toll of these divides, as they grapple with the loss of their son, the erosion of their relationship, and the constant struggle to maintain their humanity in a world that increasingly views them as obsolete. It challenges readers to consider how we value time, relationships, and the lives of others, offering a thought-provoking reflection on the social issues that shape our world today.
COMING SOON
Something Maybe
I'm working on several other writing projects. Will they be published? Maybe. We'll see!
