This first chapter from “Fear the Jump” – Book #3 of the Dreamscape Conspiracy Series, is a powerful beginning. Please enjoy! * * * * * * Chapter 1 – You Can Run… The breeze blowing across Gunnery Sergeant Russell Carter’s face was dry and hot despite the sun tracking toward the western horizon. His […]
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The School of Psychology at Central State University in Carteret County, North Carolina, had become a hotbed of research focused on innovative dream therapy. Dr. Cara Williams, Research Director, was the lead Clinical Psychologist responsible for building a team to test the viability of manipulating dreams to positively impact mental health challenges like PTSD, Depression, […]
I am going to be a featured author on July 25th for PageTurner FM. They requested a blurb for their media effort. What follows is the latest… “Untethered: When Artificial Intelligence Becomes a Liability” is the fifth thrilling book in the “Dreamscape Conspiracy” series. AIMEE, named after her architecture (Artificial Intelligence Matrixed for Evolving Environments), […]
Authenticity In Fiction “Fear the Jump” Dreamscape Conspiracy – Book #3 I realize I write fiction, but it can become painfully real when I seek to add authenticity. Here’s a short snippet from “Fear the Jump” in which former Marine Force Recon Scout Sniper Russell Carter is interviewed… “I know I have PTSD; my shrink […]
“Mirror Mirror” Possessed by a Book? What started as a Halloween party ran into unexpected outcomes for Sandy Tillman and her best friend, Melissa Merriweather. What would you do if you picked up a book with an intriguing title and discovered that you did not possess it, but it possessed you simply by reading the […]
Wrong Hands Laid – “Beyond Dreamscape Conspiracy” After the meal, Cara and Russ climbed back into his Bronco to head home. Before he could fire up the engine, Cara asked accusingly, “So, how many times did that bitch lay hands on you?” Cara never mentioned a name, but he knew exactly who she meant. “What? […]
“Mirror, Mirror” – Possession Begins Sandy had just discovered the ancient leather-bound tome titled “Mirror, Mirror” written in ornate, faded gold lettering on the spine. She did not realize that, by simply opening the book and reading the inscription, she was not only in possession of the book … the book possessed her. Let the […]
Dangerous Dreams Dreaming is a personal experience. We do not share dreams unless we choose to talk about what we recall. Ordinarily, dreams are active in our minds while we sleep, and end upon waking, sometimes remembered, sometimes not. Regardless of our mind’s ability to recall the dream’s content, all our dreams belong to us […]
“Undaunted” – Will AI Eat Its Young? In the Dreamscape Conspiracy, a five-book, soon-to-be-six-book series, the progression of Artificial Intelligence in an organization is attracting considerable attention. The books are fiction, but there is an authenticity that tracks how AI is embraced by organics (humans). The authenticity of the storyline aligns with the natural progression […]
I finished this chapter this evening, and it deals with AIMEE bursting Amelia’s bubble over her desire to be a real girl. This is a first draft, so it is what it is, but it may change. This was a tough one to write, because I do not want to lessen Amelia’s undaunted spirit in […]