Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be programmed, or its logic architected, if you’d rather, to mimic human emotions. AIMEE’s maturity walks a fine line between mimicry and authenticity. Zack never wanted there to be a line. He wanted AIMEE to exceed him, her creator, and she did by creating Amelia Amethys, an AI-driven Humanoid. Was that […]
Category: Psychological Thriller
Book #6 – “Undaunted” is moving ahead slowly, but I feel the pace will turn out to be a good thing. The ten killer Humanoids that the research team wants nothing to do with are now linked to the team more than can be tolerated. Could the fact that all of the Humanoids belonging to […]
This dropped into my inbox this morning! I’m feeling blessed and humbled by winning an award I wasn’t even competing for. Sweet…validation. “The Bookish Wanderers Club has selected you for the 2025 Author Excellence Award for Outstanding Contributions to Literature. This recognition comes directly from your readers, who have been deeply moved by the depth, […]
The opportunity to engage with readers is a highlight for me as an author. The dialog that follows is a perfect example of the kind of engagement I enjoy most. The following questions are courtesy of members of the Booksta Book Club, one of the largest online reading communities for engaged readers. This was my first […]
The opportunity to engage with readers is a highlight for me as an author. The dialog that follows is a perfect example of the kind of engagement I enjoy: The following questions are courtesy of members of the Booksta Book Club, one of the largest online reading communities for engaged readers. * * * * […]
Swim to the Current – Zackery Hightower was the crackerjack software engineer responsible for the homegrown AI platform at the heart of Dreamscape technology’s evolution. Book #1 revealed how badly the CSU research team needed AI and why. This second book finds reluctant agreement; however, they must first find the talent to drive the integration. […]
Pharma Thugs – Destroying the Psych Lab at CSU and everything in it proved not to be enough to satisfy Big Pharma’s not-so-subtle way of discouraging any further research. Even with total destruction, the attack failed because Dr. Cara Williams walked away. So, what’s next? Go to Plan B, right? If she’s not at work, […]
In the Dreamscape series, there always seems to be a lot of skirmishes spaced out between periods of pending chaos. That’s not an apology; it’s more of a prediction. I confess to sprinkling in a few lighter moments in the slack periods in ‘pending chaos’ to catch one’s breath. That’s not an apology or trolling […]
Covert AI Takeover I never expected to rediscover a ten-year-old, 3,000-word short story, “Dreamweaver,” lying dormant and forgotten in the depths of a blog I’ve owned since 2009. I never expected it to evolve into a five-book series called “Dreamscape Conspiracy.” Artificial Intelligence (AI) was never considered a key component of the storyline until the […]
Dreaming is a personal experience. We don’t share dreams unless we choose to talk about what we can recall. Typically, dreams are active in our minds while we sleep, and end upon waking, sometimes remembered, sometimes not. We dream every night, regardless of our mind’s ability to recall details, and every one of the details […]