Zackery Hightower of Central State University in Carteret County, North Carolina, knew he would eventually have to face the wrath of his AI creation. One would think that his role as a sophisticated AI application engineer gave him the freedom to upload changes, apply patches, or make coding modifications as necessary without checking in with […]
Category: Psychological Thriller
“Dead Thoughts,” the fourth book in the Dreamscape Conspiracy series, delves into how (or if) Dreamscape 3.0, the AI-driven dream-capture technology, can record brain activity during periods when an individual is not sleeping …but comatose or in a shallow state of unconsciousness and unable to speak. Could they experience dreaming outside REM sleep due to […]
Here’s a sneak peek into “Undaunted,” to be released by the first of the year. “Undaunted” is book #6 in the Dreamscape Conspiracy series and will not disappoint. Some context… This chapter focuses mainly on the relationship between the AI Humanoid, Amelia Amethys, and Marci, one of the psych team members, who has been assigned […]
As an author, I receive a ton of unsolicited messages from a range of folks —most with no selling skills, tact, or limited capabilities —but plenty of promises that almost read as though they were scripted… like an AI bot would support trolling. I delete most because they have done no pre-call planning. They know […]
Following is a sample chapter from “Mirror Mirror” in which Sandy is shocked by the odd book she discovered in the library — now in her hands — an unexplained voice in her head, and no clue just how bizarre things were about to become. Chapter 5 – Now What? As she recovered, Sandy walked […]
One would think the direct attack that destroyed CSU’s Psych Lab, nearly killing Dr. Cara Williams, the program director, and former Marine Russell Carter, would be enough of a warning to deliver an effective message from Big Pharma demanding that CSU cease and desist further research and analysis on dream therapy solutions. What Pharma didn’t […]
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. Until they […]
The concept of Amelia Amethys as an autonomous Mod-2 SAI Humanoid requires some imagination, but not to the extent of denying that an impending reality of AI-driven humanoids walking among organics is sooner rather than later. In “Untethered,” book #5, a crate containing an inert, fully articulated Humanoid form was delivered to the CSU Psychology […]
In a recent interview, I was asked about how AI has influenced my writing and whether the fears many have expressed are real. When asked about what would happen if AI became smarter than we are, my response was, “Too late, that horse has already left the barn.” My choice to incorporate AI into the […]
Despite the A/C pumping cool air into the cabin of the Imperial, the black exterior and matching leather seats absorbed the brutal West Texas heat like a sponge. Katherine was comfortable enough temperature-wise, but her parched throat prompted her to make finding a large glass of iced tea a priority. A rundown service station with […]