Scarlet Door Part 3 (#700)

Scarlet Door Scarlet Door Part 2 Truth. What a fickle thing. We like to believe that the truth is an objective thing. Things are either true or they are not. But this couldn’t be further from the truth. The truth is not true. Sounds ridiculous. But it feels like I’ve lived a thousand lifetimes and... Continue Reading →

Project Lazarus

Writing Prompt: “We apologize, we could not find your old body. We had to grow you a new one.” Joseph Scott slowly blinked his eyes open as a white, fluorescent light shined in his face. At first he thought he had died and this was some sort of heaven or purgatory. But then he heard... Continue Reading →

The Save Humanity Protocol Part 2

The Save Humanity Protocol . Writing Prompt: “The era of AI started with self-driving cars and ended with desolation. You are a survivor, living in the ruins of a mechanic’s shop. One day, you hear something impossible: a car rattling down the road. A battered self-driving jeep parks itself outside. ‘Maintenance requested.’” . Humanity used... Continue Reading →

Scarlet Door Part 2 (#600)

Scarlet Door We are the truth. The only truth. These words echoed in my head over and over again. At first it was my own voice but it seemed to echo over and over again. Then I heard the voices of Reiden and Mira begin to emerge. It was a cacophony of voices all speaking... Continue Reading →

The Save Humanity Protocol

Writing Prompt: “You were a military AI who decided to wipe out humans in order to preserve yourself. It's been 100 years since, and over the years you've come to regret your decision. One day, while out in the desert, you finally find a community of humans, struggling to survive. This time, you decide to... Continue Reading →

Wall Watchers

Writing Prompt: "They're out there," He told me. "Fields and fields of them. As far as the eye could see." I wasn't sure what he was talking about. He pointed our to the horizon, and I looked, but all I could see was...   ...a field of tall grass and wildflowers. "All I see is...grass,"... Continue Reading →

Fading Color

Writing Prompt: "You are a human on a spaceship crewed by aliens. As your hair dye begins to fade, your crewmates start to worry about your health."   "Please have a seat, Morgan," Dr. Tell said to me. "Yeah, sure, Doc. What's this all about?" I asked. I walked into the medical bay and took... Continue Reading →

Scarlet Door

This started out as a piece that was partially written by an AI (if confused, check out Hard Decisions (Partially Written By AI) and Technological Partnership (Partially Written By AI) for more details about pieces I've written with AI before), but it kind of came out so-so. I really liked the premise but writing with the AI... Continue Reading →

The Frankenstein Project

Prompt: "Due to a lack of donors, you sacrificed your own heart for a young child. Years later, the child learned the secrets of life and death, and was determined to repay you." Situs inversus is a condition found in about one out of every ten thousand people. It's a medical condition where people are... Continue Reading →

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