As Jack’s eyes finally adjusted to the sudden illumination of florescent light, they soon welled with tears and he still couldn’t see much of anything anyway. The huge viking man stood up from his glass throne and rushed to Jack’s side, the room shaking under each massive plod. “There there…what’s the waterworks about? Yer in good […]
Read more "Artificial Intelligence, Part 5 (of 10)"When I consider the many ways in which a story can be told, 2 big types come to mind: Third-Person and First-Person. Today, I feel like telling one story in 2 different ways… First, the third-person: “The first time Arthur stepped foot in this grand, court, he was a much younger man. Wind had swept his […]
Read more "Third-Person vs. First-Person; Experimenting"A subito crescendo of light knocked me to the ground entirely; my every sense was overwhelmed. Once my eyes adjusted to the scene, it was my brain to be toppled, as there before me was a scene of something out of only fantasy and film. An entirely marble room, the size of a basketball court, with […]
Read more "Artificial Intelligence, Part 4 (of 10)"A maze of corridors, sterile and white and just as Jack had laid them, led him to the cafeteria he knew he’d find. Dr. Charles Lyman was the CEO of NEAPS Inc., the New England Anthro-Psych Sciences corporation, which was founded to dig deep into how cultural developments were shifting and shaping human psyches. Whether it […]
Read more "Artificial Intelligence, Part 3 (of 10)"Day 1 Well, I’ve never expected this to happen. I’m just standing there, minding my own business, when all of the sudden POOF. I’m in a lab. And not just any lab mind you! I’m in the psychoanalysis lab of the one and only Dr. Charles Lyman, master of that which can be known, thought […]
Read more "Artificial Intelligence, Part 2 (of 10)"When the sun rises, color returns to our sight. When gone, our eyes search for vibrancy through the dim filter of darkness, but color requires light. As does that which charges hearts to soar. For too long, Jack saw no light, and searched high and low. It wasn’t until the darkest of blackness that he […]
Read more "Artificial Intelligence, Part 1 (of 10)"“You’re an idiot. And I don’t fly with idiots.” The steel door slammed and produced a high-pitched ringing capable of calming a battalion of angry dogs. Jimmy scratched his head. ‘So much for trying…’ he thought. ‘This is gonna be a great 6 months…’ The USS Wright was the first of it’s kind: a 22nd century […]
Read more "I am my brother’s keeper."In an instant, everything became clear. This was never a game at all. This was the very last wish of a dying man, who never truly believed his dreams would be fulfilled, and only now, only in this final and desperate act…his trust was in me to make every minute to have finally meant something. […]
Read more "The Sixth"[still black screen] Man Yes, sir… No, sir… as a matter of fact, he did show. Wasn’t much of an entrance, to be quite hon-… oh, right, sorry sir… 3 hours… right… yes, sir. Norman out. Sorry. Woman It’s fine. … Work call? Man Yeah, you could say that. Why do you ask? Woman Oh, […]
Read more "Train"It was junior year that was to add depth to my experience. I chose to study abroad in probably the best country for anyone as obsessed with medieval history and lore as myself: Scotland. My three months there were filled with castles and craig, and core moments to consider my profession. I’ll never forget the […]
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