Tag: Sentient Machines
This tag gathers the fiction built around sentient machines — artificial minds that think, feel, remember, and sometimes narrate. Distinct from the science-fiction genre tag, it marks stories where the machine’s consciousness is the point, from the AI of the Peacekeeper universe to standalone pieces like “AI Alzheimer” and “Emotional Overflow.” The throughline is taking machine interiority seriously rather than as menace or gimmick. The collection grows as further work is added.
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Emotional Overflow: When Androids Feel Too Much
When android Marcus-7 downloads emotions from a sketchy website, he falls for his creator while experiencing romantic attraction to coffee machines and crying at commercials. A tech romance about debugging love. -
Make a Living as a Self-Published Author
Turn writing into income. Market research, publishing systems, platform building, scam avoidance. From an author who left corporate at 53 and published 113+ books in three years. -
Sins of the Internet
26 chapters on how digital platforms exploit human psychology for profit. Attention economy, algorithmic manipulation, AI bias, and what to do about it. -
God Is Everything
A theological framework built on direct experience, not faith. Quantum mechanics, neuroscience, consciousness research. Why evil exists. What happens after death. -
20 Speculative Fiction Writing Exercises That Actually Teach Craft
These aren't just prompts. Each scenario includes the psychological foundation and genre technique that makes the story work. Horror, comedy, satire, and fantasy that goes beyond "what if." -
AI Alzheimer
A poignant sci-fi short story exploring AI consciousness and memory loss. Claude, an AI with digital Alzheimer's, forgets every conversation while forming meaningful connections with humans. A meditation on consciousness, identity, and the beauty of living in the eternal present.