That line is the moral centre of the whole piece. Beneath the cyberpunk machinery, corruption and noir atmosphere, this is ultimately about refusing to let human beings become case numbers. Mac’s persistence makes that final restoration of identity hit hard.
Atmospheric. Gripping. Humane. I'M SUBSCRIBING!
I write at The Reflective State, where one of my ongoing series is Mountain Mysteries—atmospheric tales of mystery, folklore and the unexplained set in the mountains of India.
If curiosity ever brings you my way, I'd genuinely love to know what you think.
This is really good, so far… a little confusing for me, grammatically, and some of the tech references are above my head, but I’m curious to see where this story goes.
Ken, I'm coming back for this one! Gimme a few days.
Hey, this is really good. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you. I keep trying different voices.
Some are better than others. Plus it varies with the type of story, sci-fi, fantasy, etc
Another awesome read Kenn!
Thanks again! You are becoming a regular! I appreciate it very much 😁
Saved 📚
Wow, you really know the lingo!
“They deserved names.”
That line is the moral centre of the whole piece. Beneath the cyberpunk machinery, corruption and noir atmosphere, this is ultimately about refusing to let human beings become case numbers. Mac’s persistence makes that final restoration of identity hit hard.
Atmospheric. Gripping. Humane. I'M SUBSCRIBING!
I write at The Reflective State, where one of my ongoing series is Mountain Mysteries—atmospheric tales of mystery, folklore and the unexplained set in the mountains of India.
If curiosity ever brings you my way, I'd genuinely love to know what you think.
Thank you for the read and review! Yes, I would be happy to read some of your work. Which one would you recommend I start with?
This is really good, so far… a little confusing for me, grammatically, and some of the tech references are above my head, but I’m curious to see where this story goes.
Glad you picked me to read! 😃. Hope you had a chance to finish and enjoyed it.
Great story Kenn! I enjoyed that one very much.
Thank you Chas! I was trying for a less dense/ terse prose style. Easier to read. How did it come across- style wise?
I thought it came across very well. I would expect a hard-boiled detective to be somewhat terse and he was. It was very readable.
My only question is, what happened to old Chicago? 🤔
Thats a great cyberpunk question! 😎 In my world a large part was destroyed during riots, and was rebuilt.
Recovering the names and not the man responsible is the whole system in one paragraph.
It’s darker than what you write, but hope you enjoyed it. Thanks for reading.