Posts Tagged ‘augmented reality’

Short Stories: Just Like in the Plan

Posted: 8 Feb 15 in Short Stories
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I know, I know.  Longest wait ever for new content.  This site is not dead, I am a Sailor in the Canadian Navy and a new father and sometimes the demands of my work and home life mean that I don’t have any time or creative energy left.  I can’t promise scheduled content so go ahead and hit subscribe and you will be notified by email when a new post is live.  Read on and enjoy the next Multiversal Yarn, please share your comment and if you enjoyed reading this story, forward it on to a friend that you think would enjoy it as well.

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Drew

Just Like in the Plan

Evolution is a time consuming process, adapting to changing environments takes generations, sometimes even millennia.  Deformities can creep up much faster, sometimes in a single generation.  Deformities by definition are isolated incidents but in the year 2054, some sort of genetic shift took place and similar deformities were seen all around the world.

This schism seemed to segregate the world’s population into two district groups.  Even a novice anthropology enthusiast could easily divine that the global dividing line was based on wealth.  The children of affluent or even middle class families were affected very differently than the worlds poor.  The ever present income gap rose and rose until there was virtually no similarities between the lives of the rich and the lives of the poor. (more…)

Short Stories: Mental Prototype

Posted: 31 Jul 14 in Short Stories
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I wanted to challenge myself to write a 3000+ word short story with absolutely no dialog, purely narrative driven.  Here is the result.  Hope you enjoy, please leave a comment and let me know what you think.

Mental Prototype 

            In the late 20th century, we mapped the human genome it was a fantastic achievement. Who could have guessed what that would lead to? In the early 21st century in-utero genetic testing for defects and genetic diseases was the norm. There was however, a byproduct to this altruistic prevention of crippling disorders, there were other tools available in the human genome; This gave way to the so called “designer babies”.

It started with simple things like choosing your child’s eye colour, but it wasn’t long before someone found the genetic markers for metabolism and started to tweak resting musculature and body fat content. The paradigm shift however came when Dr. Arturo Blain found a way to alter the immune system’s response to wounds, diseases and even the effects of aging. (more…)