Posts Tagged ‘future’

Short Stories: The Light of the World

Posted: 2 Mar 17 in Short Stories
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Thanks to my lovely wife I got a night to myself, away from kids and responsibilities.  I closed up in a coffee shop and dedicated myself to my favourite creative pursuit.  Have a read and let me know what you think in the comments.  Thanks for taking to time to explore my work.

Drew

 

 

“This is probably a waste of time.  

 

So much of our time and effort and resources have all been for nothing, so I feel this small waste of time is only fitting.  We conquered the stars, we escaped the death of our own planet.  I guess if you are still out there somewhere and you somehow get this message…  maybe you can learn something from it.”

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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.

Ciao for now and thank you for your time.

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…)

Short Stories: Through the Eyes of a Drone

Posted: 25 Jul 14 in Short Stories
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Drone eye

Through the Eyes of a Drone

A Multiversal Yarn by Drew Torchia

Bartholomew Alvarez was walking to work on a perfectly typical day. He worked for a problem solving think-tank organization knows as Unfuckers Inc. Because it was their business model to be “outside the box” thinkers, their rather non-PC name had granted them more business than it lost them. Bartholomew’s title on his business cards even listed him as a “Professional Unfucker”.

They had worked for major employers looking to downsize and be more efficient, small companies looking to keep up with modern technology but more than anything they worked with police and government authorities to evolve search and capture techniques, getting criminals off the streets faster than ever before. If everything worked smoothly the company would be bankrupts in days but in our busy modern reality, Unfuckers Inc. was an overnight success. (more…)