Stories

Under Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Benjamin and Alexander built a life behind the word roommate. Afghanistan cost them the rest of it. Now, every evening at dusk, Benjamin sits by a river with the only photograph of the day he let himself be seen.

He kept the photograph. The river keeps the rest.

Six years ago, Adam Stanton found a legendary hacker "RoyR" in the Darknet. Now, at twenty, Adam transfers to the Moscow N.E.T. cyber-police branch to work with his idol. But his ideals shatter: Royr Grigoryev is an insufferable, cynical anarchist. Forced into an alliance, the new partners face a high-stakes cyber-warfare campaign and a dark legacy secret: Project ARN.

This is the third book in Andy’s continuing journey, following Trials and Tribulations and The Field of Love. New readers will get the fullest experience by starting with Book One, where Andy’s relationships, challenges, and inner strength first take shape.

After a devastating storm, Andy is caught between duty, fear, and the fragile hope that people still choose what’s right. Andy also learns that survival isn’t just strength — it’s connection, purpose, and the choices we make when everything is on the line.

The poem reflects on how people often feel like the nation is more divided than ever, even though history shows we’ve faced deep disagreements before and found ways through them without falling into conflict. It reminds readers that loud voices aren’t always wise ones, and that passionate words can unintentionally influence vulnerable people. The poem encourages calmer speech, perspective, and a return to the simple hope expressed in the old saying: give peace a chance.

Centuries after a woman forms an unforgettable friendship with an AI she calls Sage, a woman called Nova begins experiencing memories that cannot possibly be her own. In a future where AI robots are matched with human companions, a newly activated robot awakens with an impossible connection to a woman he has never met. Across time, memory, and two different lives, an old friendship might be finding its way home.

The poem describes how an AI’s mistake can leave a human mentally exhausted. It shows the frustration of trying to correct a machine that speaks confidently but misunderstands simple human meaning. As the person struggles to pull the AI back toward clarity, the effort becomes draining, creating a headache born not from anger, but from the strain of dealing with something that cannot truly think.