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rank 3983
word count 11157
date submitted 05.01.2012
date updated 14.01.2012
genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Science ...
classification: moderate
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Gizmonauts

David Lowe

Tales from a world of pervasive technology almost human in its capacity to annoy or alarm - perhaps it's just trying to express itself …

 

In the dog-eats-dog corporate world, Steve’s new boss has a novel and effective man-management style. He also lays claim to the lovely Tanya. Steve finds his integrity (in every sense) hard to keep hold of. But he Human Resources Director turns out to have his uses.

Mary’s DIY-crazy husband fills the house with gadgets. They all have a screw loose, but he is the man in charge. That is until the latest hi-tech gizmo provokes Mary to interfere and her husband to lose his temper. Who is in charge after that is anyone’s guess.

Ever been tempted, in the journey through this vale of technology, to kick the computer? Sensed that hi-tec is taking you where you don’t want to go? Wondered what the technology might feel about it?

Find here some travellers’ tales for the thoughtful, the sceptical, the enraged, the just-plain-scared.

 
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David C Lowe wrote 114 days ago

Ian, Thanks.

Hi David, Cool idea. I like it. Don't you find authonomy full of gizmos? I do. All these RSS feeds. It's amazing. More later. Best wishes - Ian

iandsmith wrote 123 days ago

Hi David, Cool idea. I like it. Don't you find authonomy full of gizmos? I do. All these RSS feeds. It's amazing. More later. Best wishes - Ian

johnburns wrote 135 days ago

There is a real quirk to all of these yarns which gives a terrific rug-pull ending to each. The storytelling en route to the denouments is engaging with the characterisation deftly sketched, and never at the price of pace. Although SF isn't my favourite genre, I feel these make a winning cross-over into mainstream fiction. You have a neat way of landing a punch and then walking away rather than labour the point, so the humour comes through naturally. The stories are cleverly underwritten and could easily lend themselves to radio drama. John Burns - Queen Victoria and the Yellow Dog

Jason Carumba wrote 135 days ago

Brave New World with a vengeance, not what we expect. Sd some fresh writing too. uspect this is not sciuence fiction but science fact. This is where the unintended consequences will lead us.David has come up weith a fresh angle and fresh new writing into the bargain. Lets have more of these stories soon.
Have a look ast Chickenshit Farm if you have a momernt, David,
Jason

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