Starholder

Mimetic Topology

  • Mimetic Topology

    —

    by

    Spaceman
    in , ,

    As we traverse deeper into the twenty-first century, we find ourselves in an era where physical scarcity, once the driving force of economic activity, is becoming obsolete. This transition is largely due to technological advancements that have effectively negated the scarcity of many physical goods. As production costs plummet and sustainability rises, a deflationary physical…

  • BLIV

    —

    by

    Spaceman
    in , , , ,

    Contents Overview The BLIV metaverse emerges as a networked plain of address space without meaning, where the negation of the social graph intertwines with the deconstruction of all content from contextual meaning. Within this vast digital realm, individuals find themselves trapped in a void of disconnected relationships and fragmented information. In this metaverse, the social…

  • All Purpose Bees – Chapter 4

    —

    by

    Spaceman
    in , ,

    Eternal Al There isn’t a warmth to the day. Al finds this odd, unexpected. There he is on the balcony drinking his evening tea, and the patchy cloud work that’s annoyed them all day is still there. A soggy pockmarked blanket over the sky, a feeling of being trapped in a thin gauze mesh. He…

  • All Purpose Bees – Chapter 3

    —

    by

    Spaceman
    in , ,

    Aisles and Piles Al went to one knee, opened the cover to the outdoor socket and snapped a key from the magnet backed casing. He heard the fluid and cartilage in his knee snap, crackle, pop as he pulled himself back up. He’d been waiting all afternoon for Ed to make it up to Jimmy’s…

  • All Purpose Bees – Chapter 2

    —

    by

    Spaceman
    in , ,

    Morning Becomes Eddie Edward Adnan Leghari Ortega stood before the full-length mirror. Buzzed black hair, deep set marble eyes, light brown skin. Tall to the point it might cause trouble at sea, built a little too big to give the impression of intelligence. Ed was more than comfortable in his own skin. He considered himself…

  • All Purpose Bees – Chapter 1

    —

    by

    Spaceman
    in , ,

    Autonomous Unmanned Vehicle The late October sun slipped through the narrow band of windows reminding the basement lab that they did not live among the depths. Ed Ortega squinted, trying to stay deep within the problem on his screen. The glare was an unnecessary distraction from the physical world. He felt the sunlight on his…

  • All Purpose Bees

    —

    by

    Spaceman
    in ,

    All Purpose Bees is an incomplete novel set in Stapleton, California in the year 2026. The novel focuses on three Central Valley almond producing families who are neighbors, the Nezerjian, Ortega and Wilson clans as they try to manage their operations against a backdrop of climate and generational change. The three neighboring families are among…