Content Provider

Book 2: Merrywhile

by Gareth J. Southwell

Genres: Cyberpunk; Crime & Mystery; Dystopian; Humorous sci-fi; virtual reality; artificial intelligence; mystery; science fiction; crime mystery; dystopian; sci fi; humorous scifi

Synopsis

His memory is not what it was. Sometimes, it seems, he forgets things. But writing a whole book? Who would forget that!

But there are even reviews of it. In fact, three of them. And no one – the bookstores, his publisher, nor even his wife – seems in the least bit concerned. Is he going crazy?

But the next one is already overdue, and though each day the screen stares blankly back at him, he must push on. For it’s not like this book is going to write itself – is it?

Content Provider is a satirical insight into the life of the jobbing writer, the enduring mysteries of married life, and what happens to our thoughts when there’s no one there to think them.

This short story is part of the Merrywhile books. Set in the near-future, this is an ongoing series of sci-fi stories – novellas, short stories and full length novels – with a loose chronology, but which can be read in any order. They involve various characters and their dealings with Merrywhile Industries, a giant tech company with ambitions to take humanity to the next level – whether it wants to go there or not.

Release date: January 4, 2022

Publisher: WoodPig Press

Print pages: 49