Bøger af Lauren A Forry

""Sometime between the late night and early morning hours, in a dank, uncomfortable interrogation room, sits a young woman about to tell you a chilling story. Her pregnant sister, Sarah, is missing. Her cousin is somehow involved. They were all down by the Schuylkill River last night, she says, but she won't say why. She's cold, terrified, and confused about what happened. Or is she just lying? You want to believe her. Her story seems plausible on the surface. But as you dig deeper, it's clear something is very wrong. Instead of helping to find her sister, she keeps telling you stories about her ex-roommate, Gemma. Gemma, who came into their lives offering a six-month cash deposit up front, proffered from a dirty gym bag. Gemma, who disrupted their routines with her manipulative behavior, her bizarre habits, and her secrets. Gemma, who disappeared quietly several months ago, leaving no trace of where she went or that she had ever lived with them all. Who was Gemma and what happened to her? What does it have to do with Sarah's disappearance? Are they part of some elaborate game or is something else going on? And what happened by the river last night? Why can't she just tell the truth?"--

Fascism. Greed. Tyranny. An ideal future vision of humanity is a place where these words have no bearing. It is a place where we have collectively realized that progress is for everyone or not at all. But the road to reach this future is a rough one. It will not be easy. There will be conflict. There will be heartache and loss. A primary goal of Brick Moon Fiction is to explore the tensions of the moment in hopes of understanding what our role is on the road to a better future. Here, then, are nine stories from Brick Moon Fiction - some classic, some new, all selected to best encapsulate these themes. Fascism Greed. The End of Tyranny.

We focused on three topics this year - Revolution, The Future of Love and the idea of Radical Transparency - and how intellectual trends we see today could have emotional impact in the future. Our hope is that by passing in and out of these worlds, trying on these skins and coming back to your own, that you will be inspired by the possibilities the future holds, and be reminded that even the most awe inspiring technology is often a slave to the human heart.