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in Meridian, MS, The United States

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Cyberpunk, Horror

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I began writing things down at the age of eleven, and I haven't stopped since. I have written far too many things that have gone unpublished, from very terrible horror novels in my teens, to comics during my time at Belhaven College until finally settling on cyberpunk science fiction after graduation. I have released three novels in a cyberpunk series called The Bridge Chronicles. The Bridge Chronicles in turn is one slice of cohesive universe that began as a pen-and-paper roleplaying game.

I currently live with my beautiful wife and three very insane dogs in Mississippi, where I continue to write my novels. ...more

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Average rating: 3.91 · 789 ratings · 99 reviews · 23 distinct works • Similar authors

	Under the Amoral Bridge (The Bridge Chronicles, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 398 ratings — published 2008 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Know Circuit (The Bridge Chronicles, #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 109 ratings — published 2010 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	if [tribe] = (The Bridge Chronicles, #3) 4.17 avg rating — 87 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Long and the Short Swords (The Bridge Chronicles, #4) 4.30 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bridge Chronicles Trilogy 3.88 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bridge Chronicles, Books 1 & 2 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tales from the Bridge Chronicles, Volume 1 4.40 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reclamation: The Bridge Chronicles, Book 5 4.53 avg rating — 15 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Complete Bridge Chronicles, Books 1-4 4.07 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	First Stone 3.86 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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What happens when the plagiarism machines of the GenAI crowd stop hallucinating, and just start embracing random lies that they defend with absolute confidence? I examine four incidents/articles that have happened over the last few months and tell you why that should frighten you.

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“Aristotle, I swear that kid is going to get himself killed one of these days. He’s a dumbass at the genetic level.”
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“He had been a struggling real estate developer living in the home his parents had bought back in the early ‘80’s when home ownership was still attainable with hard work.”
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“That’s the trick we’ve learned about democracy, you see. Democracy is inherently chaotic, with the will of the people often easily swayed by all sorts of externalities, things like fear and pride and greed. But if you can control those externalities, manipulate those factors, democracy is imminently controllable.”
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Boneshaker, by Cherie Priest

50 votes, 22.4%

Immortal: Second Edition, by Valjeanne Jeffers

38 votes, 17.0%

Cyteen, by C.J. Cherryh

26 votes, 11.7%

The Android's Dream, by John Scalzi

17 votes, 7.6%

Omnitopia Dawn, by Diane Duane

13 votes, 5.8%

Dust, by Elizabeth Bear

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TimeSplash, by Graham Storrs*

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Mainspring, by Jay Lake

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Ancestor, by Scott Sigler

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Under the Amoral Bridge: A Cyberpunk Novel, by Gary A. Ballard

7 votes, 3.1%

Dr. Identity, by D. Harlan Wilson

7 votes, 3.1%

Dawn of Destiny, by Lee Stephen

5 votes, 2.2%

Dying Light, by D. Scott Meek

5 votes, 2.2%

Homecoming, by Sue Ann Bowling

4 votes, 1.8%

The Enlightened Ones, by Keith David Henry

4 votes, 1.8%

Self Convictions, by R.J. Hamilton

4 votes, 1.8%

Right Ascension, by David Derrico

2 votes, 0.9%

Synergy, by M.D. Benoit

1 vote, 0.4%

Lioness' Heart, by Valerie J. Long*

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The Understanding The Jump-Clones, by Dennis Pennefather*

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