Dystopia sucks all hope away: Utopia give false hope. Which should we write, and is it a binary choice?
Stop the Dystopia, I Want To Get On

Dystopia sucks all hope away: Utopia give false hope. Which should we write, and is it a binary choice?
Here’s a piece of near-future fiction touching on the themes of isolation, privacy of thought and love.
US (Unified Sentience) by Stephen Oram and read by the wonderfully talented Gigi Lynch.
Some of the short pieces of near-future fiction that appear in my collections or that I’ve blogged about come from projects I’ve worked on with scientists and technology experts.
If you’d like to know more about the projects, such as what they are, who they’re with, why I do them and how they run, then select projects from the menu above.
As well as those mentioned on the projects page I have two new ones that I’m scoping with King’s College London at the moment, both of which involve writing competitions. I’ll say more here when I can, but it’s also worth keeping an eye on my events page.
And just to round off… a lot of my near-future fiction is inspired by the science, the technology and the people I come across during these projects, not just the stories that come directly from them. I’m very privileged to get these behind the scenes opportunities and I’m grateful to everyone who makes them happen.