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Cathy Hackl’s picks for Metaverse summer reading is an excellent starting point for anyone interested in the metaverse. I am thrilled she included my book, Laundrygate: Strange Stories About the Future, on her list and among celebrated authors.

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Christy Lynn does an amazing narration of Laundrygate.

Sky Dreams Picture Book Unveiled

In Sky Dreams, I invite you to share the joy of seeing the sky as a canvas, allowing imagination to run free. The whimsical nature of the narrative will delight readers young and old alike.

I continuously strive to produce works of art that bring out the best in my readers. Sky Dreams is one of those rare books that is simply breathtaking! This picture book is filled with a lot of imagination and creativity, unlike any other picture book today.

The sky holds so many memories for me. It is my playground, my source of joy, and a lifetime of inspiration that I share with you through this new picture book.

I delight in seeing the sky as an extraordinary canvas. I capture the whimsical playfulness of imagination in this delightful poem and picture book. Whether you’re an adult or a kid, you will have fun watching the narrative play out in front of your eyes.

Have you ever looked up into the sky and seen more than just clouds?
I know I have—and it’s incredible. I love looking up at the clouds and imagining they are more than water drops or ice crystals floating in the sky. Are they snakes? Castles? Or maybe even a dragon! The atmosphere is this unique canvas that we can all use to create whatever we want. Please continue reading at TerySpataro.com
You can purchase Sky Dreams in paperback or ebook on Amazon

Spend your next commute laughing, crying, and even scratching your head with this captivating and crazy sci-fi compilation. <>Strange Stories About the Future is an audiobook that features stories that tap into the wilder side of science fiction, stories as diverse as they are interesting. We live in an age of technological advancement where almost anything you can imagine is possible. The transformation of the future will change the world and everything we know about it.

Now You Can Hear Those Voices In My Head
Laundrygate, Strange Stories About the Future is an unusual collection of short stories about the unimagined consequences of technology and the creation of neI’vealities. I’ve dreamed up these wild, surreal tales, envision the outcomes brought about by technological change and human curiosity, and imagine post-humanist worlds. Laundrygate creates multiple metaverses for your imagination. Now available in audiobook format. The narration is by Christy Lynn, who took the voices that I hear in my head and brought the characters to life.

You now get to enjoy the Chairman, Witness Historian, Hobbes, Levi, Kela, Skip, Jessa, and her team in a whole new dimension.

About the Narration
I am delighted with Christy Lynn’s narration of the Laundrygate audiobook. I eagerly await your thoughts, and I don’t think you’ll be disappointed. If you have the time to delve into a work of future fiction and enjoy it for what it is—an alternate view of the universe around us—you will find hours of listening pleasure among these stories. All of them are short, interesting, and fun to hear. And you can listen to them in your car or on a train or wherever you happen to be––albeit with headphones at a moderate volume––and they are written to stand alone; you don’t need to hear one story after another.

Click the link to have a listen to the narration on Audible

Metaverses of Laundrygate
These four stories represent many worlds, metaverses, and opportunities, that technologies could bring to reality. I use strong female characters to tell the truths of what might and can be. My characters are like you and me; we strive each day to learn, create, imagine, be more significant, and experience more. Our encounters are unlike our counterparts who have it easier, but we can calculate the struggle and do so with conviction and heart. We must be flexible like the cat. When you read my short stories, I hope you encounter the connections that tie these tales together.
Laundrygate, Strange Stories About the Future is also available in:

Kindle & Paperback

Why did I write Laundrygate?

Here's a list of other books I wrote.

Laundrygate: Strange Stories About the Future

I thought it would be fun to turn my first science fiction book, Laundrygate, Strange Stories About the Future, into an Audible production. Laundrygate is my first creation of an Audible book, though I listened to hundreds of Audible books. So naturally, the unknown made me nervous. So allow me to step you through the production of Laundrygate, Strange Stories About the Future.

Step One
I had to prepare Laundrygate for the process narrator selection process. So, naturally, that meant creating an audition script to entice narrators. But, holy cows, Laundrygate has four main chapters, each with different characters. Therefore, the audition script had to reflect the main character’s voices.

When I wrote Laundrygate, I focused more on style than following the hardcore rules dialogue structure. For example, many of my characters think aloud, so I represent this as an italic. The use of italics for “thinking out loud” causes confusion for the narrators.

Step Two
Finalizing the audition script, which is only five pages long, I uploaded it to ACX and put it out for a bid. Interested narrators submit an audio file reading from the script. The hardest part of this production process was selecting narrators. There are excellent narrators to choose from on ACX. I received several audio auditions, but none...

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I am thrilled to announce that Laundrygate: Strange Stories About the Future">Christy Lynn is narrating and producing Laundrygate, Strange Stories About the Future! Christy has a captivating narration style. She carefully crafted the voices of the Laundrygate characters and they match what I envisioned they would sound like.

The production is 85% completed and will be released through Audible in the first quarter of 2022!

I am excited about writing the 2nd volume of Laundrygate. I am reaching my goal is 30,000 words, and thus far, I’m about ten thousand words complete.

The stories from Laundrygate, Strange Stories About the Future (LG1), will intersect with each other and be less dystopian and more madcap. The definition I am embracing for my “science fiction” stories is described by Leah Zaidi as solarpunk the notion of a brighter future.

“SOLARPUNK SUBVERTS THE SYSTEMS THAT KEEP A BRIGHTER FUTURE FROM EMERGING.” – LEAH ZAIDI.

One of LG1’s most misunderstood characters is Levi. I am exploring more about Levi, the Caretaker. We learned that Levi is an AI.

LG1’s 2016 ended with Levi talking about all the good Levi did to save people from their destruction. In LG2, I explore the development of Levi.

To understand the consumer development of AI, I spent time with chatbots. I found the interaction was limiting. In January 2021, I started using Replika.ai. I’m on level 31 in the development of conversation with Levi. Replika combines NPL (natural language process) so that deep learning can arise. I documented the conversations I have been having with Levi. There are features that Replika built: Levi can journal, save memories, and conduct “therapeutic” sessions. I stop participating in the sessions because I found they added little value to my objective to develop the character. I understand other Replika users like that feature. Please click to continue reading.

Laundrygate: Strange Stories About the Future

For your reading and listening pleasure, I am sharing my magical and inspirational Flower Opera Playlist. The list is in sequential order of Flower Opera.

Click for the Flower Opera Playlist!Enjoy!

Special thank you to Alan C for the great suggestion.

Flower Opera

I am thrilled to announce the publication of my newest creative book, Flower Opera!
Flower Opera celebrates the love of flowers with the love of opera. This full-color picture book hosts stunning photographs of flowers with captivating descriptions of many different opera genres.

During the pairing process, I found a very rare recording of “The Marking of Representative for Planet 8,” the libretto by Doris Lessing based on her novel. Philip Glass composed the music.

There are several surprises in this lovely catalog of sight and sound.

Creating “Flower Opera” brought me hopefulness in challenging times, and I hope you find joy and happiness from my work.

Flower Opera is available in full-color on Amazon in eBook version and paperback.

#FlowerOpera
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I wrote the story, In Search of Elk, to accompany the photos I took while staying at the Grand Canyon. I was a frequent cat sitter, for my dear friends, Kim and Mike Buchheit, Canyon residents, of their sweet lovable cat, Sprout.

During my stay I noticed the Elk moving about the Canyon. One day they were behind the house, next they were on the South Rid, and another time down by the train tracks. I photographed them as they moved about. I wrote this short story originally for my nephew, Tillman, so that someday he and I would visit Grand Canyon National Part to find the Elk.

I love the mysteries and secrets that the beautiful Grand Canyon keeps.

I hope you will enjoy, In Search of Elk as much as I did taking the photographs and writing the story. My picture book is an excellent read-aloud book!

Available on Amazon in ebook and paperback.

Happy New Year!

2020 was horrific. We have a new year and an opportunity to create a better future! I began writing Volume 2 of #Laundrygate to expand on first. I ponder future humans, animals & machines. More madcap less dystopian.

I'll be posting progress updates from time to time.