Intent to Help

by Robert C. Murray

"Intent to Help" is a cautionary tale from the near future in short story format about what can go wrong when very smart people think they have the answers but fail to consider all possible variables. A well-meaning scientist and his lab assistant perform a series of harrowing experiments on carbon sequestration that are seemingly successful but are ultimately the catalyst for the greatest natural disaster since the dinosaurs went extinct.

17 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 16, 2012

About the author

Born and raised in the rolling foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, Robert C. Murray spent his childhood exploring every corner of his back yard inventing worlds from the shrubs and stones. When not outside or ankle-deep in Lego bricks (more worlds to invent) he had his nose in a book: fiction, non-fiction, reference, the occasional thick menu. Much like Hemingway, he used a toy typewriter (and his cub reporter sister) to pioneer independent publishing with a homemade newspaper.
RCM has made your hamburger at McDonald's, filed your HR paperwork, fixed your computer more times than anyone cares to admit, and plays a variety of brass and percussion instruments even when people ask him to stop.
For the curious, his alter ego "AK Moray" is what happens when he decides to explore the Human Condition absent supernatural monsters and ray guns.