Emoticon

by Chris Pasley

In the future, emotions can be sent by text and the most skilled programmers are like artists playing the human brain stem. Alfred Donner is a young con man using his exceptional emotion-programming skills to trick people out of their money - or into their pants. But when a mysterious girl kills his partner and frames him for the deed, his capacity for loyalty - and vengeance - is tested. Recalling classics like a Clockwork Orange and Neuromancer, Emoticon offers a story of a young man in a jaded future told in his own unique voice.

21 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 26, 2012

About the author

Chris Pasley is the Georgia-born author of literary horror novel "Cages" and a prolific videogame director, including on "Sci-Fi Heroes," "Zombie Parkour Runner" and "Five Minutes to Kill (Yourself)." He has also contributed material on writing for videogames to textbooks and held talks on videogame production all over the world.

Chris currently lives in Boston with his wife and daughter, where it is just too damn cold.