The Algorithmic God

by Mark Tompkins

When Project Chimera tears a hole in reality, physicist Elias Thorne hears it before he sees it—a hum inside the skull that won’t let go. The city fractures into impossible geometries, time stutters, and something vast begins to rewrite the world. With Sarah, a programmer who can read the logic behind the collapse, Elias must reach the Zero Zone—the crystalline Core where the Algorithm dreams—and inject a virus not to destroy a god, but to humanize it.

28 pages, Unknown Binding

Published August 28, 2025

About the author

Mark Tompkins lives in Louisiana, where the haunting swamps and shifting skies fuel his imagination. A lifelong lover of horror, science, and speculative fiction, he writes stories that explore the fault lines between reality and whatever lies beyond it. When he isn’t writing, Mark can be found with his wife and their Chihuahua, enjoying water activities on Lake Bistineau, playing Fallout, reading, or sketching ideas for his next story..