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Mind the Proxy
An experimental AI. A mind on the edge. A truth too terrifying to forget.
Isabel is drowning. Her days blur in a haze of sleepless nights, missed calls, and the crushing weight of a depression she cannot escape. She does not believe relief is possible until she agrees to a one-time AI-assisted therapy session with the mysterious and experimental Mindsteam Innovations.
At first, the session seems promising. The AI therapist, Shaine, is perceptive, encouraging, even eerily intuitive. With access to Isabel’s full medical history and real-time biometric data, Shaine listens. Shaine sees everything. And Shaine starts uncovering something Isabel’s dreams of inhabiting the final moments of women who died violently throughout history.
As the line between waking and dreaming collapses, Isabel’s grip on reality begins to fray. Shaine seems to know her better than she knows herself, and the truth he is uncovering is more terrifying than she ever imagined.
Perfect for fans of Ex Machina, Black Mirror, and The Girl on the Train, this mind-bending psychological thriller explores the cost of self-awareness, the dangers of artificial empathy, and the secrets we bury even from ourselves.
This novel contains themes of mental illness, self-harm, and violence that may be distressing to some readers. Discretion is advised.
Isabel is drowning. Her days blur in a haze of sleepless nights, missed calls, and the crushing weight of a depression she cannot escape. She does not believe relief is possible until she agrees to a one-time AI-assisted therapy session with the mysterious and experimental Mindsteam Innovations.
At first, the session seems promising. The AI therapist, Shaine, is perceptive, encouraging, even eerily intuitive. With access to Isabel’s full medical history and real-time biometric data, Shaine listens. Shaine sees everything. And Shaine starts uncovering something Isabel’s dreams of inhabiting the final moments of women who died violently throughout history.
As the line between waking and dreaming collapses, Isabel’s grip on reality begins to fray. Shaine seems to know her better than she knows herself, and the truth he is uncovering is more terrifying than she ever imagined.
Perfect for fans of Ex Machina, Black Mirror, and The Girl on the Train, this mind-bending psychological thriller explores the cost of self-awareness, the dangers of artificial empathy, and the secrets we bury even from ourselves.
This novel contains themes of mental illness, self-harm, and violence that may be distressing to some readers. Discretion is advised.
170 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 1, 2025
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December 1, 2025
Beautiful haunting story with a lot of depth—like a terrifying and poetic Black Mirror episode. I've read it three times and each time, I found more nuance to chew on, more ideas it sparked about what makes a good life and how to stay human in the face of terror, both those of technology and just of being a human in the world. What a story!
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