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Grief Protocols: A Rising Waters Short
Rickette wasn’t prepared for the call. He’d carefully compartmentalized each part of his life, both physical and online, but when he is forced to return home his worlds suddenly collide. He’s never had to carry a casket before, and he never expected he’d be burying more than his mother.
Grief Protocols is the first in the Rising Waters Series of near future short stories. Similar to Black Mirror or Close Encounters before it, this episodic anthology follows everyday characters into a world challenged by accelerating technology and inevitable climate change.
Each story stands alone, but together they paint a picture of what the world might be, just around the corner.
Grief Protocols is the first in the Rising Waters Series of near future short stories. Similar to Black Mirror or Close Encounters before it, this episodic anthology follows everyday characters into a world challenged by accelerating technology and inevitable climate change.
Each story stands alone, but together they paint a picture of what the world might be, just around the corner.
18 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 12, 2017
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April 13, 2018
Walker has created a plausible future with imaginative yet completely believable technology, while still keeping the story grounded in a world we know and understand. Ultimately, this is a story of a man grieving the loss of his mother, and coming to understand the value of real connections.
Sometimes in short stories, the author doesn't have the luxury of word count to create fully-fleshed out characters, but this was NOT the case of Rickette--a man who left his ordinary life to create something vibrant, but who immediately returns home after a call from his sister. Rickette is a nuanced, complicated person, and it is this complicated character who drew me in and made me want to find out more.
Sometimes in short stories, the author doesn't have the luxury of word count to create fully-fleshed out characters, but this was NOT the case of Rickette--a man who left his ordinary life to create something vibrant, but who immediately returns home after a call from his sister. Rickette is a nuanced, complicated person, and it is this complicated character who drew me in and made me want to find out more.
January 28, 2018
Walker has created a stunning possible future. The technology described seemed so real, alive, and colorful. I felt like I could access it too. Absolutely fascinating.
Grief Protocols beautifully explores how our emotions are interlinked to technology. I can’t wait to discover what Walker imagines next.
Grief Protocols beautifully explores how our emotions are interlinked to technology. I can’t wait to discover what Walker imagines next.
March 11, 2018
Great juxtaposition of high tech and human emotion
This short story is an engaging curiosity. It runs the gamut of bar boy sensuality through personal loss and family connection. I enjoyed it very much.
This short story is an engaging curiosity. It runs the gamut of bar boy sensuality through personal loss and family connection. I enjoyed it very much.
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