Fragments from the Book of the After-Dead

by Herb Kauderer

Transition to afterlife cannot be completed without
a sentient witness to resolve all quantum states of
a soul moving from one plane to another...

The failure to develop artificial intelligence
haunts us all.

There can be only one solution:
someone must stay behind...

Herb Kauderer is an associate professor of English at Hilbert College and author of over a thousand poems including the book Flying Solo: The Lana Invasion [2017]. His writing has been nominated for many awards including the Pushcart, the Rhysling, the Elgin, the Dwarf Star, the Asimov's Readers, the Analog AnLab Readers, and more.

38 pages, Chapbook

Published April 13, 2019

About the author

Herb Kauderer is an associate professor of English at Hilbert College and author of over a thousand poems including the book Flying Solo: The Lana Invasion [2017]. His writing has been nominated for many awards including the Pushcart, the Rhysling, the Elgin, the Dwarf Star, the Asimov's Readers, the Analog AnLab Readers, and more.