Nesson is a serial novel about living with technology and sprawl in the near future. Learn more or start from the beginning.

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The crowd screamed a unified, unintelligible plea of panic and anger. He understood their fear, he felt some himself. How would he react if he had no money and the only store in town would not extend any credit? He would probably take what he needed anyway, maybe even take something he just wanted. This is why he spoke to them through a window, behind a locked door. He posted a sign that morning and few of the people that read it had left. Instead a mob gathered to confront the closest thing to a Links Corp representative they could find. Continue reading →

Nesson is a serial novel about living with technology and sprawl in the near future. Learn more or start from the beginning.

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Justin asked for travel and got it. Lloyd connected him with a kind of caravan. It would be continuous movement, and the itinerary was westbound. The travel was slow though, and the days long. When Lloyd, the career counselor, described the job, Justin daydreamed through the job responsibilities and particulars of the schedule. While Lloyd talked, Justin imagined himself arriving in California after a restful, free ride. Probably he would step off the train, go to a nearby diner for lunch and find Allison waiting tables. Her hair would be dyed and oversized glasses would hide her face, but he would recognize her. Before Justin could tap his sister’s shoulder, Lloyd was pushing him out of the door and shoving a train ticket into his hand. Continue reading →

Nesson is a serial novel about living with technology and sprawl in the near future. Learn more or start from the beginning.

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A bald, soft man was helping a woman who was either his wife or daughter load a magnum of wine into their cart. His youthful movements belied his age. The woman was unremarkably beautiful. Everything was in the right place and she looked exactly as young as she was. Not a single tooth was out of place in her smile. Marcus fought back a yawn as he watched the couple. They could have been any couple on the island; the population here was worse than a holoroom gathering with everyone in avatar. Did these wives even need avatars when they used the holonet? The husbands, sure, but they obviously did not care how they looked in public. Why would they care when they are on the net? Continue reading →

Nesson is a serial novel about living with technology and sprawl in the near future. Learn more or start from the beginning.

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Justin tried not to think about the fact that he had spent his last few dollars on this room. He had actually spent his last dollar days ago, but was living off credit and overdraft tolerance. The hotel manager offered charitable discounts that just so happened to put the room at the exact credit left. Now his account was useless. Continue reading →

Nesson is a serial novel about living with technology and sprawl in the near future. Learn more or start from the beginning.

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No amount of staring made it any clearer, yet Justin looked on and waited for some dawning of understanding. It was hypnotizing, this loose web pattern. It could be a toddler’s scribble or a fine fractal. It could not really be a map, could it? It was a static, printed. There was no way to zoom in or out; the scale was what it was and no matter how much Justin wanted to zoom in on this region or that, he was stuck on this broad view. It was odd, but odder still was the meaning of all those lines and circles. The interconnected destinations were completely alien to him, yet they overlaid a familiar geographic setting. Continue reading →