Well that was certainly a strange twist. And pretty well right down to the last line. Well done Daniel! Deep and dark, but only in hindsight. Funny, you're cheering for them all along, and then you find out that the species they've destroyed is considered a virus. Excellent.
I rarely blow my own trumpet but in view of your story... you might like one of mine. no pressure, i appreciate this is dropping something into your post uninvited so i get what i deserve if its unwelcome and apologies in advance.
Yikes! Get better! But that would naturally follow the story, of course, on the nature of smart machinery transmuting viruses from one form to another. Remarkable coincidence, or perhaps a co-causal element of fate (stay tuned for today's new poem in a few hours...) Hope you feel better soon, sir.
I love your twists, Daniel!
Ooh, nicely done. I love the dark irony of “Perhaps we taught them too much.”
Thank you so much, Jacquie! 😊
Well that was certainly a strange twist. And pretty well right down to the last line. Well done Daniel! Deep and dark, but only in hindsight. Funny, you're cheering for them all along, and then you find out that the species they've destroyed is considered a virus. Excellent.
I enjoyed that... wasnt expecting it!
I rarely blow my own trumpet but in view of your story... you might like one of mine. no pressure, i appreciate this is dropping something into your post uninvited so i get what i deserve if its unwelcome and apologies in advance.
https://open.substack.com/pub/nickwinney/p/the-time-has-comefor-love?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=2fhpll
Thank you for the kind comment, and I will definitely take a look at your story later today. 😊
you're welcome and hopefully you will see why i was so cheeky to drop it in your comments
Ah, I wasn't expecting that twist. Nice one. Enjoyed the story.
Absolutey Twilightey Daniel! ...and dare I mumble 'AI' and 'singularity'?
Ha! Thank you, Frank! Yes, definitely AI-y!
Nice twist at the end!
Thank you so much, SDG!!!
Good fun, Daniel- imagine if you expand and build out some theemes related to a viral archipelago.
What’s funny is that within an hour of posting this I contracted flulike symptoms and have been lying around ever since. 😩
Yikes! Get better! But that would naturally follow the story, of course, on the nature of smart machinery transmuting viruses from one form to another. Remarkable coincidence, or perhaps a co-causal element of fate (stay tuned for today's new poem in a few hours...) Hope you feel better soon, sir.
Can't beat a bit of Twilight Zone
Loved it.
Thank you so much, Ben, for the encouraging comment. And thank you for restacking the story as well. 😀