Vssphd Stories

In a corroding coastal town, a vending machine watches. But who does it watch, and why? What does it make of this once-glorious town, now neglected? The vending machine has been programmed to help, but is it going too far? Ember, a young woman who believes she has unique gifts, is just one of the people the vending machine has cameras and microphones on. But this is just the start of Ember's strange story. ____ First released as part of a PhD project on Twitter. The choice of location and character name were selected by poll choices.

In the deep east of England a dark forest has become part of legend. The tech founder of a billionaire start-up wants to find himself, but something else might be trying to find him. --- A story released on Twitter as part of a PhD project. Readers were given poll choices as stories were released. The readers chose BOTH a present and a past tense narrative for this story.