Of Mind and Machine
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Last published Wed, Oct 29, 2025
A haunting and visceral scene of a scientist and his creation dancing the line of Life and Death. It explores themes of creation, identity, and the blurred boundaries between man and machine, told in deeply descriptive and psychological prose. The tone is gothic and reflective, blending horror and tragedy to question what it means to be human when one's creation inherits both intellect and emotion.
I am delving into the Science Fiction / Psychological Thriller for this one, and this story is being used as a dump of raw unchanneled emotions for the time being.
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