Chill Out (A Digital Short)

By W. Bradford Swift

I stared at the 12cc syringe. A sliver of late afternoon sunlight from the window of the penthouse office glinted through its clear fluid and formed a prism of light on Dr. Powers' desk.

"You're kidding, right?" I looked first at Powers than at Mother. "The 'nano-something-or-others' are inside there and they're supposed to filter out all the over-stimulation my nervous system is absorbing from my environment. So with one simple shot, I'll be cured of this terrible behavior. Is that what you're saying?"

"Well, you may be over simplifying things a bit," Dr. Powers said. He turned the syringe in his hand, gazing at it admiringly. "But yes, essentially that's it. The five different nano-agents will migrate to the synaptic junctions of your five senses. Through them we will be able to govern the input your brain will receive. It's why we call it the Neuro-sensory Governor."

But I don't want my senses to be governed, my mind screamed. Panicking, I turned to Mother. "This really isn't necessary, Mother. I know you haven't cared for some of my art lately . . ."

Thus starts Chill Out -- a SF techno-adventure short story by visionary author W. Bradford Swift (who also writes under the pen name, Orrin Jason Bradford). Download this Digital Short which includes information on how to receive your free copy of the genetic engineering science fiction thriller novel, Seeds of a New Birth.

• Language: English
• Publisher: W. Bradford Swift
• Release date: Nov 12, 2011
• ISBN: 9781930328495

W. Bradford Swift

W. Bradford Swift writes visionary fiction of the fantasy and science fiction variety for children and young adults to inspire them to become joyful lifelong readers by introducing them to the pure pleasure of reading. Swift believes reading for pleasure stretches the imagination of young readers in ways that TV, movies, or video games do not. He also loves to encourage young people to write their own stories, knowing that some of them will grow into the world’s future authors as he did. As a former small animal veterinarian, animals often play an important role in his stories.

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