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    Empathy O.D.
    Empathy O.D.
    Empathy O.D.
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    Empathy O.D.

    By Mikel J. Wisler

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    The unintended consequences of technology addiction have caught up with humanity. An NYPD officer arrives at an apartment where a woman has suddenly dropped off the health grid network. What she soon discovers forms a familiar picture of prescription drug abuse in a world where many people must take powerful drugs known as "empathics" in order to experience basic human empathy. But is this officer ready for the dangers that still lurk about?

    "Empathy O.D."  is also a short film wrote by Mikel J. Wisler, produced and distributed by "Stories by the River".

    Mikel J. Wisler is a writer and filmmaker who lives near Boston. He is the author of two books, "Unidentified", a novel about alien abduction that blends sci-fi and horror; and "Short Films 2.0: Getting Noticed in the YouTube Age", a practical guide to understanding how digital distribution has changed the medium of short films dramatically.

     
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherVolume Edizioni
    Release dateMay 3, 2017
    ISBN9789492488183
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      Empathy O.D. - Mikel J. Wisler

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      EMPATHY O.D.

      by Mikel J. Wisler

      ALFAR 

      Sci-fi & Fantasy Series

      n. 13

      Cover by Volume Press

      Editor in Chief: Massimo Cimarelli

      Art Director: Francesca Eleuteri

      ISBN 978-94-92488-18-3

      First published : May 2017

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      EMPATHY O.D.

      by Mikel J. Wisler

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