Experimental Stories

York Campbell

Scifi stories to move the soul

  1. 11/22/2023

    Backward Numbers

    Technological achievement is a poor replacement for intimacy. Season 1, Episode 9 A few years ago I didn’t know anything about computers, and I wasn’t into slick cadets, except for a handheld electronic dictionary. Because the writing world moved to social media I reluctantly followed. Established authors said the only way to make it as a writer is to embrace Facebook and similar sites. At that time I despised the “online world” and deemed it as a drag on the soul and a waste of time. All of these likes, hearts, follower count and retweets was creating anxiety issues. Sometimes I still despise it and view social media as a time suck. There I am at 2 in the morning scrolling through twitter, or should I say brainlessly scrolling through twitter trying to find something to perk my interest. Minutes turn into hours as I beat myself up for not getting anything done. That’s bad, but that’s not the worst part. Quality time with my wife is also compromised. I know, that’s pretty awful. Things are better now, not perfect but a huge improvement. I’m practicing more self control and learning I don’t need to be “on” all the time. It’s not like thousands of people are waiting breathlessly for my next post. A simple thing as putting down the phone and staring in her eyes goes a long way. This action builds intimacy. The following was used for this media project: Music: Scary Industrial Noises by Tim Kulig Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/11273-scary-industrial-noises License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Music: Celestial Theta Brainstems by Tim Kulig Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/10150-celestial-theta-brainstems License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Listen and follow my other podcast, Welcome To Earth Stories at Welcometoearthstories.com Also follow me on Twitter (X) @experimenstory

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Scifi stories to move the soul