B.O.T.S

MKW Publishing Books

Biological. Organic. Terrestrial. Specimen.

One of my thoughts began and has meandered a number of times since, musing and wondering. Thinking perhaps the tangents were separate ideas and keeping them for later. But it turns out they were part of the unfolding idea, one of those out there ones that I have reeled in, so I’ll try to explain it as best I can as its many ideas converging.

I wondered of our planet, hurtling through space in that corkscrew pattern we are told of, and the image shows. Suddenly seeing us as a planet spaceship, heading towards our ‘seeding point’. Not aware that we are the ‘life’ on its way being delivered by way of a watery rock called Earth. Destined to go through 10,000 generations before we get there, needing constant replication and huge numbers to ensure we make it. Maybe.

But after seeing the image I collected for this, I then thought of the imagery for sperms making their way to the final destination. That image is also featured here, with the egg looking quite like a sun, doesn’t it? Or is that just me seeing that?

Then something else came to mind, of hearing many people theorise that we are on the body, or cadaver, of something else. A speculation that we could be small creatures living on something else, like in its eyeball or something and not even know. Or that our rocks and geology are just petrified remains of huge creatures that now form our terrain.

But it’s talk of bots that kept coming back to my mind, the nanotechnology being discussed for use in the human body, and the idea of the mysterious ‘bots’ that swarm the internet apparently. By way of farms, no less, they say. Neatly using wording we are familiar with, to get us used to it.

Yet, as I see comparisons shown online of the Giza pyramids layout or the Mexican ancient cities, put next to computer circuit boards, it does look awfully similar. And our modern cities of structures, skyscrapers, and grids do look incredibly severe and mechanical. Similar to things being constructed perhaps in the human body, programmed with instructions to build.

Which then made me wonder if we are perhaps the original nanobots or Borgs, a mix of synthetic and organic. Inserted into or onto our host to build, develop, and function as a learning tech. But as with many experiments or technology, it’s reached its peak or gone horribly wrong. And where once there was a drive to survive, something else happens, and self-destruct is activated instead. Once a certain number is reached like in The Beautiful Mice, it all gets a bit weird…

(c) K Wicks

If you like dark short stories

If you are the type of person who enjoyed watching Tales of the Unexpected and finds they enjoy a tale with a sinister twist, then you might enjoy my short stories. Here is what a few Amazon reviews had to say –

“Thoroughly enjoyed these short stories reminiscent of Roald Dahl’s ‘Tales of the unexpected’. Particular praise for ‘Clocking Off’”

“All the stories here have their own flavour. Another review mentioned Tales of the Unexpected and I’d say that’s on the money. Imaginative, well-written, I’m looking forward to more from this author.”

“Six creepy stories that are guaranteed to lodge themselves firmly under the skin. Each story invites the reader into a world where you are certain that from the very first word, things are not going to end with a cheery musical number. They are ‘dark’ stories for a reason. A quick read for those looking for a chilling end to the evening, each tale comes with its own twist. Personal favourites include ‘Doctors Visit’ and ‘Clocking Off’.”

And if you would like to read the story mentioned a couple of times there, you can find it here – Clocking Off

(c) K Wicks