Denise Lum

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2021

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“Echo of Tomorrow ” by Denise Lum

Submitted to Contest #291

The terminal cursor blinked steadily as Dr. Emma Thorne made the final adjustments to her code. Outside her lab window, the San Francisco skyline sparkled with its usual energy, but she hadn't noticed sunset or sunrise in days. Time had become irrelevant in her race against the inevitable. "Integration sequence complete," she muttered, more to herself than to the empty lab. "Beginning consciousness transfer." The quantum processors hummed to life, their crystalline matrices glowing with an ethereal blue light. On her screens, complex neural ...

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“The Honest Politician” by Denise Lum

Submitted to Contest #291

In a world where trust in government had eroded to near extinction, Senator Daniel Hart was a beacon of integrity. Known as "The Honest Politician," he had built his career on transparency and an unyielding commitment to justice. While others around him succumbed to backroom deals and corporate lobbying, Daniel stood firm, earning the respect of his constituents and grudging admiration from his rivals. His latest crusade was perhaps his most ambitious: a federal law that would make cybercrime a serious offense and force convicted perpetrator...

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