Sam Hurcom
Short Story Publications
© Josh Neal Illustrations & Open Pen
External Audits
Literary Fiction / Sci-fi
Originally publised in Open Pen, Issue 21 (April 2018)
What if people were valued solely on the money they generated, and cost society? What if every political decision was made based on its economic value?
In a society governed by an algorithm that makes every social and political decision based upon economic worth, an External Auditor makes a series of decisions that will change the lives of all those he comes into contact with.
© Daniel Tyka & Almond Press
The Deepening Well
Literary Fiction / Sci-fi
Originally publised in Broken Worlds Anthology (Almond Press - November 2014)
In the farthest reaches of the cosmos, a traveller descends the well of madness that has become his mind. Haunted by the spectres of his past life, he begins to question what is real and what is fantasy.
A work of science fiction that explores the nature of Alzheimer's disease, The Deepening Well was short-listed in the Almond Press 2014 Dystopian Fiction Competition.
Protocols for room 4A
Consultancy
Room
© Sam Hurcom
Consultancy Room
Dystopian Fiction / Sci-fi
Originally publised in the Reading Room Cafe Project Anthology (December 2015)
When a devastating attack takes place on the nation's capital, a group of aged, decrepit men seal themselves in Consultancy Room 4A to decide the fates of billions of people.
A brief commentary on those who hold the reigns of power in our society, the chilling climax of Consultancy Room lies not in the silence of the dead, but the laughter of the living.