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William Essex

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The Journey from Heaven

The Journey from Heaven

Chandrael cannot bear suffering and attempts to counter it with miracles. In The Journey from Heaven he works out how to intervene in human life.

2019

Stories

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Call Yourself a Coffee Drinker?

Come outside and tell me about that subtle hint of citrus.

Feb 24, 2023

Big coffee machine operating, coffee dripping into a cup.

Feb 24, 2023

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Farewell, My Laundry

What if we’re still heroes but nobody notices?

Mar 13, 2023

Man with an umbrella, rainy street in a city. Dusk.

Mar 13, 2023

Tech, You Never Asked

I’ve given up waiting.

1d ago

Laptop, pad of paper, ballpoint pen, phone and plant on a tabletop of plain old wood.

1d ago

Immigration

The unasked question

5d ago

Swirl of rough sea.

5d ago

Here Comes The Pale Horse

At least it hasn’t reached the kitchen!

May 4

Close-up of a pale horse’s eye, eyelashes and forehead. No view of who’s riding the horse.

May 4

Plumbers Wanted

To carry out intimate inspections.

Apr 27

Placard held up above a crowd, saying “I’D RATHER SHARE A BATHROOM WITH TRANS PEOPLE THAN TERFS”.

Apr 27

Meta-less-phosis?

I tried, but it just doesn’t work, does it?

Apr 24

Head-and-shoulders of a person in white wearing a VR headset and earphones. Looks like a very retro white smock. Foggy background.

Apr 24

Memories’n’things

They’re slipping out of our hands.

Apr 13

Passport, open to a page of stamps, plus baggage tags, tickets, camera, spectacles. For once, no white mug of black coffee, nor laptop.

Apr 13

The Banality of AI

Welcome to the Dull Side.

Apr 3

Old-style Pepper robot standing in front of a shop in what looks like a mall. The passers-by have passed by.

Apr 3

The Case For Rain

It’s real.

Mar 21

Black and white close up picture of rain coming down on a flat surface.

Mar 21

William Essex

William Essex

Book Author

Former everything. I still write books, I still write stories. Author of The Book of Fake Futures, The Journey from Heaven, Escape Mutation.

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