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From the Novella… The Bike Courier
WANTED FOR QUESTIONING!
The words were plainly visible beneath his image in bold, unblinking letters.
David Morrison stared at the billboard. For a moment in time, nothing else existed in his world other than that sign that had captured his likeness.
“What the hell…” he said again softly to himself.
A woman nearby noticed it, too. She looked back and forth between the display and Dave. Their eyes met and locked for a few seconds.
People around them began to slow, their attention drawn upward. More screens lit up along the street, displaying Dave’s face. His face was frigging everywhere he looked. The Smart City had noticed him, and that wasn’t a good thing, and he knew it.
Smart cities were very, very good at noticing things, and the one thing people didn’t want to happen was for the thing being noticed to be them.
Dave’s pulse rate elevated. He innately felt that this wasn’t some random accident. Something was wrong, and whatever it was, it had made him the center of attention.
Dave didn’t wait to find out more; instead, he turned his bike sharply, veering off his prescribed route, and steered the bike into a narrow side street. His muscles tensed as adrenaline coursed through his body. Behind him, somewhere in the vast web of sensors and cameras, something had already begun tracking his movement. It was calculating, predicting, and closing in on him with precision, speed, and accuracy.
For the first time in his life, Dave Morrison felt the full weight of the system pressing down on him. And in the back of his mind, he already knew it was only just getting started.
Releasing October 31st
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Dave Morrison is a bike courier in a futuristic city where every citizen is under continuous surveillance, personal privacy is nonexistent, and disappearing is damn near impossible.
Dave’s simple life is drastically altered only minutes after accepting a routine delivery assignment; he’s suddenly the most wanted man in the city.
Hunted by an all-seeing surveillance network and powerful forces desperate to recover three mysterious data chips he is carrying, Dave, the bike courier, is forced into the city’s hidden underground tunnel system in an attempt to stay alive.
With the help of a fearless rebel named Harley, Dave uncovers a secret so explosive it could bring governments and global corporations to their knees.
One ordinary man holds the key to revealing a truth that the world’s most powerful people will kill to keep buried.
Twilight Zone
Truth Engines by John Reizer
What if fiction reveals the truths modern society refuses to face?
Truth Engines is a bold collection of science fiction shorts that acknowledges the hidden realities currently affecting humanity. Blending imagination with unique storytelling, these writings explore a wide range of important subjects currently impacting all human beings.
Releasing September 1st, 2026
Science fiction has traditionally been a way for writers to discuss difficult ideas safely. It has allowed authors to examine dangerous possibilities before they become reality. Sometimes fiction entertains us, sometimes it warns us, and sometimes it says the necessary things that otherwise couldn’t be said.
These stories are not meant to preach or claim absolute answers. They are meant to encourage thought. They will hopefully inspire readers to ask questions about power, truth, freedom, artificial intelligence, corruption, media influence, medical ethics, surveillance, and the future direction of humanity itself.
Some readers may see these stories as pure fiction. Others may recognize pieces of the modern world hidden inside them. That choice belongs to you, the reader.
The goal of my writing is twofold: to entertain while also encouraging people to think more deeply about the systems shaping human life behind the scenes.
Whether these stories inspire agreement, debate, curiosity, or discomfort, I hope they stay with you long after the final page.
Sometimes fiction is not an escape from reality, but rather the only way to talk about it.
–John Reizer
The Truth Told Through Fiction
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