Yes, I’m excited about Avengers: Age of Ultron. But why...

Yes, I’m excited about Avengers: Age of Ultron. But why does AI in sci-fi always have to gain consciousness and then decide that humans need to die? For the next two days my comic short Pinocchio, or The Stars Are Not Wanted Now (illustrated by mrscottwhite) will be free on Amazon. It’s the story about an AI that gains consciousness and learns about a different aspect of humanity - self-sacrifice. The back-up story in that book, “Anita’s Dreams,” is one of the nine stories in my upcoming collection from Rosarium Publishing, Try Looking Ahead. Pinocchio, or The Stars Are Not Wanted Now was originally published in Dark Horse Comics Once Upon a Time Machine and was repeatedly mentioned as a stand-out from that collection. And now it’s free, because I got no strings on me.

And since I’m making this book free, I decided to also make The Little Particle That Could free. A children’s book about particle physics, illustrated by Noel Tuazon and with a cover design by bigredrobot. The book includes a primer on particle physics in case your kid wants to learn more.