Justin B. Berman has seen enough of the world to know how fragile hope can be, and he keeps holding onto it anyway. His stories wander where dystopia and tenderness meet: among broken systems, people who still reach for each other, and truths we’d rather not face. He writes less about machines than about the quiet ways they shape our hearts, failures, and longings. With roots in aerospace engineering and a lifelong love of science fiction, his work leans toward the human more than the technical. This anthology is offered simply: as a warning, as a gesture of care, and as a reminder for anyone who still notices.