DingDong by Zhumee

by Koen Martens

Short read.

Martin is the ultimate nerd: wealthy, always on top of the latest gadgets and full of reverence for their manufacturer, Zhumee. But when they touch his neighbour, eighty-nine year old Ms Turikula, he discovers a counterforce to his techno-optimism.

Is his neighbour’s terrible fate a harbinger of his own, or can he escape the dark forces that conspire to crush his awakening awareness?

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Published February 18, 2022

About the author

Koen Martens is a science fiction author and retired hacker with a degree in artificial intelligence. A software architect by day, Koen has worked with quantum computers, lithography machines, cloud servers and many other high-tech gadgets. Koen’s experience lends a great degree of realism to his writing and provides him with a healthy dose of scepticism towards humanity’s unhealthy relationship with technology.

While born in the Netherlands, Koen, together with his husband, now lives in Sweden. In his spare time, he can often be found roaming the woods of Örebro lan (getting lost despite the assistance of gps navigation) or online to stay in touch with his friends from hackerspace Hack42. Koen regularly enjoys live jazz at concerts and festivals, and plays and restores pinball games.