Where Technology Meets Philosophy
I architect software systems for a living and explore their implications through fiction. My novels examine artificial intelligence, consciousness, and the systems that determine who benefits from technological progress. From philosophical thrillers about choice and causality to stories about algorithmic inequality in healthcare, creativity, and resources—I write about the problems we're actually facing as machines get smarter and the stakes get higher.
The Causality Mirror
When Knowing Every Path Leads Nowhere
In the Matrix universe, the Merovingian discovers a mirror that shows every possible future. But perfect knowledge becomes perfect paralysis as he learns that seeing every path means walking none of them. A philosophical thriller about choice, consciousness, and the courage to act without certainty.
The Health Lottery
When Healing Becomes a Game of Chance
Nurse practitioner David Chen sees patients unable to afford AI-enhanced medical care that insurance companies require. He starts a community health network where people contribute data and local knowledge to train open-source medical AI that serves everyone, not just the wealthy.
The Creativity Tax
When Machines Learn to Dream
Miguel Restrepo, a struggling muralist in Los Angeles, discovers that AI company "ArtFlow" is generating paintings "in the style of Miguel Restrepo" and selling them for thousands while he can barely pay rent. When he joins the "Authenticity Movement," Miguel learns to create blockchain-verified currency that rewards genuine human creativity, building a parallel economy that values human uniqueness over AI efficiency.
Coming SoonThe Energy Auction
When Algorithms Compete for Power
Dr. Sarah Chen's groundbreaking Alzheimer's research requires massive computational power, but her university lab competes against Meta and Google for GPU access on the same energy grid. When rolling blackouts hit Phoenix because AI data centers consume 60% of the city's power, Sarah's research stops mid-experimentâ€"potentially costing months of work and her dying father's last chance for treatment. A story exploring the hidden environmental cost of artificial intelligence.
Coming SoonThe Seraph Protocols
When Angels Fall, Even Heaven Needs Saving
The Oracle's guardian angel discovers his wings are dying as ancient code fragments activate across the Matrix. Seraph must choose between programmed loyalty and saving both his former enemy and the digital world itself.
Coming SoonThe Oracle's First Lie
Some Truths Are Too Dangerous to Tell
Before becoming the wise grandmother guiding Neo, the Oracle was tasked with the impossible: convince the Merovingian he was humanity's savior while secretly ensuring his fall from grace. What happens when the liar starts believing her own deception?
Coming SoonAbout the Author
Mahesh N has spent over twenty years as a software architect, witnessing how systems evolve and occasionally achieve something approaching intelligence. His fascination with artificial consciousness began when he realized that every system is really just a collection of choices—and choices imply a chooser. When not designing distributed systems, he writes stories exploring what it means to be conscious when the boundary between artificial and authentic grows thinner every day.
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