Daniel Drake

In Worlds Alone Daniel Drake

A collection of two short stories, Mortal Vistas and The Call From Home, and two novelettes, Eye of the Beholder and Tomorrow's Dreams. These Black Mirror inspired stories deal with death, grief, separation, love, and how technology impacts all of them. Eye of the Beholder: There's more than meets than eye. After the murder of Jesse Jefferies by his own brother, Oswald, Detective Don Schroder is sent spiraling down to the heart of a conspiracy that no one is safe from. Can Don figure things out before it's too late?Tomorrow's Dreams: Everett is a hopeless romantic who is hopeless when it comes to romance. What should he do? Speed dating! After many failed attempts in the world of dating and online dating before, Everett is willing to try anything and everything. Can he finally find the love of his life? Or will he have to keep dreaming?Mortal Vistas: Jake lives in Portland. Sophie lives in Tampa. They are meant to be, but how will they find each other? With the help of Donald Rollins, of course! Donald created a groundbreaking way to date, with his new technology called Vista. Vista can take anyone, anywhere to find connections for any wayward souls who can't find love in their hometowns. Jake and Sophie use it to their full advantage and begin to date with the help of the service, but what happens when Jake and Sophie finally meet up in person? Will the sparks remain alive?The Call From Home: On a mission through space, Jerry, Hank, and the rest of the crew are guinea pigs for a new way of hypersleep. To make the passengers more at ease, in hypersleep they are given a vigor to have them remember pleasant memories in their lives. You can recall anything whether it be family time, playing sports before your knee blew out, the world is yours. As for any mission, will Jerry and his family be okay with the strain of the miss