Excerpt for An Automated Death
An Automated Death An Automated Death was published March 13th, 2013. And I thought I'd post an except from the book for those who are interested. The story has two endings. One dark and one light. I've published the story with them both. Here's the excerpt: Automaton: A non-electronic machine that mimics the movements of an animal or a human. A nineteenth century robot. London, England, 1863 Rain clouds rolled in over London, bringing with them a gray tinged afternoon light that struggled to penetrate the shop’s plate glass windows. Alan Cartwright turned up the wick on the oil lamp and moved it closer to the mechanism he worked on. Despite the gas lamps lining the interior walls, working on the small fittings of the automaton required additional light. The wooden clock cabinets and music boxes he built gleamed in the warm glow, their brass fittings sparkling gold. The smell of freshly cut wood and machine oil hung in...
