Expanding on my storytelling to focus on a dystopian theme, let’s draw parallels between a well known fairy tale character and a cyborg living in a science fiction dystopian future. 

I researched a few scientific journals and articles regarding cyborg biotechnology, biochemistry, and DNA synthesis to create futuristic procedures and functions that are based in real science… at some level. I used my knowledge of Paris and horticulture to create a unique landscape to use as a backdrop for this story. The images I used to illustrate the story are partially generated from Dream A.I. and composite images I developed using Procreate on my iPad. The funny part is, as I would generate these images, I would feel compelled to add what I saw in the image to the narrative, like the poppies along the banks of the Seine and the hackers spinning chair – and was constantly going back and forth changing various aspects of the story as I was inspired to add new elements. This is quite ironic considering much of my time prior to writing this story had been focused on exploring the consequences of unregulated artificial intelligence and how it can manipulate us, even change us.

Needless to say, I have a couple hundred A.I. generated images of futuristic Paris on my iPad now… mesmerizing!