Author

Brian R. McDowell

Brian R. McDowell currently resides in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is a new author trying to find time to write between his nine-to-five. In most other hours, Brian can be found with a Shih Tzu on his lap and his loving wife by his side. He would not have it any other way.

Hope, Shattered

The surrogate-bot screamed in artificial agony. If they could have traded shades, her knuckles would have been painted white, gripping the handrails on the bed. Her knees were bent, and her feet rested at the edge of the mattress. Perspiration dripped from her brow and soaked…