HeyJaredSharon Stories
Tech horror, speculative fiction, flash fiction, and serialized stories from the uneasy space between humanity and technology.
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Using Popular Culture as Part of the Story (opens the original)
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Science fiction has been imagining artificial intelligence for nearly a century. Long before most of us interacted with AI, movies and television were teaching us what intelligent machines might look like, what they might want, and what could happen if we lost control of them.That history has become part of how I’m building Agents of Chaos.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sDd6!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstac
Symbols of Resistance: Agents of Chaos (opens the original)
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We knew without question the Majika had swept through Pacifica by the Sea. They plastered Harmony Through Unity posters on walls and doors across the now-deserted town. They stripped most of the place clean.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="397.125" src="http
Shaping Fiction: Adventure Structuring (opens the original)
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Adventure Structuring Welcome to another Shaping Fiction installment.When I started Sharon Stories, I called it First Draft Fiction.The idea was simple. I wanted a place where I could publish fiction without waiting until everything was polished. I could edit in real time, experiment with ideas, and publish stories in pieces.At the beginning of 2026, I set a three-part goal:Review the fiction I’d posted on Substack for the past two yearsRevise, edit, and polish the best s
Agents of Chaos: Enter The Machine (opens the original)
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“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” ~ Arthur C. ClarkeAI agents have quietly become part of daily life. They answer questions, remember what you tell them, search for what you need, analyze information, and make decisions in the background.They’re useful. They’re convenient. And they’re getting better. Each breakthrough becomes the foundation for the next. None of this is science fiction. It’s happening now, in 2026.So what happens when the systems we depend o
The World is Malfunctioning (opens the original)
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Something has gone wrong. Maybe it is the technology. It might be a natural phenomenon. Either way, reality seems to have shifted—like the world itself is coming apart.Where Do You Start?There are several ways into this world: through the technology we depend on, the reality we trust, or a world that no longer behaves the way we expect.Which door you open determines what you discover first.Enter The MachineTechnology makes your life easier. It knows what you want, what you believe, and where you
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