Terry Lindsey's New Book "Sticks and Stones" is A Dystopian Rebuttal Against Contemporary Stances on the Impact of Words
Recent release "Sticks and Stones" from Page Publishing author Terry Lindsey goes into the future to consider what happens when society becomes so affected by the weight of our words that humans lose their ability to speak and develop alternate communication skills--digital and algorithmic in nature, removing the necessity for speech at all.
THIBODAUX, La., Feb. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Terry Lindsey, a retired engineer and current pastor within the United Methodist Louisiana Conference, has completed his new book "Sticks and Stones": a book that takes the world only hinted at on the Pink Floyd concept album "Wish You Were Here" and creates a reality where mankind is living in The Machine.
"This book is written to challenge us all on the path we are heading," the author said in a statement explaining his book. "In the future, our society has evolved to the point where words are considered harmful. Therefore, words are eliminated from a thought-controlled society of the future. Welcome to the Machine!"
Published by New York City-based Page Publishing, Terry Lindsey's imaginative tale traverses the mire that is a future where mankind has lived through two additional World Wars, the fourth of which has necessitated a movement away from verbal communication, a place and time where machines and computer chips are determining how the surviving humans interact with one another.
"Can one couple change the course of history and lead all into a joyful ending?" the author asks when discussing his plot, which follows a few rebellious humans with the hopes of restoring normalcy to mankind. "The fear is real, but are we going along under the assumption that words actually do hurt us, so let's get rid of this form of communication? Can we live in peace and harmony without the word?"
Readers who wish to see how humans fare in this dark future can purchase "Sticks and Stones" at bookstores everywhere, or online at the Apple iTunes store, Amazon, Google Play or Barnes and Noble.
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About Page Publishing:
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SOURCE Page Publishing, Inc.
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