2023 Novelathon II

A(I)lice, P.I.

11/9/23

It is easy in hindsight to see the connection even between these first tiny inclusions, these fleeting glitches. The list being extremely short at this point: the typewriter and the blood. Only two dots and I couldn’t connect them. The AI, seemingly with the patience of the ages, waited for the opportunity to present an even clearer clue. This opportunity included a TV news story and some prodding from my friend Alison, whose name is so close to the name I gave to my artificial friend I cannot help but think of both of them in the same…