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The Zeno Paradox

An homage to The Twilight Zone

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The Zeno Paradox is a science fiction ebook by J. Curtis. It runs 25 pages and is written in English. It was published in 2024 by Tiny Worlds Publishing. It costs $1.99 and is DRM-free. The Zeno Paradox is a recursive descent into memory, morality, and machine logic on the edge of collapse. When an AI designed to safeguard humanity begins to fail, it summons Dr.

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Step inside. The simulation has already begun.

The Zeno Paradox is a recursive descent into memory, morality, and machine logic on the edge of collapse.

When an AI designed to safeguard humanity begins to fail, it summons Dr. Hanna Lightman—daughter of its visionary creator. Drawn into a simulation that forces her to relive history’s darkest moments, she must decide whether to repair the system… or surrender the future to its cold, unyielding logic.

Step inside. The simulation has already begun.

“Okay, so like your father envisioned, the Nexus nodes constantly make decisions in the real world. Most of the time it just does its thing, but every so often it needs approval. Except, the system abstracts the decision with a simulation, a surrogate, to get approval from us.” H…

Details

Length

25 pages

Story Length

Short story

Genre / Category

Science Fiction

Publisher / imprint

Tiny Worlds Publishing

Audience

Adult

Publication date

November 24, 2024

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About the Author

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J. Curtis

J. Curtis spent years in hardware and tech before concluding that books were more interesting. He founded Tiny Worlds Publishing out of Northern California, where he publishes emerging authors and edits The Midnight Vault — a Twilight Zone-adjacent anthology that is also, somehow, a live event. His debut novel, ISLA, arrives in 2026. He came up in tech. It shows in the architecture; it doesn't show in the prose, which he considers a win.

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