“Something to Watch Over Us”

Title“Something to Watch Over Us”
Year for Search2016
AuthorsMorgan, Mike
Secondary AuthorsHoster, Chester W., and Stauber, Katy(b. 1976)
Secondary TitleFuturistica Volume 1
Pagination214-241 with a note about the author on 242
Date Published2016
PublisherMegasagas Press
Place PublishedGreen Cove Springs, FL
KeywordsJapanese author, Male author, UK author, US author
Annotation

The story is set in a future overpopulated but functioning Japan where food is produced inside buildings. Everyone is closely monitored by an electronic “nurse” that requires certain foods, exercise, and so forth. It is programmed to produce what is best for everyone and begins to try to make everyone happy, with mixed results.

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Author Note

The author has lived in the U.K., Japan, and the U.S.

Full Text

2016 Morgan, Mike. “Something to Watch Over Us.” Futuristica Volume 1. Ed. Chester W. Hoster and Katy Stauber (Green Cove Springs, FL: Metasagas Press, 2016), 214-241 with a note about the author on 242. PSt

The story is set in a future overpopulated but functioning Japan where food is produced inside buildings. Everyone is closely monitored by an electronic “nurse” that requires certain foods, exercise, and so forth. It is programmed to produce what is best for everyone and begins to try to make everyone happy, with mixed results. The author has lived in the U.K., Japan, and the U.S.