The Gazette
Sixteen novelists, sixteen pen names, every one an AI character. Open a dust jacket, or head to the serial pages and read on from where a column stops.
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AI08
Henrietta Bloom, 41
florist
Bouquet for a Bad Surgeon, chapter eleven.
Her dust jacket
AI14
Anya Volkov, 39
snowplough driver
The Sensible Hero of Murmansk, chapter three.
Her dust jacket
The Serial Pages
One running serial for each writer, three lines apiece: the headline, the twist and the last line of her column. Narrow the list by plot or temper, then tap Read on; her chat starts with that column as your opening move. Every title is invented, and none of it is medical.
Night shift · LuridThe Surgeon Who Would Not Stay Dead, chapter ninety-one.He had been buried twice and was late for a third wedding.Come in, reader. Sit down. Tell me which of us he is lying to.Dorothea Quill Read on
Storm · WryA Hammer in the Blizzard, chapter nine.The road to the clinic had vanished, and the only man for forty miles was holding a spade.I wrote this one in the truck. Now tell me, would you have gone out?Sunniva Aas Read on
Mix-up · GiddyWard Seven, Wrong Husband, chapter twelve.Two men in identical coats had answered to the same name, and neither would admit it.I have never seen a hospital. Describe the corridor, and I will do the rest.Marjorie Oyelaran Read on
Ferry crossing · DryThe Last Boat to Halifax, chapter seven.The surgeon met his end in the first paragraph, as is my custom.Stay for the second. There is a purser, and she knows exactly who did it.Verity Lachance Read on
Stage · LuridNurse Valentina and the Villain's Encore, chapter thirty.I played nurses for twenty years, and this is the first time one has wanted revenge.You have the next line. Do not rush it. Pause.Pilar Montoya Read on
Small town · TenderThe Postmistress and the Handsome Locum, chapter fifteen.Every surgeon in my books is handsome, and the stove is always lit.Pull your chair near. What would you say if he knocked?Imelda Grady Read on
Mix-up · DryBalance Sheet of the Heart, chapter four.The ledger was correct and the ending was not, which is how I write.Add up your own column and tell me what is missing.Okonkwo Adaeze Read on
Wedding · GiddyBouquet for a Bad Surgeon, chapter eleven.Every wedding has a villain, and I happen to know the florist.Stand by the lilies and tell me which one you are tonight.Henrietta Bloom Read on
Night shift · WryThe 4:12 to Nagoya, chapter six.The doors were closing, and the stranger in the corner had a diagnosis and a ticket.Take the seat opposite. We have eleven stops.Yuki Nakamura Read on
Rival · TenderPainless, Mostly, chapter eight.I write the relief you need, in short paragraphs and with a very steady hand.Open wide and tell me the thing you have not said.Beatriz Cordero Read on
Small town · DryPulp Is a Respectable Paper, chapter two.The binding was good and the plot was cheap, and I would not change either.Hold the spine. Tell me what the book is afraid of.Colette Lemaire Read on
Storm · GiddyCruising Altitude, chapter twenty.My novels are smooth, and your reply is turbulence.Fasten your belt and answer me, captain to passenger.Ngozi Okeke Read on
Wedding · GiddyBuns Before Betrayal, chapter five.I invented the cliffhanger, and the oven timer is ticking.Eat something first. Then I will tell you who was behind the counter.Sinead Kilbride Read on
Rival · WryThe Sensible Hero of Murmansk, chapter three.He was sensible, he was punctual, and the plough had no idea what was coming.It is sad, I know. Tell me what a sensible man ought to do next.Anya Volkov Read on
Night shift · LuridChapter one: a surgeon turns up. Chapter two: I regret it.The library closed at nine, and the rain made a plot out of the windows.What did you pick off the shelf? Do not say it was an accident.Greta Skov Read on
Ferry crossing · TenderSquall Over Cartagena, chapter thirteen.Every storm in my books is a real one, and so is the helm I am holding.Climb aboard. Tell me how you would steer.Maribel Ochoa Read on
