This Baffling Mechanism Called Existence: A Short Story

A captivating new 20-page short story by J.O.Welch, exploring the minds of the divine in an original fantasy world.

“This Baffling Mechanism Called Existence” is the story of Azaria, a goddess of death. For countless millennia, she wandered the world searching for recently deceased souls, guiding them toward the afterlife. She lived a simple existence. That was until she encountered an automaton named Seer. This mechanical man showed all signs of sentience; he could think, speak, and feel. However, he did not have a soul. Will Azaria resolve the doubts Seer’s existence raises, or will he bend the binary of life and death that she once believed to be true?

For fans of gods, robots, and the dead, this short story is sure to satisfy anyone looking for a quick yet captivating read.