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Beautiful Red by M. Darusha Wehm
Science Fiction
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The future is boring. Technology has solved the world's most pressing problems, leaving people with tedious work and mundane play. Jack is a Security Officer Class 5, which sounds important, but isn't. However, her banal life as a cubicle worker by day and tinkerer by night is interrupted when she discovers that her employer's computer system has been invaded.
Jack enlists the help of her only friends – her co-worker, Gilles and Adrian, an online friend she's never met – to help her track down the source of the invasion. Her investigation leads her to a shadowy group called the Red, where Jack learns that not everyone lives a life of quiet servitude.
Even though she believes that the Red are responsible for a series of gruesome attacks, Jack begins to become attracted to their worldview. In her search for the people responsible for the attacks, she confronts the leaders of the group as well as her own burgeoning sense of self-awareness.
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By: Robo
Darusha- Thank you for the incredible podcast. I loved your voice, the plot, and am very sad the book has ended. I am looking forward to your next podcast and hope it comes quickly. Thanks again for sharing the story with us.By: Evo
Zevick, I just clicked the link for Episode nine. Works like a champ. If you can get through that "tehcnorunaround", I'd like to hear more about the issue you are having. EvoBy: zevick
Episode 9 does not download. First of all, I must thank you for a wonderful story--so far. Episodes 1 - 8 have been great, and I've already downloaded episode 10, but when I tried to download E09 (repeatedly) I only get a few KB. I tried to "Report a problem with an episode" but got some kind of TechnoRunAround. Sorry to bother you with maintenance, but it's your fault for making your story so addictive. Good job, and Thanks, Zevick siegel@jct.ac.il
Chapters
| Title | Description | Date Created |
| Episode One (14.57 MB) | Meet Jack, a Security Officer Class 5 at Bellis Industries. She checks in to work, where she shares a cubicle with the night guy, and they supervise the state of the corporate system. Their counterpart in another branch spots some problems, but it's all in a day's work. | Aug 23, 2007 |
| Episode Two (15.26 MB) | Jack comes upon another firm's security goons hassling a guy on the street. She buys some military grade electronics from a street vendor, and spends the evening chatting with their tutorial program. Meanwhile, someone is having trouble remembering things. | Aug 23, 2007 |
| Episode Three (9.29 MB) | Jack dodges her annoying co-worker, Tony, then discovers that the problems in the Eastern system are getting worse. She oversteps her bounds, then heads home to spend the evening hacking her microrecorders. | Aug 23, 2007 |
| Episode Four (10.94 MB) | Jack and Gilles hatch an only slightly illegal plan to get to the bottom of the mystery of the Eastern system. | Aug 23, 2007 |
| Episode Five (12.28 MB) | Jack and Gilles do damage control after their escapade, then Jack hides her activities from her friends, Adrian. Meanwhile, someone tries to do something about the memory problems. | Aug 23, 2007 |
| Episode Six (11.88 MB) | Jack has a disturbing experience while using her microrecorders. Later, she starts to piece together some common elements to the strange goings on she's been noticing. | Sep 10, 2007 |
| Episode Seven (11.75 MB) | Jack is led to the case of Estella Rowan, a missing prostitute, and she spends a harrowing time trying to track down what happened to the woman. Meanwhile, someone doesn't get very far in correcting the memory problems. | Sep 17, 2007 |
| Episode Eight (9.8 MB) | Jack fears that something sinister may have happened to Estella Rowan, and through her online investigations, learns of a group called The Red. Against her better judgment, she packs for an impromptu trip out of town. | Sep 22, 2007 |
| Episode Nine (9.38 MB) | Jack rides the train north, debating the value of her endeavours. She further doubts the wisdom of the trip when she finds herself completely blocked from the ubiquitous network, everywherenet. | Sep 26, 2007 |
| Episode Ten (11.18 MB) | Jack meets a branch of The Red, and they try to seduce her with talk of art and philosophy. However, Jack is busy being seduced in the more usual manner by another guest at the party. | Oct 3, 2007 |
| Episode Eleven (11.18 MB) | Jack learns more about The Red and its leadership, and manages to wrangle an invitation to their headquarters. Meanwhile, someone suffers an episode which will not be remembered later. | Oct 11, 2007 |
| Episode Twelve (10.01 MB) | Jack returns home and tries to return to normal life, but she is obsessed by her theories and questions about The Red. | Oct 21, 2007 |
| Episode Thirteen (10.33 MB) | Jack contemplates her life in light of the philosophies of TheRed. Then, she is forced to investigate what she hopes is simply an elaborate prank at work, and finds more than she bargained for. | Oct 24, 2007 |
| Episode Fourteen (12.88 MB) | Jack finds a clue which seems to indicate that she's been pointed in the right direction. She breaks into a source of information about The Red. Then trouble gets a bit too close to home. | Nov 5, 2007 |
| Episode Fifteen (11.1 MB) | Jack realizes that the attacks are more rampant than they had first seemed. She decides to take a trip into the heart of the group she is sure is responsible. | Nov 5, 2007 |
| Episode Sixteen (11.93 MB) | Jack infiltrates the headquarters of The Red. | Nov 13, 2007 |
| Episode Seventeen (10.93 MB) | Jack assimilates into the culture at The Red's headquarters. She meets people who she hopes will help her answer some of her questions. Meanwhile, someone's memory problems are getting so bad that drastic steps may have to be taken. | Nov 23, 2007 |
| Episode Eighteen (10.01 MB) | Jack hatches a plan to gain access to confidential information about The Red. Later, she comes face to face with the person she believes is behind the attacks. | Nov 27, 2007 |
| Episode Nineteen (10.9 MB) | Jack realizes that not everyone in The Red share the same ideas, and she finds herself becoming attracted to some of their views. Attracted, as well, to the people who hold them. | Dec 8, 2007 |
| Episode Twenty (10.84 MB) | Jack finally finds what she is looking for, and confronts those responsible. Meanwhile, someone takes drastic steps to end the memory lapses and painful blackouts. | Dec 11, 2007 |
| Episode Twenty-One (12.36 MB) | Jack learns the terrible truth behind the attacks. But, as she tries to come to grips with what she knows, she discovers that knowledge can be a dangerous thing. | Dec 18, 2007 |
| Episode Twenty-Two (5.38 MB) | Jack weighs her options as she realizes the full impact of her newly acquired knowledge. Meanwhile, someone finds that fighting the inevitable is a losing battle. | Dec 28, 2007 |
| Episode Twenty-Three (4.32 MB) | Epilogue | Dec 30, 2007 |