Ernest is just a fixer, a maintenance worker whose duties mostly amount to replacing lightbulbs and turning things off and back on again. But when a citywide blackout plunges New Victory into near-total darkness, no one else seems to be stepping up to do anything. A local doctor enlists Ernest's help to get the hospital AI system back online and figure out what's gone wrong. He soon finds it's not one problem but several: someone has sabotaged the hospital, people aren't looking away from screens, and the AI system is not behaving as usual...

J.J. Shubert is an avid reader and writer who prefers science fiction but will often stray across other genres. Aside from novels, her other works include poems, novellas, and short stories. She works in a library and at a community college in Illinois. In her free time, she also enjoys camping and playing video games.