Lebowski Publishers

"Bodies", a story by Gina Hay, read to you by Joshua Baumgarten Ian and Joni, introverted twins in their early twenties, are convinced by their parents to partake in a world-changing study. Th rough new neurological technology, generally consisting of audio and electrical-shock therapy, patients get therapists planted in their minds. The treatment is thoroughly discussed in the media. As Ian comes to love the voice in his head, growing increasingly affectionate to the outside world, Joni rejects it, attempting to think up ways to kill it, but both spiral into a different breed of personhood. Reflecting on the theme of the human body, and how one defines its link to the mind. This is a story from literary magazine for Grounded SF "2.3.74" (2), with stories from the Netherlands and Flanders. Read all stories at www.magazine2374.com/.