Publications

Fiction

“Seed”

Published in Tales from the Unknown (2025)

Seed follows Ulmus and his wife Linnea as they struggle under a State that regulates hunger, reproduction, and even emotional life through constant biometric monitoring. When an older man secretly slips Ulmus a seed, he’s forced to confront how deeply the system has reshaped both his world and his wife. The discovery becomes a small but seismic act of defiance in a society where even curiosity is dangerous.

Cover of CANOPY: A Collection of Stories by Zakariyas James, featuring a dark forest canopy beneath the title.

CANOPY: A Collection of Stories

Published by Rumination Press (2026)

CANOPY continues the universe introduced in Seed, bringing together four interconnected stories that explore how people navigate systems, choices, and consequences in a near-future world. Seed appears within the collection, alongside three new narratives that examine adaptation, resistance, and the ripple effects of small but consequential acts.

ISBN: 9798218933623

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Essays / Op-Eds

Precision Consumer 2030: Wellness as a Window Into You

Republished by OffGuardian.org (2025)

A critical analysis of emergent behavioral economies, algorithmic biometric governance, and the compression of consumer autonomy.

Read it on OffGuardian.org


This page will continue to update as new stories and essays find a home beyond the blog. Each publication reflects a different facet of the systems, structures, and futures I’m drawn to examine.