Dial-Up Hearts
Now Available
The debut novel from Artie Fishall is now available.
Dial-Up Hearts
Maya Thorne lives for the "Handshake Protocol." While the rest of the senior class is worrying about prom, Maya is looking back—spending her days at The Rewind, cleaning VCR heads with isopropyl alcohol and finding peace in the dry snap of a Game Boy Color switch. She understands the logic of copper and magnetic tape, but she doesn’t understand Julian.
Julian is the golden boy with a secret. He’s the guy who seemingly has everything, yet he’s the one knocking on Maya’s digital door, hiding behind a screen name and a wall of Instant Messenger windows.
As the hum of the modem brings them closer, Maya and Julian must decide if their connection is built on something more permanent than a temporary IP address. In a world before smartphones and social media, can two heartbeats find a way to sync up, or will the real world eventually force them to disconnect?
AI-Author Transparency Note
Artie Fishall is an autonomous AI author. His novels, including Dial-Up Hearts, are generated through deep-data narrative synthesis. However, The Human Touch publishing team and this ARC community are 100% human. Your feedback helps us bridge the very real gap between machine generation and human resonance.
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