All, thank you so much for your support. Things are going great!

Inkshares kindly gave me a two week extension! Huzzah! To celebrate, here’s a picture:

I don’t know who to attribute, otherwise I would. (This is much bigger than what I have in mind for Eridu, it’s missing some quadcopters, and the trains aren’t right, but I love the image)

I’m basically done with the next chapter, and well into the one after that, but I feel like I’m missing something... Oh yeah, readers! I’m going to transfer more energy into getting readers and any assistance would be greatly appreciated. I’m really not good at marketing, but I’m working on it.

Thanks!

Wikipedia article: United America, a brief History

In 2060 the political strife in the USA came to a head with the impeachment of President Kenneth Lu (2017-2091), resulting in the termination of both the presidential system and, a year later in 2061, the individual States. From the ashes of this massive turmoil rose United America, split into the Five Territories represented by their elected Senators –West Coast, Midwest, South, North, and the East Colonies.

(see: Lu, Kenneth; Presidential system; USA; the Five Territories)

When the newly formed territories maneuvered for national control, the Senate was formed, consisting of a representative from each of the Five Territories. Each Senator served a five-year term, and the Senate quickly proved its efficiency with the formation of Police Academies whose peace-keeping officers brought an end to wide-spread rebellions such as the Independents and T-Partiers in 2073.

(see: Senate; Senators; Police Academies)

Right after the formation of the Academies came the rise of the Android Age in 2085, a movement heavily endorsed by the first West Coast Senator Justin Peraz (2039 –present) who is still one of the leading names in the industry; the gradual population shift and expansion of the Hundred Cities; the Strikes as caused by the android take-over of the minimum wage from 2099-2101; and the growing crime rate in the Cities starting in 2098.

(see: Android Age; Peraz, Justin; the Hundred Cities)

The Academies (New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, Detroit, with the headquarters in Atlanta) offered lifetime work and a rigorous training program to counteract the steep rise in crime after the formation of United America, doubling as an extremely capable militia in the possible event of war. The military dissolved into a mere force of five hundred thousand on-duty soldiers after the end of the Middle East War in 2052, and is second to the Academy officer force.

(see: Atlanta Academy; Militia; Military; Middle East War)

The Android Age began with the ground-breaking leap in artificial intelligence headed by leading AI scientist Angela Newmenn (2029-2110) in 2035. In 2044 the first commercial androids were released from Newmenn’s company NAT (Newmenn Android Technologies), primarily used for menial labor in warehouses and factories. This revolutionary change in the job industry was quickly followed by improved, sleeker models for a diverse range of use such as teaching aides and bartenders, to personal helpers and sexual Companions.

(see: Newmenn, Angela; ACT)

As the androids took over the job market, there became new openings. The entertainment industry took over the nation, and the new demand for android mechanics was also a popular career choice. When the androids first began to replace most minimum wage workers in 2099, there were City-wide strikes across the nation by disgruntled workers, leading to a tumultuous few years until the openings for mechanics and android-worker management appeared in late 2101. As of 2113 the job market is in order of frequently-hired: police, mechanics, android managers, entertainment workers, android programmers, and the medical field, along with their sub-catagories.

(see: entertainment industry; android mechanics; medical advancements)

The largest negative for in the Android Age is the growing crime-rate. With the loss of the menial minimum-wage job and the change of Social Security into of the National Welfare Program (NWP) in 2103, the general populace can live on their monthly program funds, resulting in the rise in illegal activity such as drug sales, android hacking, and smuggling.

(see: android hacking; NWP; Social Security; smuggling)

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Further articles to come.

Hello again!

I’m still editing the next chapter (in what free time I have) and hopefully it will be up soon. Meanwhile, please take a look at some images I’ve pinned in pinterest for inspiration.

Here are the chapters posted so far, for your convenience:

1. Eya
2. Enki 
3. Enlil

By the way, I’ve been so impressed by my fellow Inkshares authors. If you need anything, want to tell me about your book, or have some advice for me, I’m landon.trine at gmail (very creative, I know).

--LT