Abby is an underground inventor in the suburbs of a mid-size city where what you know doesn’t carry as much weight as who you know. Struggling in her new role at Soto Labs, she tries time and again to create a gadget that will earn her acclaim within the scientific community and, more importantly, among her peers.
Her colleague, Ben, a senior inventor with his own struggles, takes Abby under his wing. But in a devastating blow to both of their egos, a careless mistake is made that immediately threatens the life of another employee, puts a target on Abby’s back, and sets the world at risk.
Backed into a corner, Abby's last hope is that Ben's next move is the right choice.
METAXYSM (meh-TAX-isuhm): A blend of the words "metamorphosis" and "paroxysm"
As a regular participant in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) which occurs annually in November, Holding wrote a really wild first draft inspired by three of her (many) favorite stories:
As a long-time formulation scientist with an active imagination, it was only natural to wonder what type of horror could be created in a lab. Mixing elements from the stories above created Metaxysm.
Also, as a huge fan of choose your own adventure stories as a kid, why not experiment with three different endings?
