“ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Cherokee Nation citizen Brian Hudson has dubbed himself an Indigenous cyberpunk for his love of science fiction, which led to the publication of his novelette titled ‘Digital Medicine.’ Hudson said he started writing creatively while receiving his post-doctorate in Riverside, California.” (Hudson gets Indigenous science fiction work published, Cherokee Phoenix).
“Virtually Cherokee” (text and podcast)
“Virtually Cherokee” is set in the same universe as “Digital Medicine” but many years later. It follows the character Spider into a dystopian future where she is interviewed by a ridiculous and dramatic artificially intelligent talk-show host.
“The author has postulated a very realistic mechanism for creating and training sentient AI . . .” (Geoff Houghton, Tangent).
“Hudson manages a technically very complex story by keeping the focus on the interplay between the interviewer and interviewee, with interjections from the transcriber, resulting in a piece that is fun to read but which offers a rich challenge for those wanting to dig a bit deeper into the story, its characters, and the world it introduces” (Charles Payseur, Locus).
“Digital Medicine” (reprinted in Hivemind)
“Digital Medicine” is a novelette about a young woman teaching her elder how to hack computers. It is also about Cherokee language revitalization and the need to bridge the gap between generations in pursuit of the common good. This story came out of my own appreciation for how elders and younger citizens of my tribal nation were embracing technology to strengthen Cherokee language use. I wanted to imagine what that would be like in the late nineties–when the Internet was still new and shiny.
“. . . a delightful hacker story turned sideways” (L.E.H. Light, Black Nerd Problems).
“The characterization is great; the relationship between a young hacker and a wise old woman is sensitive and moving” (Nicole E. Beck, Strange Horizons).
“Land Run on Sooner City”
“Land Run on Sooner City” is the post-apocalyptic tale of one Cherokee struggling in a dystopia where Natives have taken our land back. The story is set in the south oval of the University of Oklahoma campus about a century into the future. I was inspired to write this story by the work of William Sanders, the best Cherokee sf writer.
“Well-written and entertaining. The last scene was very good; excellent visual” (Ronnie, Goodreads).
