About
All about ASK and the Syphon Continuity
A. Sherman Karlsson is the pen name for two academic women in a trenchcoat who have been collaborators across moves abroad to Japan and South Korea, Master’s degrees in Sociology and Japan Studies, and two PhDs.
To our writing, we brought our fascination with how culture shapes thinking, our fury about the ways that modern capitalism disenfranchises individuals, and our delight in the absurdities of life, aiming to create a compulsively readable critique refracted through a fantastical lens.
Where can I find ASK online?
This website is the primary place for ASK posting, but we are also on social media here:
syphoncontinuity
We used to be on Ream but have moved to our own site here--in this day and age, it's worth it to own your own space. You're invited to subscribe for free to receive larger writing, including fiction and essays.
Or if you're a user of RSS, here is the link to our RSS feed.
Wait, what's going on with this book?
The Butterfly Koi is book 1 of a 5-book series. We’ve just finished sharing book 1, one chapter per week. Currently, we're taking a short break to post a few side stories as we work on book 2 and a few other surprise projects.
We’d love to write even more in the Syphon Continuity given the time, including more short stories and other series set in the same universe. If you’d like to support this, consider becoming a paid subscriber.
How else can I support this project?
Consider sharing this project with others. The book is free, so you’re welcome to share chapters with any of your human friends, post about the project on social media—anything helps!
But also, because we live in the weirdest timeline: No rights are granted to use this work for purposes of training artificial intelligence technologies.