I’ve reposted The Final Audit with a more substantial revision than the cleanup I made earlier.
The story still follows Daniel, a writer who found a profitable way to let machines produce stories for him. This version spends a little more time with the writing he left behind and the choice he makes each time he puts it aside. I also tightened the path to the audit and its ending.
If you read the earlier version, I hope you’ll give this one another look. I’d be interested to hear whether Daniel feels different to you this time.