Lance Wright of Omnimystery News interviewed me about my new novel NO HARD FEELINGS. Here’s a little taste:

Tell us something about No Hard Feelings that isn’t mentioned in the publisher’s synopsis.

Winnie is a quadriplegic who has regained mobility through implants from a sabotaged biomedical start-up (this is explained in the synopsis). What isn’t mentioned is that technology like this actually exists — it’s known generally as Functional Electronic Stimulation (FES) — and a number of biomedical companies have released real-world products incorporating it.

As an example, Battelle Memorial Institute recently announced NeuroLife™ Neural Bypass: “A breakthrough technology that empowers paralyzed patients to regain conscious control of their fingers, hands, wrists and arms … [NeuroLife] bypasses damaged areas of the nervous system so the brain can communicate directly with the muscles.”

A general description of FES, its current capabilities and promise for the future may be found on the FES section of the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation website.

Read the whole interview here.