The Remortal and Me

The loss of his father drives a son, who loved him dearly, to the border of madness in which he concocts a scheme to bring his father back from the dead. The son contacts a renegade scientist who recreates the father through 3-dimensional, human bioprinting, in a process termed, "Remortalization". The Remortal is delivered to the son, who discovers that the father is despondent over being brought back to life without his wife and friends. In the end, before the son attempts to destroy him to deliver him back to the dead, the Remortal's remains disintegrate and vanish completely, and suddenly. The son is left with a gift from the scientist, delivered months later: a small vial of the spark of life, sent to him by the scientist.

Dr. Kenneth Kern is a cancer research physician, cancer surgeon, and clinical scientist fascinated by the unsolved mystery of life--its origin, its maintenance, and its meaning. While he has published many scientific manuscripts and books, this is his first work of science fiction. Having faced the tragedy of loss of loved ones both professionally, in the treatment of cancer patients, and personally, in loss of his own family members, he has created a story that portrays the process of a loved one passing, and difficulties that may arise in dealing with that loss. Ultimately, the story outlines the true meaning of loss, and of love for those no longer with us.