Turn Off, Let Go and Wake Up

A novel by J. W. Gipson

Approx. 77,000 words

About the BookTurn Off, Let Go and Wake Up is a speculative literary novel set in the year 2160, where life in a sleek, AI-run city hides a deeper cost: the quiet extinction of the human soul. Eran, a Dreamweaver for the world’s leading simulation company, begins to sense that something is wrong. When the government announces T-Day—the rollout of a permanent subdermal tattoo replacing the removable Neuro device—he is forced to confront a future where human agency is being erased.Drawn into a circle of like-minded rebels, Eran and his comrades create the Soul Force movement and begin to uncover the truth: behind the illusion of progress lies a vast system of control. As the 108-day countdown advances and his friends are captured or scattered, Eran escapes into the wild. There, through solitude, survival, and a mysterious elder guide, he undergoes a brutal and transcendent transformation.When he returns changed, Eran rescues the last of his tribe and confronts the heart of the system in a final act of resistance.This novel explores awakening, resistance, and the reclamation of freedom in an age of synthetic control—and the power of human connection in the face of engineered perfection.

About the AuthorJ. W. Gipson is a speculative literary fiction writer exploring the intersection of technology, freedom, and the human spirit. His work blends philosophical inquiry with cinematic storytelling, asking what it means to stay awake in a world built to sedate us. Turn Off, Let Go and Wake Up is his debut novel—a journey through control and wonder, silence and rebellion, and the quiet beauty of being alive.