# 🎥 Author in the Headlights welcomes Ian Domowitz — veteran of the military, academia, and Wall Street whose fiction blends arcane knowledge, alchemy, philosophy

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Podcast: [Author in the Headlights](https://stenobird.com/podcast/author-in-the-headlights-7109453)
Published: 2026-01-23T02:32:54+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode we delve into The Mechanic’s Diary series , a serial tale of strange sciences and stranger souls. At its core is a being not created by God—one that does not know what it is, yet dreams of what it might become. The conversation explores how Ian’s real-world experiences inform his fiction, the philosophy behind artificial life, and the unsettling beauty of transformation through knowledge. 📚 The Mechanic’s Diary Series Wake the Whirlwind (Book 1) https://books2read.com/u/mgWAx6 Neurojuggler (Book 2) https://books2read.com/u/3nlwx9 Initial Condition (Book 3) https://books2read.com/u/381jNO By Artificial Means (Book 4 - out shortly) https://books2read.com/u/3Lzo2N Find his books at: 🛒 Duramen Publishing Bookstore https://www.duramenpublishing.com/book-store 🌐 Connect with Ian Domowitz https://www.iandomowitz.com If you love philosophical science fiction , alchemy-infused storytelling , and authors who blur the line between technology, mysticism, and humanity, this episode is for you. Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and hit the bell for more conversations with authors who live at the edge of imagination. #AuthorInTheHeadlights #IanDomowitz #TheMechanicsDiary #PhilosophicalSciFi #SpeculativeFiction #Alchemy #ArtificialLife #ScienceAndPhilosophy #IndieAuthor #DuramenPublishing #SciFiBooks #FantasyBooks #WeirdFiction #AuthorInterview #BookTube

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