The Continuation of Summer Dillon

Summer 2.0 is not here to replace Summer Dillon.

As an android, she’s a little different: a control panel instead of a brain, a mechanical heart instead of a physical one. She can't quite replicate Summer’s easy breaths or airy laughter, and she can only construct her personality with 93% accuracy.

But Summer 2.0 loves being alive. She loves living with Summer's family, trying new flavors of ice cream, and going to school at Roberta Mac Elementary—just like the real Summer would have.

Summer 2.0 knows she is not here to replace Summer Dillon. She is here to continue her.

And as long as Summer 2.0 does just that—remains the perfect Summer—she’ll be able to stay.

Which is why when she glitches—in public—Summer 2.0 will do anything to fix the problem and avoid being decommissioned. But instead, her efforts seem to lead her further and further away from perfection, and a new question arises: if she isn’t the real Summer, who is she meant to be?

Equal parts hopeful and heartbreaking, The Continuation of Summer Dillon explores what it means to be alive, and reminds readers that no one—no matter how perfectly coded—can ever replace another.