Bryan D. Sims

The Alsworth Protocol

Twelve-year-old Cal Alsworth can't even fix his toaster. So when three impossibly advanced robots tear open his garage in Baton Rouge and inform...

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Bryan D. Sims

Bryan D. Sims is a writer drawn to stories about creativity, failure, and the unlikely friendships that pull us through both. His debut middle-grade adventure, The Alsworth Protocol, releases July 2026. He's currently at work on what comes next. You can sign up to get updates about their writing here.

The Alsworth Protocol

Twelve-year-old Cal Alsworth can't even fix his toaster. So when three impossibly advanced robots tear open his garage in Baton Rouge and inform him that he's been "retrieved" 230 years into the future under something called the Alsworth Protocol, there's clearly been a mistake.

Except there hasn't. Cal grows up to invent every robot in this...

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May 11, 2026

Pre-Order Available for The Alsworth Protocol!

Hi everyone!

I am excited to announce that pre-orders for my new novel, The Alsworth Protocol, are available on Amazon!

Other distributors, such as Barnes & Nobles, will be...

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April 28, 2026

The Toastmaster Origin Story

When I was a kid, my parents went on a missions trip one summer. I was too young to go with them, so I stayed home, and when they came back they brought me this digital clock.

I say "futuristic" — it was the early 2000s, so obviously it was translucent plastic. You could see the wires and the little green circuit board through the side, and I genuinely thought it was the coolest thing I had ever owned.

So I took it apart.

Immediately. Like, that day.

I sat on my bedroom floor and stared at...