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For Sale
I’m not certain why I responded to the ad. After all, I definitely, absolutely, did not have the space. My wife, children, dogs, and the cat would agree—and they’d do it all pressed up together in our very modest condo. I’d gotten the condo at a bargain deal. My wife did not appreciate that.Still, there I was, waiting at a local coffee shop for the man to arrive. I was excited. The way I used to get on Christmas Eve because my mother always told me what she’d gotten for me—which she’d done because she was excited as well.I ordered a coffee with a name that assured me it did not resemble actual...
Children of Honor
They don’t tell you how they go about the process of choosing. They don’t give you warning. They just show up at your doorstep one day, cart you away, and take you to the rocket. “It’s your turn,” a suited man tells you, andwww.onedoor.cc then you are off. That was how it was explained to Sloane when she was old enough to learn why one citizen was chosen each year, seemingly at random, to partake in our country’s annual Moon Mission. As a child, and even well into the early years of her adulthood, she felt exalted by the idea of traveling to the moon. And having the ability to send ordinary folks to outer s...
Accident on the Waterloo
The alarm klaxon in this section of the ship was abnormally loud. It made Zander's head feel like someone was peeling it open. Doing her best to ignore it she pushed off from the hatch and floated weightless down the corridor. Before she got to the other side the ship unexpectedly lurched, probably under maneuvering thrusters. She was slammed into the wall and pinned against it by the momentary acceleration. Pushing off again she struggled to make it to the next hatch. The engine coolant was slowly moving closer and the living quarters would become untenable soon. If she didn't free Vivian fro...
The World Was Them Now
The stars shimmered in the dark night sky. He couldn’t believe what had happened. He couldn't stop thinking about all the disasters and carnage that wrecked the world that he had always loved, the only world he had obviously ever known. He didn’t know where to go from here. There was nothing for him. A few days passed. And there was still nothing. He was alone. This was all he knew. Carlos wanted to see somebody else, anybody else. But there was nobody left. His family was gone. His friends were gone. He didn’t want to be alone anymore, but there wasn't another living soul left on this Earth....