Oct. 3, 2023
Episode Twelve - Totem
Totem was a flash fiction that I wrote for a writer's association competition. I liked the story but felt that it needed more to it. The first and very last short paragraphs are the original story. It required some research on the locales.
Station 244
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Holden could feel sunburst legs to extend out as it descended into Earth.
He gripped the armrests and closed his eyes.
He never liked the landing.
The ship rattled as it fought against gravity.
To distract himself, Holden thought…
Yuletide Fear
Gloria stared out the window of her fiancée’s childhood bedroom; she noticed the fog cling to the houses and trees, creating an opaque blue screen over the entire landscape. With only half an hour left for the sun to set, nightfall appe…