Category: Writing
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Short Story: The Cloud
The Cloud (New Edition; September 2014) by Richard Holliday 2,039 words “Sonny, you there? Sonny?” The sound of dripping water reverberated along the concrete tunnel. Putting down his tools, the man, Kal Donovan, called for his workmate again. “Sonny, where are you?!” He was getting concerned now. Where had Sonny gone? He was sure he’d…
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Short Story: Criticality
Criticalityby Richard Holliday The corridor hummed eerily as the young man paced it nervously. The sign on the wall indicated it to be an experiment chamber, and as he approached the bulb-like pods that were the experiment came into focus. Stasis, or suspended animation, seemed more than plausible. It seemed like wizardry, yet before the…
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Short Story: Medusa Dawn
Medusa Dawnby Richard Holliday The sight of the rocket terminal grew to dominate Jessie’s eyes as the transit car erred ever closer. With a deep breath, partly of excitement and partly of trepidation, the young girl prepared herself for blastoff. It wouldn’t be long. Clouds of dust, refracted by the heat of the atmosphere, billowed…
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