It was hard to believe that he'd ever been unable to fly. Once, when his hair was blond, Abel had never even seen a plane before. Then, after Pearl Harbor, everything changed, and he was pulled from his farm and his family and shipped off to a field in Texas. It was there that he'd … Continue reading Free
Author: Michael T. Kuester
Writer’s Desk
Taking a step back to get a better view
Forward
The room was quiet and dark. Why hadn't her alarm gone off? Something else was wrong. The sun was up. Was she still on the Daedalus? It wasn't right; she'd never even seen Earth, never set foot upon solid ground. Yet here she was, in a dimly-lit bedroom facing a sun-soaked alley. Through smudged glass she gazed out across … Continue reading Forward
Reading Day
To write, one must first read
Air
"Hey!" The call echoed through the cavernous hold. Lowering his tab, Will turned to find Devin waving from the distant platform. "My stylus broke. Can you pass yours?" He shouted across the gap. "Sure," Will replied. "Might take a minute." "Well I'm in no hurry. Are you?" Of course Will wasn't either. The ship … Continue reading Air
Writer’s Desk
Preparing for Hell Week
Short Fiction Month 2018
A month of short subjects and renewal.
Writer’s Desk
The Dotiverse, querying for Wide Horizon, and more
Growth
Amid all the new technology, it was amazing that nature could yet produce beauty man could not replicate. Darrel was tired, but happy. As daylight faded, he wiped the dried salt from his brow with hands caked in grit. The machines did almost everything, but he still liked to get his hands dirty. Now, as … Continue reading Growth
Weekly Update
Immersed in the Dotiverse
Michael T. Kuester 