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Here's my dystopian 🔥 short story, "Post Tenebras Lux":
Xiawa Adamson has served the island of Lyis for decades, seeking to remedy the effects of the Darkness -- but have her efforts borne the fruit she hoped for?
I wrote one! Partly because I saw only Caitriana had shared one and I wouldn't like to think of her or her story being here all on its lonesome.
Partly because I wanted to set myself a little challenge, namely give myself just this afternoon to write a story, and obviously partly because I love little prompts to inspire me and this one definitely got my brain going.
I wouldn't want to say too much about it because otherwise that would spoil the laugh-out-loud joke which comes in after about 100 words. But it is highly humorous sci-fi and it features a demon AI. It's just shy of 2,000 words, so isn't a long read.
Thanks for organising!!
Here's my dystopian 🔥 short story, "Post Tenebras Lux":
Xiawa Adamson has served the island of Lyis for decades, seeking to remedy the effects of the Darkness -- but have her efforts borne the fruit she hoped for?
https://coraclevoyager.substack.com/p/post-tenebras-lux
A complex and interesting take on the first line. I hope to learn of more stories of Rockys in the future
Thank you! Who knows, I wrote it as a one-off but I might revisit this world sometime!
That's a slippery slope I've fallen down so many times 🤦♀️
I wrote one! Partly because I saw only Caitriana had shared one and I wouldn't like to think of her or her story being here all on its lonesome.
Partly because I wanted to set myself a little challenge, namely give myself just this afternoon to write a story, and obviously partly because I love little prompts to inspire me and this one definitely got my brain going.
I wouldn't want to say too much about it because otherwise that would spoil the laugh-out-loud joke which comes in after about 100 words. But it is highly humorous sci-fi and it features a demon AI. It's just shy of 2,000 words, so isn't a long read.
I hope you very much enjoy it: https://open.substack.com/pub/inadifferentplace/p/game-of-drones?r=2s9hod&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
Great story Evelyn! And I definitely laughed at that joke 😂😂😂