a short story
Rod Martin, Jr.
Published 2021:1010
8,000 words
~36 pages (hardcover & trade paperback)
“Well written and flows nicely. I didn’t check the math or the science, but both seem VERY real”—James J. (2021:1231)
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Fifty-eight kilometers down to the surface
Jerry Xiàng is your typical, restless teenager, except that he lives 58 kilometers above the surface of a hostile world. His family works for Venagro, tending to a dirigible farm right above the clouds of Venus.
And Jerry is in trouble. You see, he didn’t attach his safety harness, and he is currently plummeting to that scorched surface of our sister planet.
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First 3 Paragraphs
Trouble
Jerry Xiàng looked up from his work, distracted by a bright flash from the sky. A streak of light arced across the heavens and hurtled faster and faster toward him, becoming a brilliant fireball despite the bright sunlight. It all took less than two seconds.
Suddenly, the walkway shuddered. The next moment, Jerry found himself lying face down, looking through the lattice of metal walkway. Inertia had him pinned against the corner where walkway met the face of dirigible nineteen.
A few moments later, his world slid in the opposite direction. He bounced against the railing, his hard suit toppled over the edge, and he plummeted into the open air—fifty-eight kilometers above the ground….
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