You’re in for a sci-fi treat with Steve’s short story. Have fun. 🙂
A Strong Right Arm – written in response to Diana Wallace Peach’s Myths of the Mirror#writingprompt for May 2019.
When Jackson de Ville came to, he was seated and Electra was straddling him. The knife was in his clenched fist and there seemed to be some mental compulsion preventing him from letting it go. She moved forward, so that the blade began to impale her soft flesh…
For a second he had to fight to remember how he got there…
Jackson’s bodyguard work on the inner planet Folis 12 was supposed to be the climax of his distinguished career as a cop. ‘Cop’ was an old word now, but it had stuck. The Enforcement, for which Jackson worked – had been on Electra’s tail for an age… now the undercover detective and his sidekick, Brocco, were closing in for the kill.
The woman giving…
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Wow!!
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I’m glad you enjoyed the story. So many great ones coming in. Feel free to play too! Happy Writing!
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Oh I am. Been working on it.
In the meantime, check out the short story I composed, not this subject but I believe you’ll enjoy: https://wp.me/p8hy2s-n4
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Wow! What an imagination! Loved this, Diana.
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The world building was cool, wasn’t it? I’m always in awe of the talent that the prompts elicit. Thanks for visiting, Jan. 🙂
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This is indeed a sci-fi treat! 🙂
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I love the hard science aspects of it, Lenora. I’m not good at writing that, so it always is fascinating to me. I’m glad you enjoyed the story!
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Well done!
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Thanks for stopping by to read, Bette. Such a great story, huh? I’m so pleased with the responses. More to come!
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Thank you, Diana. Really glad you liked it! ;<)
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Thank YOU! It’s a great story. 🙂
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