Dormition - Story Three
Another Spoiler-Free Prequel Story (Chapter). Plus, a Very Short Story
The third story (technically chapter, but I want to stress how the narratives are more standalone than a traditional novel) of Dormition is another prequel, which serves as a follow up to the story started in Chapter 2. There are no spoilers. So if you haven’t read Fallen, you can enjoy this chapter!
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Third Chapter of Dormition
The setting of this spoiler-free chapter is about two years before Fallen. The Old Glory military newspaper features an article about the embedding of Sabia into the United States military and intelligence communities, while also covering some of the blow back. General Javier Meade and Major Hollie Simons return from chapter two.
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Very Short Story Break
A vss365 exercise. Word of the day: drama
Where No Man Wants To Go
"Oh, gosh, be quiet," Mike thought.
Looking at the countdown timer, he saw the starbase was still hours away. His head lowered itself down onto the console.
How was he supposed to know the first alien humanity met would be female, that she would bond with First Officer Ngo Anh, and together they would gossip non-stop and share all the drama in their lives?
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Until Next Time
Next time we’ll feature my own critical thinking investigation into the mystery drones that have been flying over the American Northeast.
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