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Trying My Hand at Sci-Fi

Writer: E. G. RunyanE. G. Runyan

Photo credit to Robynne Hu on Unsplash.


To put it plainly, I've never thought Sci-Fi was my genre. I haven't read much of it and what I did read of it I found kind of weird. Recently though, that changed. I've lately been inspired by some of the best Sci-fi works of all-time (I will probably have a post about them soon) and so I decided to try my own hand at writing a little bit of Sci-Fi.


I was inspired to write this snippet after listening to the instrumental song Interstellar Space by Adam Young (aka Owl City). If you want to enhance your reading experience, you can listen to it here.


 

I wake.

My eyes open to see a sky splattered with stars.

It is dark. Very dark. Everything is dark except for those stars. The sky is rounded above me like the half of a sphere, the sparkles of light ranging from shades of brilliant pink to cold blue. They are like dust in the air, hanging in place. I try to reach up, thinking I can touch them. My arms and fingers are stiff. They do not move.

I breathe in and my chest stings. My breath catches in my throat, puffing back out my cracked lips and leaving a cloud of cold smoke in the air. It is cold. So cold that I cannot feel anything besides the pain in my chest. Everything around me is clear, yet foggy. Like a vivid nightmare.

What is a nightmare?

I do not know.

Where am I?

That I do not know either.

WHO am I?

I am not certain.

The ground beneath me is rocky and bare. The sky above me is brilliant and bright. The air around me is thick and black.

I breathe in again. This time, it does not hurt so badly.

And then I speak.

“I live.”

9 comentarios


Jacqueline McClurg
Jacqueline McClurg
23 jul 2024

Wow! Emma, that was really cool to read! {It's funny that it reminded me of "The ice pulses through my snowflakes... I live!} Ha! 😂 {from Frozen 2} Good Job though, Emma!

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Emma Rose Thrasher
Emma Rose Thrasher
25 nov 2023

This reminds me of some Orson Scott Card stories I read recently, so I'm wondering if that's the "best sci-fi works of all time" you're referencing. :P Of course, a more reasonable guess would be Isaac Asimov. And if it's someone else, I probably haven't read them. So we'll have to see!

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E. G. Runyan
E. G. Runyan
25 nov 2023
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Hmmm...good guesses, but I haven't read any Card or Asimov! 😆

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bella
24 nov 2023

Ooooahhh Emma this is really good!! 😃

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E. G. Runyan
E. G. Runyan
25 nov 2023
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Thank you, Bella!

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Noah Robertson
Noah Robertson
24 nov 2023

This is so cool!! I LOVE Scifi!

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E. G. Runyan
E. G. Runyan
24 nov 2023
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Thanks, Noah!

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Sienna W
Sienna W
24 nov 2023

Ahhhhh! I LOVE that!!! (I’ve been getting into reading Space Opera/Science Fantasy/a little Sci-fi, so this makes me happy!)

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E. G. Runyan
E. G. Runyan
24 nov 2023
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Thank you so much, Sienna! I'm glad you liked it!

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