A Grab At The Future

By Jason Longdon

A short story by the author.
When encountering a derelict ship in a nebulae the cargo ship Prairie Dog stops to investigate. Though off duty, Warren is welcomed by the captain as a fellow smuggler to assist.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Jason Longdon
• Release date: Dec 19, 2012
• ISBN: 9781301365494

Jason Longdon

Growing up in California seemed only to provide me with access to plenty of dead end jobs. All the while I would come up with one neat imagining after another to keep myself from dieing of boredom while staring at a cash register or a car engine. Eventually the idea of being a writer struck. I've wanted to be a writer for awhile. Teaching myself how to write over fifteen years wasn't easy. In fact I'm still learning how to write as I go and will for life. Now is the time to write and publish my work.

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A Grab At The Future

By Jason Longdon

Copyright Jason Longdon 2012

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A Grab At The Future

A Short Story

By Jason Longdon

The Yan nebula stands still to human eyes while gradually wisping about over eons. Designated a location as are all nebulae, Yan leaves a beautiful sunset glow of red bringing color to the hull of the cargo ship Prairie Dog. Portals along the hull reveal white lights inside the large vessel’s holds. The ship’s presence means nothing to the endless vacuum of space.

Off duty Sergeant Warren Daley, of the surface defense forces, quickly buttons his shirt and puts on his shoes. His seven year old daughter Heather gets up from bed to see what her father is doing.

Her father quietly says, Go back to sleep.

Heather does her best to do as her father says. One of Warren’s sons stirs in his sleep in a nearby