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    Worlds Less Traveled
    Worlds Less Traveled
    Worlds Less Traveled
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    Worlds Less Traveled

    By J. C. Conway

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    An attorney at an off-world deposition faces a strange witness and even stranger circumstances. But can his senses be trusted this far from Earth as his anti-psychotic field wanes? "Worlds Less Traveled" is a fresh look at at an ageless problem, rife with intrigue, corporate malfeasance and relentless tension in a way that doesn't take itself too seriously. Previously published by Perihelion Science Fiction and available in audio from Comets and Criminals, this short story by J. C. Conway keeps readers guessing and engaged. "Giggle, snicker, chuckle... oh, I liked that." Don't miss the chance to glimpse humanity from the eyes of one of its troubled own as he struggles with internal and external adversity out among the worlds less traveled.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJ. C. Conway
    Release dateSep 15, 2014
    ISBN9781311132505
    Worlds Less Traveled
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    J. C. Conway

    J. C. Conway writes science-fiction, romance and fantasy stories for readers of all ages. He is a fan of great fiction that stretches the imagination and probes the depths of human understanding. He is also a complex-litigation attorney, a former high-school math and computer-science teacher, Vice President of his local NAMI affiliate, a husband, father, grandfather, and still a child in this world that is at once both crushingly clear and maddeningly mystifying.

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      Worlds Less Traveled - J. C. Conway

      Worlds Less Traveled

      J. C. Conway

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      Copyright © 2014, J. C. Conway

      http://jcconway.com

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      Worlds Less Traveled

      About J. C. Conway

      Excerpt:Gentle Push

      Excerpt: Hearts in Ruin

      Worlds Less Traveled

      My anti-psychotic field shifts to low-power mode. Sparkling clarity rushes in.

      On Brumal, lightyears from Earth, I activate my Pocket Paralegal, Penelope. Her soft voice resonates in my ear. Yes Mr. Maynard?

      I respond sub-audibly. The McLeary generator is failing. Please diagnose it.

      I wait, embracing the flood of awareness I know cannot last.

      The deposition chamber is cold—like the rest of

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