Liquid Courage-Indigenous Scifi Short Story

By Cathy Smith

A co-winner of the 2016 Indigenous Futurism Contest.

 

Introversion holds Jessie back at work.

 

Liquid Courage promises to make her more outgoing but comes at a high price. It makes her a type A personality at first but then the medication gives her erratic mood swings.

 

Does she really need Liquid Courage to get ahead? Can she overcome her dependence on this drug?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Cathy Smith
• Release date: Oct 30, 2020
• ISBN: 9781393408826

Cathy Smith

Cathy Smith is a Mohawk writer who lives on a Status Reservation on the Canadian Side of the Border on Turtle Island (North America). She is proud of her people’s heritage and also has an interest in the myths and legends of other peoples and cultures, and modern fantasy and science fiction, which is often derived from past myths and often acts as myths for modern times.

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Liquid Courage-Indigenous Scifi Short Story

Cathy Smith

Published by Cathy Smith, 2020.

This is a work of fiction. Similarities to real people, places, or events are entirely coincidental.

LIQUID COURAGE-INDIGENOUS SCIFI SHORT STORY

First edition. October 30, 2020.

Copyright © 2020 Cathy Smith.

ISBN: 978-1393408826

Written by Cathy Smith.

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Liquid Courage

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Liquid Courage

It was going to take more than tobacco to burnt through the bad vibes in Jessie’s cubicle. Better yet she'd like a glass or two of wine to smooth over her frazzled nerves, and help her creativity flow.

The company claimed to celebrate diversity, but the only concession she was allowed to her heritage was the beadwork inspired screensaver on her computer terminal and the ability to wear her black hair in a long braid. She had to settle for placing a small leather pouch of tobacco in her jacket pocket and clutching it as her Immediate Supervisor Hank spoke to her.

Hank often assigned her