Terra Infirma

By Michael Kingswood

Jake wants nothing more than to live where his parents and grandparents lived and died, to make a life and build on their legacy in the world they terraformed into existence.

If only his brother would shut up about leaving.

Terra Infirma is a short science fiction story.

• Language: English
• Publisher: SSN Storytelling
• Release date: May 15, 2023
• ISBN: 9798224568765

Michael Kingswood

Michael Kingswood has written numerous science fiction and fantasy stories, including The Pericles Conspiracy, The Glimmer Vale Chronicles, and the Dawn of Enlightenment series. His interest in scifi/fantasy came at an early age: he first saw Star Wars in the theater when he was three and grew up on Star Trek in syndication. The Hobbit was among the first books he recalls reading. Recognizing with sadness that the odds of his making it into outer space were relatively slim, after completing his bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering from Boston University, he did the next best thing - he entered the US Navy as a submarine officer. Almost seventeen years later, he continues to serve on active duty and has earned graduation degrees in Engineering Management and Business Administration. Fitting with his service onboard Fast Attack submarines (SSNs), he does his writing on Saturdays, Sundays, and at Night. He is married to a lovely lady from Maine. They have four children, and live wherever the Navy deems to send them. Sign up to receive email announcements of Michael's new releases and other exclusive deals for newsletter subscribers here: http://eepurl.com/eND22 .

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Terra Infirma

Terra Infirma

A Short Science Fiction Story

Michael Kingswood

SSN Storytelling

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About This Book

Jake wants nothing more than to live where his parents and grandparents lived and died, to make a life and build on their legacy in the world they terraformed into existence.

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If only his brother would shut up about leaving.

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Terra Infirma is a short science fiction story.

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Terra Infirma

It was Sunday afternoon, and I was sitting under a peach tree atop a hill overlooking the bay.

The sun bathed the land in a warm radiance, unblocked by all but a few tiny puffs of clouds that hung in the sky, moving lazily if at all. A gentle breeze carried in from the bay, bringing the smell of the sea along with the far-away calling of gulls on the wing. And I just reclined back against the gritty bark of the tree trunk and sketched, my pad resting against my propped up knees as I ran a hunk of charcoal along the page.

The image I was creating was nothing special. Just the outline of the bay, with the finger piers of Carraway Yacht Club protruding out like the tines of a pitchfork and little ripples of waves caused by an offshore wind that was undetectable here. And a pair of boats under sail, close-hauled to the wind as they tacked out from shore to wherever they were bound.

Not special, but still unique. Or so my teachers liked to say.

Which, I suppose, was like saying the retarded kid has special needs. Sounds better, but