This is a rather dark, atmospheric story that I really enjoyed writing. Read it for free here:
https://www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-117b-the-lighthouse-keeper-by-melinda-brasher/
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This is a rather dark, atmospheric story that I really enjoyed writing. Read it for free here:
https://www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-117b-the-lighthouse-keeper-by-melinda-brasher/
I won second place in On the Premises' "Expertise" theme. You can read the story free here:
"The Trouble with Vegan Spiders," by Melinda Brasher
If you're interested in other stories set in the same tiny space settlement, check these out.
Free to read online:
"Stalked," also in On the Premises: https://onthepremises.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/On-The-Premises-Issue-22.pdf
"Foreign Bodies" in Intergalactic Medicine Show: http://www.intergalacticmedicineshow.com/cgi-bin/mag.cgi?do=issue&vol=i39&article=_001
"Passcodes" in The Future Fire: https://futurefire.net/2014.30/fiction/passcodes.html
In anthologies:
"Stashed Away" in The Martian Wave: https://www.amazon.com/Martian-Wave-September-2020/dp/1087902622
"Radish Hunting" in Animal Uprising: https://www.amazon.com/Animal-Uprising-Michelle-Mellon/dp/173354822X
"Salvage Operations" in Leading Edge: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1791953603
"The Twenty Percent Club" in Double Feature Magazine: https://www.amazon.com/Double-Feature-Magazine-Science-Fiction/dp/1540684997
"Sand and Fire" in Spark: A Creative Anthology: https://www.amazon.com/Spark-Creative-Anthology-Volume-IV/dp/0988807297
I found a few little things silly or repetitive, but it wasn't a big deal.
The ending was satisfying.
Overall, a really great book about difficult issues.
4.5 stars
The subject matter was fascinating. The writing was engaging. The extra facts at the end of each chapter added great depth. I've been a little fidgety lately with reading, not finding anything that will keep my attention for too long, but I read about 70 pages of this in a row, and finished the book in three sittings.
Well done.
5 Stars
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This story first appeared in Uncharted and then in Shadows on the Water.
I enjoyed this for the Grand Canyon setting and the explorations of the type of medical problems that happen there.
So if you're looking for/don't mind a romance, I think you'll really enjoy this.