I’m really happy to share I had a short story published in the Sci-Phi Journal. You can read the story here, if you’d like.
I saw on the Sci-Phi Journal website that they were interested in “fictional non-fiction,” which are stories that read like non-fiction.
Ever since reading Dracula in high school, I’ve been intrigued by fictional non-fiction, and so I thought I’d try my hand at writing a news article about a subject that is very obviously fictional.
While writing it, I thought about a clip from The West Wing where the characters talk about most Americans (in the show anyway) being against a tax on the wealthy because they think it could be them someday.
“That’s the problem with the American dream – makes everyone concerned for the day they’re gonna be rich,” President Bartlet says.
This story takes a page from that idea: There is a bacteria that, if it infects you, can either enhance you in some way or kill you.
Despite evidence widely suggesting you’re probably going to die after being infected, most people are still voluntarily infecting themselves becuase they think they’re going to be one of the lucky ones.
For anyone interested, I listened to random songs by The Chainsmokers while writing this story.
I hope you enjoy the story!