I wrote this story a few years ago to try my hand at flash fiction. After reading about how nearly impossible it is to get published even in a niched periodical, I was very intimidated by the thought of spending a million hours writing a book no one would ever read or even be interested in reading. To help overcome this feeling and also practice in the meantime, short stories and “flash” fiction became my go-to whenever a story idea would strike. If things went well with one of them, my plan was to flesh them out into a fuller work one day. In a way, I’m still in that frame of mind, but each time I finish a story, I find the sense of completion very satisfying, and the time commitment required to do as much works very well with my personal life full of my job, my family, and my semi-homesteading journey.
For this work in particular…
In my mind, I saw two men working on an asteroid together who were having a silly argument. I wasn’t really sure what they’d talk about, so I let them fight it out through my fingers. (Is that a weird thing to say?) Anyhow, I hope you enjoy the quick read!
Thanks for reading!
– Daysha
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