Christopher Cooper
Stories (5/0)
Sleeping in space
Waking up is difficult sometimes; knowing that you are awake is always challenging. When Alan awoke in space, he didn’t know if he was truly awake or not, floating without direction. They said this can happen after stasis. Floating in total darkness, dreaming or wide awake. The trip from earth was supposed to take six years, but the stasis would make it feel like six minutes. In the darkness, Alan couldn’t know if he was awake, alone, alive … dreaming?
By Christopher Cooper12 months ago in Fiction
Dark Side of the Tracks
It’s always the worst kind of sleep that’s the longest. Peter wasn’t totally sure why he felt so terrible, but the sensation was familiar. A long shift in the trainyard could take a toll on both the body and mind but it was relaxing afterward that made it worse. Peter knew his last shift had been particularly awful, but the details were fuzzy, kind of like a hangover. It doesn’t matter, thought Peter. In a few minutes his alarm would screech, forcing him to get out of bed and figure out what he could get done during his 18 hours off.
By Christopher Cooper2 years ago in Futurism