Everyday the man on the moon wake's up and watches the earth, dreaming of someday returning. He was sent to the moon on a top secret mission to analyze it's material and explore it's surface. The mission was supposed to last two months, it's now been six years since he departed from earth. All communication went down after three weeks and the rocket didn't start up after the two months. The team back on earth completely forgot about the mission. Now the man on the moon spends his days watching earth.
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I can't imagine dying like this, in a place like this; on a cold, dirty pavement with rush hour traffic screaming by and a crowd looking on while paramedics struggle to find space to move. Who could? Deep down we all think there should be a reason, a moment of clarity... or a family presence, at least. For this man, this boy, the rail thin woman lighting a cigarette in a faux fur jacket will have to do - she's been here since the start, her eyes tracking the movement of my shoulders as we fight to keep him on the right side of the line.
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Comments (4)
Dylan this was an interesting plot and narrative. This poor man on the moon! Nicely done!
Marooned on the Moon! What a lonely existence that would be. Thanks for sharing your short story.
Nicely described, Dylan. Have you seen Duncan Jones' (David Bowie's son) movie "Moon" starring Sam Rockwell? The plot is similar, and I think you night like it.
Great little short, Dylan! Poor man on the moon! Hope he has lots of freeze-dried ice cream! lol!