Update April 27, 2019–The Charade

The day before yesterday, I started a sci-fi short story that I have since named “The Charade”. Today, I finished the first draft in pen and have started typing it up, editing as I go. The first draft should be a Word document tomorrow (which is actually later today as it is 1:09 a.m. right now). I will submit it to Fiction on the Web, an English online magazine. They have published several of my works before.

“The Charade” is set in the distant future in a bunker in the Rockies after a battle in which the US has defeated an alien invasion force. The alien commander has been captured and, at the story’s outset, is about to undergo an extremely hostile interrogation by the US commander. Of course, things are not what they seem.

This should be a really good story, if I can pull it off. Wish me luck.

Author: Phil Slattery

Publisher, Rural Fiction Magazine; publisher, The Chamber Magazine; founder, the Farmington Writers Circle. I have written short stories and poetry for many years. In my careers as a Naval officer and in the federal government, I have written thousands of documents of many types. I am currently working on a second edition for my poetry collection and a few novels. View all posts by Phil Slattery