John M. Campbell

Between Darkness and the Void

 

The Whumpy Printing Press has just released Cosmic Consequences: A Space Anthology, which contains my story, "Between Darkness and the Void." It is my first foray into the Whump genre, which features journeys of hurt/injury followed by care and recovery. Half of the profits from the book and crowdfunding campaign will fund a charity called Dollar For that helps patients find relief from medical debt.

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In my story, an asteroid miner gets whumped by a meteoroid that passes through his spacecraft, causing him to crash land on a remote asteroid. He wakes to find himself strapped to his bunk with an intravenous line pumping fluid into his arm and a calming voice telling him he needs rest to recover from his injuries. When he wakes again, he discovers an AI mining robot had entered his damaged ship and nursed him back to health. However, small details provide clues that all is not what it appears.

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