Second Chances

a sci-fi short story collection

by Valerie J. Mikles

Two stand-alone short stories set in "The New Dawn" universe.

A Reason to Walk

Saskia lost everything the day she was shot. The bullet that paralyzed her started a Revolution on her world. Rescued by an outsider, she's taken from her world and declared a deserter. Her physical recovery has been slow. Then a new captain arrives on her ship and gives her a reason to walk.

The Lost Ingredient

Long before the Matthews brothers bought their spaceship, they were forcibly separated. In these three vignettes, Tray Matthews uses his love of cooking to cope with the loss of his brother, and to reconnect when they find each other again three years later. Each memory includes the recipe Tray is cooking.

Genres:
sci fi

Tags:
distant planet, far future, post-apocalyptic, Short stories, space opera, wounded warrior

These two short stories set in "The New Dawn" universe will give you a taste of my characters, but can be read independently of the novel series. They are free to my newsletter subscribers.

About the Author

I'm a scientist by day, writer by night, and in between I dance, play music, and do community theater.

I am aromantic, asexual, and agender, and I was writing books long before I figured any of that out. I’m the author of The New Dawn science fiction series, so named because every new dawn is a new chance to make things right. While developing my novels, I wrote and produced a series of comedic films about asexuals surviving the hypersexual world, inspired by my own journey. My newest novel is a stand-alone featuring an asexual, aromantic astronomer (and a weather satellite for good measure). My motto in life is that I can be everything I want, just not all at the same time.

Find more about me and all I do at http://www.valeriejmikles.com


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