Space (75 words)
Emergency lights flickered. Astronaut Jack Archer stared out the cracked window to find a yellow pin prick of light against the black velvet universe.
He knew the risks when he volunteered, he didn’t care.
Pluto couldn’t be any colder or more desolate than living on Earth without his late wife.
He clipped her photo to the dashboard. Her face would deliver everlasting peace. He didn’t need anything more.
Humming engines died.
Darkness engulfed the spaceship.
The Experiment
Jackson volunteered for the dangerous experiment.
Scientists advised him of everything that could go wrong.
Who knew everything would go right?
Total recall; they said it was impossible.
Memories coursed through him like blood through his veins. Every heartbreak, toddler fall, prenatal sensation. Trapped in a state of eternal nostalgia.
They said he would recall every memory.
No one knew he would relive every pain.
Jackson finally understood some things are meant to be forgotten.
The Lonely Author 