I mentioned the Beyond Time Science fiction writing contest in the last post. It's presented by Inkitt, a fabulous group working on a writers website out of Germany.

I had some difficulty uploading a story. It seems the software didn't like receiving text copied from a Google Doc. I heard from three different reps at the site who contacted me in efforts to fix the problem. One of them had it figured out in less than an hour. They're a wonderful bunch!

I hope you'll read the story and click the heart to give it a vote for the contest. It's about a couple with a gig as intergalactic travel writers. Of all things, tourism is the largest trade among the space faring community. By the time a species manages to travel between stars, they don't need anything. That is unless they're looking for a new home...

Our friends are from a distant star and the protagonist works as a writer. He uses his influence to push for interstellar travel and succeeded on his home world. Soon after his wife makes a case for hitting the cosmos to work as travel writers. He's in no position to argue.

The two establish a reputation as honest commentators on cultures, scenery, wildlife and habitability. They notice several similarities between planets and ecosystems. Everything goes swimmingly until they arrive at a docile world between two stars that doesn't accommodate it's own people. The couple is in danger of losing more than their ideology on this mysterious world.

See what this author dares to suggests, and spot the future of our home world in this short story. It's posted on the Beyond Time science fiction contest at: http://www.inkitt.com/edit/17321

Please cast your vote for "The Dead Bottom Wood" by Yours Truly. And as always, thanks for stopping in.

- Jonra Springs