A SINGLE MOMENT –– A HUNDRED WORDS –– A UNIVERSE OF POSSIBILITIES
What happens after the unknown has arrived? When the echoes of first contact fade, humanity is left to navigate the tremors of change — new alliances, fragile peace, simmering conflicts, and the birth of strange, dazzling futures.
This anthology of drabbles — stories told in exactly 100 words — gathers a chorus of voices exploring the second wave of discovery. From hopeful to harrowing, exhilarating to unsettling, these bite-sized tales reveal how the aftermath of contact can shape civilizations, destinies, and the very meaning of being human.
Prepare... The Second Wave is here!
Featured A.S. Charly * Andrea Tillmanns * Andreas Flügel * Anthony Perconti * Bernardo Villela * Brianna Witte * Bruce Markuson * Bud Pharo * Cal Riven * Dawn DeBraal * Fariel Shafee * Gabriella Balcom * Gary Rubidge * G.W. McClary * James Pyles * Jason Russell * John Kujawski * J.R. Howell * Lucien R. Starchild * Lukasz L. Laskowski * Maggie D. Brace * Meg Dharap * Nicole Moir * P.J. McCarthy * Shawn M. Klimek * Sid Cannon * Stella Nova * Tim Law * TJ Nelson
A.S. Charly writes speculative fiction from her home 1,100 meters above the sea. To date, her works have been published in various online literary outlets and appeared in more than 50 print anthologies. When she's not dreaming up new worlds, she's a FirstLineReader at DreamForge Magazine and busy running the European side of Starry Eyed Press.