Not on My Watch: a short story

by Jane-Holly Meissner

Private investigator Georgina Hall gets more than she bargains for while on a stakeout. A short cyberpunk science fiction story.

12 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 15, 2018

About the author

Jane-Holly, an Oregon-based writer, has been scribbling stories into notebooks and online for most of her life. She squeezes in time for her four kids, date nights at the movies with her husband, and explaining her first name to everyone she meets. She believes that, if creativity is directly correlated to how messy your house is, she might just be one of the most creative people on the planet.

Reviews

[Fernando · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a fun read!

Short, well-written, quick-paced story, cleverly "augmented" and with impressive use of subtext in the protagonist's thoughts and brief conversation. A little twist at the end is always fun. Mind candy!

[Jerri Davenport · Rating 5 out of 5]

I didn't want it to end!

Captivating and engaging. Left me wanting to know what was going to happen next. Good character development in this short story.

[Katie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting. Very scanner darkly vibe.

[Craig Munro · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent writing and a compelling story. My one small sliver of criticism would be that the author has perhaps squeezed a few too many story elements into too few pages - I would like to read a longer version!

[Robert Batten · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun sci-fi short story — dark and well-written.

[J. · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a shame this is only a short story because I'd love to see where the story goes. As it is, this is a fascinating, brief glimpse into a possible future and the life of a private investigator who isn't exactly having her best day on the job (to put it lightly).