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Teal Dissociated
Everyone thought Devon Traxler died along with the crew of her hovercraft.
Imagine their surprise when she washed up on the Teal Colony’s pristine beach…pregnant. With no rational explanation for the pregnancy.
Imagine their surprise to discover a planet teeming with individual cells that function as one worldwide organism…a genetic Rubik’s Cube.
Imagine their surprise to learn Traxler’s pregnancy is related to their discovery.
Now, imagine the profound implications for the human race.
Imagine their surprise when she washed up on the Teal Colony’s pristine beach…pregnant. With no rational explanation for the pregnancy.
Imagine their surprise to discover a planet teeming with individual cells that function as one worldwide organism…a genetic Rubik’s Cube.
Imagine their surprise to learn Traxler’s pregnancy is related to their discovery.
Now, imagine the profound implications for the human race.
31 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 26, 2019
About the author
Clabe Polk
22 books16 followersClabe Polk is into a second career as a writer of fiction. So far, he has written three novels, three novellas, several short stories, assorted screen plays and has a couple of novels in process. He is a life-long reader with a great variety of life experiences that has led him to write a variety of different types of fiction.
Mr. Polk retired after nearly thirty-seven years in professional environmental protection, that included administrative, civil, and criminal law enforcement. Having studied Marine Zoology and natural sciences at the University of South Florida, he has spent most of his life among the woods, waters, fields and farms of Florida and Georgia.
He currently lives in Powder Springs, Georgia with his wife, two daughters and the family’s cockerpoo named ‘Annie’.
Mr. Polk retired after nearly thirty-seven years in professional environmental protection, that included administrative, civil, and criminal law enforcement. Having studied Marine Zoology and natural sciences at the University of South Florida, he has spent most of his life among the woods, waters, fields and farms of Florida and Georgia.
He currently lives in Powder Springs, Georgia with his wife, two daughters and the family’s cockerpoo named ‘Annie’.
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January 8, 2020
Authors have been using short stories for the preferred venue for sci-fi probably longer than I have been alive. It doesn't take the reader long while reading this story to start to think this is another classic.
It struck me early that this was a story that could have been penned by Ray Bradbury. The Bradbury-like feel is remarkable, and the book has all the components that a great sci-fi story needs.
The concept of Teal Dissociated also reminded me of something Gene Rodenberry might have thought of.
If you love sci-fi, you will love this book.
My Rating: 5 stars
Reviewed by: Mr. N
This review first appeared: https://www.nnlightsbookheaven.com/po...
It struck me early that this was a story that could have been penned by Ray Bradbury. The Bradbury-like feel is remarkable, and the book has all the components that a great sci-fi story needs.
The concept of Teal Dissociated also reminded me of something Gene Rodenberry might have thought of.
If you love sci-fi, you will love this book.
My Rating: 5 stars
Reviewed by: Mr. N
This review first appeared: https://www.nnlightsbookheaven.com/po...
April 9, 2020
Teal Dissociated is the title of a new novella by Clabe Polk. Teal is the name of the planet on which the story is set and comes from the colour of the blue-green ocean that covers most of its surface. It is a beautiful planet considered suitable for human habitation but thought to be devoid of local life forms. That is, until a hovercraft tasked with distributing sonar buoys in the normally placid ocean is destroyed by a massive tsunami - an event which initiates an extraordinary chain of events. Devon Traxler, the only survivor of the hovercraft incident, is washed up relatively unharmed but inexplicably, is found to be pregnant. The entire human colony on Teal has been suffering from nightmares, and as Devon’s own nightmare images are analysed, a whole new truth about planet Teal begins to emerge.
Author Clabe Polk has managed to pack a great deal into Teal Dissociated. In its brief 26 pages he has developed a creative plot peopled by solid, believable characters set in a well-thought-out planetary environment. The narrative moves along at a brisk pace but not overly so considering the brevity of the piece. In no way does the storyline feel rushed or lacking any detail. It is an extraordinary achievement by a talented author of great skill and imagination. I thoroughly enjoyed Teal Dissociated and was greatly impressed with the concepts presented, particularly the alternative DNA structures postulated in the tale. Highly recommended - this story deserves a broad readership.
Author Clabe Polk has managed to pack a great deal into Teal Dissociated. In its brief 26 pages he has developed a creative plot peopled by solid, believable characters set in a well-thought-out planetary environment. The narrative moves along at a brisk pace but not overly so considering the brevity of the piece. In no way does the storyline feel rushed or lacking any detail. It is an extraordinary achievement by a talented author of great skill and imagination. I thoroughly enjoyed Teal Dissociated and was greatly impressed with the concepts presented, particularly the alternative DNA structures postulated in the tale. Highly recommended - this story deserves a broad readership.
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