Live from the Continuing Explosion

by Simon Kewin

A near-future SF short story.

A terrorist sets off a bomb in New York's Grand Central Station. But it is immediately obvious this is no ordinary explosion. Everybody nearby is caught within a bubble of space-time inside which time grinds almost to a halt. The world watches in horror as the explosion unfolds in close-up slow-motion.

Kirsten Campbell, a young girl, escapes the blast but her twin brother is caught inside it. She can do nothing but watch him there, frozen, as she ages. Meanwhile the explosion, and then Kirsten herself, become the focus for cataclysmic change the world over.

Genres: Short Stories

25 pages, Kindle Edition

About the author

Simon Kewin is a fantasy and sci/fi writer, author of the Cloven Land fantasy trilogy, cyberpunk thriller The Genehunter , steampunk Gormenghast saga Engn , the Triple Stars sci/fi trilogy and the Office of the Witchfinder General books, published by Elsewhen Press.

He's the author of several short story collections, with his shorter fiction appearing in Analog, Nature and over a hundred other magazines.

He is currently doing an MA in creative writing while writing at least three novels simultaneously.

Reviews

[Jeremy Maddux · Rating 2 out of 5]

Started off very promising, but ended suddenly out of nowhere. This is an incomplete story and I don't appreciate being strung along for the sequel the author is probably planning without working for it here.

[Bryce R Blatnick · Rating 5 out of 5]

A small explosive of a story

A lot of information in this short story with a wonderful ending. This is author had a wonderful imagination for syfi/endworld.

[M. Demetrice · Rating 5 out of 5]

From start to end, this story grabbed me. Unique idea for a brilliantly written short.

[Mathew · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great short story, I'll have to try this author's other works.