Shotgun: A Short Story

Small things make life bearable, such as coffee aboard a fusion ship two weeks away from its destination. But what happens if the small things go missing?

Usually nothing. But on a fusion ship in deep space it could be the catalyst for disaster.

Willis was on his dad's ship the Jackson. Because he had forgotten to check the store of coffee the crew was suffering withdrawal and was distracted.

Now a mishap had quenched the plasma in the fusion engines and there was only about thirty hours of backup power without those engines. Then it would be over.

But even worse, the spacetime they were traveling through was changing. Something had to be done and fast.
Shotgun is a story set in the future (2390s) and is the seventh short story in the Future Chron Universe: Open Space Series. If you enjoy Shotgun consider reading the next story in the series, Allison.

First published, October 2021.

The Future Chron Universe consists of 33 volumes including 9 novels, 1 short novel, 15 novellas, and 8 short stories.

Hard Science Fiction - Old School.