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4 thoughts on “Stories – Fiction”

1. Craig 22 Mar, 2026 / 21:51

   We have a new short story in the works a prequel to The Great Collapse. In this short story we will meet Sebastion Jarvis’ father, James Jarvis, the lead scientist for the Thermal Array-3 Power Research Project.

   On a remote high-Arctic research site known as TA-3, an international team led by General Huxley and scientist James Jarvis begins testing a new geothermal energy system beneath deep permafrost. The project is successful—but the unexpected heat output melts surrounding frozen layers, exposing ancient, well-preserved organic material. Early anomalies are subtle and dismissed as environmental contamination. Then a severe Arctic storm isolates the site, pushing systems and personnel to their limits. As conditions deteriorate, a one-shot emergency evacuation is ordered. Jake “Ice-pick” Husky and his sled team arrive to extract the eight-person crew under extreme conditions. With no capacity for a second run, difficult decisions are made. Some research material is taken. Decontamination is incomplete. The team survives. The mission appears successful. Unnoticed, something small leaves the site with them—seeding a chain of events that will, years later, lead to the Great Collapse.

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2. Charmaine 31 Mar, 2026 / 20:33

   This premise is insane. One small mistake, incomplete decontamination, and boom—the Great Collapse. So tense already.

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   • Craig 31 Mar, 2026 / 20:36

     The story is almost ready!

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