The Short Life

By Francis Donovan

An embryo gathered in a metal womb, controlled potential building to titanic birth. A thread of wire melted under a breath of energy and a tiny, glowing light winked out. A rodent like maintenance robot, scurrying to an unimportant repair task, saw no warning signal and crossed a control panel from behind at the moment that a relay closed automatically. Obliterated, the robot only briefly interfered with the proper functioning of the machine, but the damage had been done. For a split second at a critical moment, a mighty engine reacted out of control. Time passed.... Cover Image Licensed under Creative Commons attribution: Ludovic Bertron, Soho, NYC, 2009.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 151863365X
• ISBN13: 9781518633652
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"