I have a short YA story called The Machinists’ Boy out in Youth Imagination Magazine, issue 39. It’s free to read online. I’m so thrilled that one of my stories is in such great hands!
Title: The Machinists’ Boy Author: Jennifer K. Oliver Word Count: 4,200 words. Publication: Youth Imagination Magazine Summary: YA science fiction horror. Two young boys crash land on a wasteland planet, only to find they are not alone.
Cailan’s mothers were dead on the flight deck, but Sum was alive in the hull, and that was something. The ship had shut most of itself down to conserve power, leaving only enough for basic systems and the faint, rhythmic surge of pressure waves logging leaks and cracks like a struggling heartbeat.
Many moons ago I workshopped this story at two venues: Storyslingers writing group and The OWW. Thank you to everyone who provided critiques of earlier drafts. They were all extremely helpful.
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