R.W. Van Sant's Blog, page 18
August 28, 2020
Whale Song
This is my first, ever published short story. It was released in 16 countries. Come and read it.
Whale Song
A Short Story
By
R.W.Van Sant
Copyright 2008________________________________________________
Whale SongIt was his tenth wedding anniversary, and Daniel Gordon was returning home to his wife after a hard day at work, a very hard day. In fact, he’d just been laid off. Management said that it was a competitive restructuring, but Daniel knew the boss was afraid that…
August 24, 2020
Richochet
In combat things do not always go as expected, but who could have expected first contact.
Ricochet
By R.W.Van Sant
During the first Gulf war, weapons systems became so sophisticated that it became possible for the enemy to fire missiles that locked on to the signals put out by field radios. This story was my third published story. Ricochet appeared in the summer 2008 issue of Victory News-Press. This short story was an attempt to solve that problem.
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August 21, 2020
Richochet
Ricochet
By R.W.Van Sant
During the first Gulf war, weapons systems became so sophisticated that it became possible for the enemy to fire missiles that locked on to the signals put out by field radios. This story was my third published story. Ricochet appeared in the summer 2008 issue of Victory News-Press. This short story was an attempt to solve that problem.
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August 7, 2020
Group
Group
by
R.W. Van Sant
Group was my second published short story. Victory News Press published it in a quarterly publication in the summer of 2008. Group is a horror story concerning the temporal nature of ghosts. Are they are bound to the same linear nature of time that binds the living? If not then what does that say for the idea of causality?
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August 2, 2020
Sorry no short story this week.
Sorry no short story this week.
I will get a new short story up next week.
This week my swamp cooler broke a shaft and we had to cut it out, and replace it and several other ancillary pieces.
The good news is the old 70s era swamp cooler is now nearly new, except the cage and the housing and working beautifully.
July 26, 2020
Extinction Live!
When opening doorways to dinosaur-filled eras, don’t forget to shut the door.
Extinction Live!
By R.W. Van Sant
From the Synaptic Overload Anthology
Historically, most great advances in science have been promoted and controlled by the government. American society is growing more skeptical of their government forcing the scientific community to become reliant on commercial industries to fund their research. In such a climate science is promoted only for…
July 24, 2020
Extinction Live!
Free Science fiction short story with dinosaurs!
Extinction Live!
By R.W. Van Sant
From the Synaptic Overload Anthology
Historically, most great advances in science have been promoted and controlled by the government. American society is growing more skeptical of their government forcing the scientific community to become reliant on commercial industries to fund their research. In such a climate science is promoted only for…
Extinction Live!
Extinction Live!
By R.W. Van Sant
From the Synaptic Overload Anthology
Historically, most great advances in science have been promoted and controlled by the government. American society is growing more skeptical of their government forcing the scientific community to become reliant on commercial industries to fund their research. In such a climate science is promoted only for…
July 22, 2020
Some times it just doesn’t pay to skimp on the...
Some times it just doesn’t pay to skimp on the fill-up.
What is a Grey to do, the saucer breaks down light years from the nearest civilized world leaving you stranded on a barbaric world in the middle of a desert that the locals call Nevada?
Waiting for a Ride
What is a Grey to do, the saucer breaks down...
What is a Grey to do, the saucer breaks down light years from the nearest civilized world leaving you stranded on a barbaric world in the middle of a desert that the locals call Nevada?
