Tag: nature

“The Alcubierre Key” — A Humorous Flash Fiction on Time Travel in Nature Magazine

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Good news, all! I recently got a flash fiction published in the scientific journal Nature.

You can read it here. If you want a quick, fun, five-minute read about an eccentric vagabond on the subway who has a paper clip that could potentially enable time travel…or destroy the universe…check out my piece.

Nature magazine publishes flash fiction pieces of hard sci-fi. If you yourself are interested in getting published in Nature, check out their submissions guide.

The art above is from Jacey at Nature.

“Unplugged” – Microfiction About Phone Addiction

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“Unplugged” by Jessica Brook

I am going camping so I can get—hold on, I just got a text. Okay. It wasn’t important. What was I saying?

Oh yeah. I want to be—wait. Another notification.

Hah! That’s a cute dog video. Have you seen this one? Let me show you.  

Crap. Now there’s an ad. It’s for a new sleeping bag. Wow! That’s right. I do need that.

My phone really knows me better than I know myself. It’s kinda creepy.  

That’s why I need to get unplugged. I just need to take some time to be in nature. No screens. No notifications. Just me, the trees, the autumn air, and the crackle of the campfire. It’ll be nice to finally be alone with my own thoughts.   But first, I need to buy a new sleeping bag. Oh look. Here’s an email with a special offer. 

(Image from Microsoft Word clip art)