By Don Tassone
George and Jane met in a park, walking across the grass on a sunny day.
Now, five years on, it was time to start a family. For most young couples, this would be such a happy moment. But most young couples aren’t on a spaceship, just beginning a 30-year odyssey to Pluto and back.
They signed up for this adventure knowing their children and grandchildren would be born in space. They would be pioneers all. The idea seemed so bold and exciting.
But now, watching Earth shrink in the distance, they wanted only to feel the soft grass beneath their feet.
It’s so poignant that it’s powerful.
Being an long time science fiction fan, this one was much, much to my liking. Thanks!
Thank you, Bobby.
Wonderful, hopeful, and sad. How so few words can evoke such feelings is the heart of flash fiction. Beautifully written. I think I’ll go outside and walk barefoot in the grass now.
Thank you, Libby.