Tag: cancer
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The Switch
Although a work of flash fiction, this story was inspired by what happened to my father, who was battling advanced prostate cancer in the late summer of 1995 when he died of a stroke. He didn’t look the way you’d think. No bony hands clutching a scythe, no skull staring from beneath a black hood.…
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Transference: The Prisoner
This flash fiction story examines the medical technology introduced in “Transference” from a different angle. Walt watched the prisoner stumble past his cell. Two guards stood on either side of the man, guiding him down the long corridor that would end at “the chemistry lab.” The prisoner’s hands were cuffed behind him, but that was…
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“Transference”: A Work of Flash Fiction
My family has been hit hard by cancer, so maybe that’s why I often think of a future where it’s been vanquished for good. Before that future is realized, there may be preliminary measures that are taken; measures that eradicate cancer but at a high price. The following story, which for now must be seen…