"Reconnect" - New Release!
Odyssey Magazine just published one of my short stories! "Reconnect" is about a student who is blocked from everything but educational use of the internet. Despite this, when he studies satellite imaging, he learns something amazing that just might fix all his problems.
Excerpt
After Tyler explained, people stopped giving him the cold shoulder. It didn't help. He didn't understand their jokes, because he hadn't seen the snaps they were talking about. They talked about things he hadn't gone to that weekend, because he didn't know they were going on. By the time Tyler got home, he felt about as tall as an inchworm.
Maybe he could--what? There was nothing he could do. He couldn't fix the internet. He couldn't even go online and skim through LOLcats or play Minecraft to feel better. With his friends always only a click away, he'd never felt lonely in quite this way before.
Might as well try to find another science fair project, Tyler thought. He brought up his school's website and clicked through to their "educational resources" page. If they thought it was educational, he should be allowed to go to it.
Nothing caught his eye until he saw, "Satellites."
Odyssey Magazine published this story in their September issue, which is all about satellites and drones and other interesting things related to seeing the earth from space. Odyssey Magazine is a science magazine for 9- to 14-year-olds. If you don't already have a subscription, you can find it in a library or school near you!
If you're acquainted with a science-inclined 9- to 14-year-old, tell them!
Eventually, you will also be able to purchase this particular back issue here: https://cobblestonepub.com/?s=see+earth&post_type=product.
Excerpt
After Tyler explained, people stopped giving him the cold shoulder. It didn't help. He didn't understand their jokes, because he hadn't seen the snaps they were talking about. They talked about things he hadn't gone to that weekend, because he didn't know they were going on. By the time Tyler got home, he felt about as tall as an inchworm.
Maybe he could--what? There was nothing he could do. He couldn't fix the internet. He couldn't even go online and skim through LOLcats or play Minecraft to feel better. With his friends always only a click away, he'd never felt lonely in quite this way before.
Might as well try to find another science fair project, Tyler thought. He brought up his school's website and clicked through to their "educational resources" page. If they thought it was educational, he should be allowed to go to it.
Nothing caught his eye until he saw, "Satellites."
Odyssey Magazine published this story in their September issue, which is all about satellites and drones and other interesting things related to seeing the earth from space. Odyssey Magazine is a science magazine for 9- to 14-year-olds. If you don't already have a subscription, you can find it in a library or school near you!
If you're acquainted with a science-inclined 9- to 14-year-old, tell them!
Eventually, you will also be able to purchase this particular back issue here: https://cobblestonepub.com/?s=see+earth&post_type=product.