Written and read by Nikita
Text of the story:
Cosmic Hope
Looking at the earthrise from the far side of the moon, Niki felt herself gasp. She never thought she’d ever make it high enough to dangle her feet from Earth’s North Pole, much less the moon. Nothing mattered here. It didn’t matter how cold the air got, how little sunlight was able to make its way here.
The craters, the darkness, the silence – none of it mattered. She. Was. Here. She really wanted to light up a cigarette and take it all in, right down to the last cell in her body. All across her little, blue planet, life had exploded and then done everything it could to kill itself.
She took another deep breath. Vacuum. Her lungs expanded. She held her breath and let it out slowly, until her back caved in. Far away, her glass sphere spinned around and around. Maybe nothing mattered anymore. Maybe everything still did.
Music Credits:
“Days of Brightness” by Raighes Factory
Sound Credits:
Sound Effects from Storyblocks and by L. Stephanie Tait
Sound Design by L. Stephanie Tait
Sound mixing by L. Stephanie Tait
Image credits (everything was made by a human):
Poster image, Earth Crew 2042 logo, and animation by Brian Carroll
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