Abstract
Cotton is fictional story in the subgenre of Science Fantasy. It is based in the far distant future of our current world. This story was written to develop the backstory of two supporting characters for a novel I am writing. Through a scientific experiment gone wrong, magic has spilled into a newly colonized world. Cotton is a Cotton Wood tree that has been drawn from his natural state to self-aware state of consciousness. Lyric is Hummingbird with increased intelligence who shares a close friendship with Cotton.
The pair share a special connection to a young tree that is destined to awaken. They succeeded in waking the young tree but make enemies of the ruling council. Cotton is banished and must survive the evil that is coming for him.
Bio
I am a retired Army Aviator with a love for Historical Fiction and Science Fantasy novels. I am writing a Science Fantasy series that is an allegory of a democratic society that crumbles from within due to the slow decay of the moral values and democratic principles that made it powerful.
Recommended Citation
Luna, Michael
(2025)
"Cotton,"
Night Flight: Online Literary Journal: Vol. 6
, Article 40.
Available at:
https://commons.erau.edu/night-flight/vol6/iss1/40